Blake Lively’s latest movie has been at the centre of a ferocious legal battle for months—and now you can see what all the fuss is about.
The Gossip Girl alum stars opposite Justin Baldoni in the screen adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s romance novel, It Ends With Us.
She plays Lily Bloom, who moves to Boston following a traumatic upbringing, hoping to start her own business.
There, she strikes up a fiery connection with charming neurosurgeon Ryle Kincaid (Baldoni), but is ultimately left with a major dilemma when her first love comes back in the picture…
It Ends With Us was released into cinemas on August 9 last year and has grossed an impressive $351million (£275m) at the box office.
For those who didn’t get to see it on the big screen, though, you’re in luck.
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How to watch It Ends With Us in the UK
It Ends With Us has landed on Now TV.
Running for two hours and 10 minutes, It Ends With Us can be streamed on the site by those with an active subscription.
As one of the most popular movies of 2024, it’s no surprise that it took a hot minute for it to become available for us to watch from home.
However, Now is the first streaming host of the film, meaning there’s a chance it’ll arrive on the likes of Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Disney+ in the future.
It Ends With Us legal drama explained…
Jane the Virgin actor Baldoni, 41, served as director and star of the romantic drama, but tensions later made their way off the silver screen and into the courtroom.
A Simple Favor actress Lively first accused Baldoni of ‘repeated sexual harassment and other disturbing behaviour’ in December.
Her allegations were first made public through a New York Times report, which led to a strong response from the filmmaker’s legal team.
While Lively has claimed harassment occurred on the set of It Ends With Us, Baldoni has maintained that encounters were more consensual.
His lawyer, Bryan Freedman, branded Lively’s claims ‘completely false, outrageous, and intentionally salacious’.
After denying the damning allegations, Baldoni’s camp filed a multi-million-dollar lawsuit, suing both Lively and her husband, Deadpool icon Ryan Reynolds, as well as publicist Leslie Sloane and her PR firm, Vision PR Inc.
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Refuting that he caused Lively ‘severe emotional distress,’ Baldoni began seeking damages of $400million (£323m) in his countersuit following her attempt to ‘destroy’ his reputation and career’.
Lively and Reynolds’ lawyers then filed a notice saying they wished to seek to dismiss Baldoni’s suit, with their legal team labelling the lawsuit ‘baseless’.
Just last month, Baldoni’s lawyer continued responding aggressively to the case, stating Lively’s claims would be debunked in due course.
He said: ‘Her fantastical claims will be swiftly debunked as discovery moves forward.’
Freedman added that she would be ‘held accountable for her actions of pure malice’.
Filings continue to pile up in the whopper of a case, with Lively’s attorneys pushing for stricter privacy protections after allegedly receiving ‘violent messages’ following leaks from Baldoni’s camp.
Retorting, Baldoni’s team argued that the current protective order was sufficient, saying Baldoni had also received threats, accusing Lively of trying to ‘prevent the public’ from accessing more evidence
The current trial date is set for March 2026, but this could be moved forward.
It Ends With Us is available to stream on Now.
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