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

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.

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 told PEOPLE at the SXSW premiere of his film 'Drop' that wearing the same brooch as Justin Baldoni at an Oscars afterparty 'was a total happenstance.'

It Ends With Us” star Brandon Sklenar, who recently wore the same brooch as Justin Baldoni, set the record straight on his outfit choice and if it’s tied to the director’s legal battle with 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,

Brandon Sklenar was asked on the red carpet at the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscars Party how he's supporting 'It Ends With Us' costar Blake Lively amid her legal battle with Justin Baldoni.

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,