The ‘1923’ actor starred alongside Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni in the 2024 romantic drama

Brandon Sklenar isn’t taking sides in the conflict between his It Ends With Us costars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni.

The 1923 star appeared on CBS Mornings Monday, Feb. 17, where he discussed the upcoming second season of the Yellowstone prequel and fielded a question from co-host Gayle King about the drama between Lively, 37, and Baldoni, 41.

“Are you Team Blake or Team Justin?” King asked, which led Sklenar, 34, to laugh and reply, “I’m Team It Ends With Us.”

Before that, King, 70, asked Sklenar how he was handling the ongoing legal battle between Lively and Baldoni as their fellow castmate.

“I just want people to remember why we made the movie in the first place and what it stands for, and just keeping the focus on that,” he said.

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Sklenar went on to share, “I have someone very close to me who’s gone through what [Lively’s character Lily is] going through for a long time and I’ve been on the front lines helping her navigate that space, so that movie meant a lot to me and it means a lot to her.”

“It was one of the reasons that me doing that movie gave her the strength to change her life,” he continued. “It’s unfortunate that things get taken away from what the ethos of that thing is and it gets convoluted.”

In December 2024, Lively filed a 𝓈ℯ𝓍ual harassment complaint against Baldoni, who also directed the movie, accusing him of misconduct during production. She also alleged that Baldoni and his associates engaged in a retaliatory smear campaign designed to “destroy” her reputation. Baldoni has denied the allegations.

In January, Baldoni responded with a lawsuit against Lively, her husband Ryan Reynolds, their publicist Leslie Sloane and Sloane’s PR firm alleging civil extortion and defamation. The case is currently scheduled to go to trial in March 2026.

Sklenar — who will also appear in the upcoming movie The Housemaid — previously came out in support of the women behind It Ends With Us, who also include Isabela Ferrer, Jenny Slate and the book’s author Colleen Hoover.

“Vilifying the women who put so much of their heart and soul into making this film because they believe so strongly in its message seems counterproductive and detracts from what this film is about,” he wrote in August, in part, on Instagram.

Continued the actor, “What may or may not have happened behind the scenes does not and hopefully should not detract from what our intentions were in making this film. It’s been disheartening to see the amount of negativity being projected online.”

Sklenar also said the film is “meant to build courage and help people feel less alone,” adding, “Ultimately it’s meant to spread love and awareness. It is not meant to once again, make the women the ‘bad guy,’ let’s move beyond that together.”

In December, Sklenar showed support for Lively, encouraging his followers to read her complaint in full. “FOR THE LOVE OF GOD READ THIS,” he wrote on Instagram, linking to the filing and tagging Lively’s account with a heart emoji.