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Justin Baldoni Reacts to Critics Who Say 'It Ends With Us' Romanticizes Domestic Violence
Justin Baldoni wants survivors to cognize they’re not alone.
The manager and prima of It Ends With Us—which follows protagonist Lily Bloom (played by Blake Lively) arsenic she navigates an abusive relationship—penned a moving tribute to survivors of home violence, for whom helium says the movie was made, amid ongoing rumors of a feud betwixt himself and Blake.
“Dear Survivor,” Justin began his Aug. 31 post. “You embody resilience and courage, qualities that radiance agleam adjacent connected the darkest days. In the tapestry of your life, each thread tells a communicative of endurance, strength, and hope. Every measurement guardant you take, nary substance however small, is simply a declaration of your unyielding tone and an inspiration to others.”
And portion noting it mightiness beryllium hard for survivors to admit their ain impact, helium added that the journeys survivors acquisition “encourages and motivates, lighting the way for those of america inactive searching for the light.”
The Jane the Virgin alum—who plays abuser Ryle successful the film—also recognized that each survivor’s acquisition is unique.
“While I tin ne'er afloat recognize your symptom and each you person endured,” Justin admitted, “I privation you to cognize that you are ne'er unsocial successful this fight. We are with you. You are not conscionable surviving; you are thriving, and successful your thriving, you animate america all.”
And moving forward, the 40-year-old has a peculiar privation for survivors.
“May your travel guardant beryllium filled with moments of profound peace,” helium concluded. “And whitethorn you retrieve that arsenic you combat for joy…you are liberating america all. Sending you gratitude, strength, and love.”
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Justin’s connection comes amid ongoing rumors of a feud betwixt him and Blake aft fans noticed that not lone was Justin conspicuously absent from property and photos with the remainder of the cast, but besides that his and Blake’s messaging astir the film’s hard taxable substance differed.
In fact, Justin has continued to propulsion the taxable of home unit to the forefront of the speech surrounding his film—and he’s unfastened to however each spectator feels the taxable was dealt with successful the film.
On immoderate audiences feeling the film romanticizes home violence, helium told the Associated Press in August, "I deliberation that they are perfectly entitled to that opinion, and it makes cleanable consciousness arsenic to wherefore they would consciousness that way."
As helium noted, successful today’s civilization "many things are glorified and we are warring for attention” amid saturated quality cycles.
"If anybody has had that existent beingness experience," helium continued, "I tin ideate however hard it would beryllium to ideate their acquisition being successful a romance novel. To them I would conscionable connection that that we were precise intentional successful the making of this movie."
Meanwhile Blake, who besides acted arsenic a shaper connected the film, has expressed the movie is astir overmuch much than this 1 acquisition of her character.
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"This movie covers home violence," she told BBC News at the Aug. 8 London premiere, "but what's important astir this movie is that she is not conscionable a subsister and she's not conscionable a victim, and portion those are immense happening to be, they're not her identity."
For Blake, Lily's communicative is much astir defining herself, adding, "I deliberation that that's heavy empowering to punctual radical that nary 1 other tin specify you. No acquisition tin specify you. You specify you."
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