Ryan Reynolds jumped in to save wife Blake Lively’s new film It Ends with Us from ‘disaster’ as he felt he owed her after she ‘sacrificed’ her career to raise their children as his Hollywood star power grew.
The release of the hotly anticipated adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s hit novel has been overshadowed by reports of a feud between Lively, 36, and Justin Baldoni – her costar and director – over claims he was ‘borderline abusive’ on set and ‘dismissive’ of her concerns about his depiction of domestic abuse.
Now, insiders have exclusively revealed to DailyMail.com that Reynolds, 47, got involved to protect his wife – and he does not feel he owes Baldoni, 40, an apology. ‘He jumped in to help the film from disaster,’ a source said. ‘Ryan has every right to stick up for his wife especially when it comes to a project, she is so passionate about.
‘Ryan knew when he saw the script that it needed help. Together with Blake they made sure that it was not only brilliant but reflective of what this story is about.’ DailyMail.com previously revealed that tensions flared between Lively and Baldoni over his refusal to ‘consider’ the perspective of her character while filming scenes featuring abusive behavior.
Baldoni was accused of focusing on ‘what he believed was the abusive male viewpoint’ and had a very ‘chauvinistic’ approach to the topic. Reynolds’ involvement was not a personal attack on Baldoni, but a desperate need to help his wife, with whom he shares four children, achieve her dreams.
‘Ryan didn’t want this to fail for anyone, especially his wife,’ the source continued. ‘It was nothing against Justin, but Justin took it personally and it is not Ryan’s fault, nor does he have any apology to give.
