The It Ends With Us premiere went viral in August of 2024 when Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds, Brandon Sklenar, and the rest of the cast didn't interact with director and star Justin Baldoni on the red carpet.

Brandon Sklenar’s floral brooch was not a message of support for Justin Baldoni. "That was a total happenstance," Sklenar, 34, said during an interview with People on Sunday, March 9. “I woke up in the morning and saw an article and I was like,

Brandon Sklenar responded to speculation surrounding his choice of accessory at the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscar party

Baldoni is currently embroiled in a highly public legal battle with "It Ends With Us" leading lady Blake Lively.

Did Brandon Sklenar wear the same floral pin as his 'It Ends With Us' director and co-star Justin Baldoni on purpose? He's setting the record straight. When Sklenar showed up at the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscar party,

Of course, since the Lively-Baldoni situation is basically QAnon for a certain type of online person, there was some speculation that Brandon wore the pin in solidarity with Justin — but in a new interview with People,

The actor had internet sleuths investigating after he showed up to the Vanity Fair Oscars party sporting the same accessory as his co-star in the Blake Lively summer movie currently at the center of a legal dispute.