Joe McConnell
Justin Baldoni Hits Back at Critics Who Say ‘The End With Us’ Romanticizes Domestic Violence
Justin Baldoni has an important message for viewers.
THE It ends with us The director and actor responds to criticism that the film romanticizes domestic violence.
“I think they are absolutely entitled to that opinion,” he told the Associated press in an interview published on August 9, “and it makes perfect sense that they would think so.”
The adaptation of the Colleen Hoover the novel follows the story of Lively BlakeLily Bloom’s ‘s as she navigates a complicated and abusive relationship with charming neurosurgeon Ryle (Justin) and reunites with her teenage love Atlas (Brandon Sklenar).
And as Justin explained, we unfortunately live in a culture where “so many things are glorified and we fight for attention.”
The forty-year-old, who together with his It ends with us co-star, who has been the subject of feud rumors, addressed the news cycle, adding that we live in a clickbait world where “everyone is trying to figure out how to get attention.” But he certainly understands why there are those who feel a certain way about the film.
