Sony’s It Ends With Us adapted Colleen Hoover’s powerful story about domestic violence and a resilient woman, but drama between stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni behind the scenes and afterwards has lingered beyond the film’s release in theaters.

Blake Lively is speaking out after being named one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people in 2025. “It’s an honor to be acknowledged on the @time 100 list for 2025 To be written about by the great @sherrilynifill is not something I take lightly,