“I needed to take a minute and tackle all these things swirling on-line,” he wrote in a submit on Tuesday.
“Colleen and the ladies of this forged stand for hope, perseverance, and for ladies selecting a greater life for themselves. Vilifying the ladies who put a lot of their coronary heart and soul into making this movie as a result of they consider so strongly in its message appears counterproductive and detracts from what this movie is about.”
“It Ends With Us,” tailored from a e-book by Colleen Hoover, is a romantic drama about home violence. It options Blake Full of life and Justin Baldoni, who additionally directed the movie.
Throughout the film’s press tour, followers speculated that Lively and Baldoni had fallen out, as Baldoni was largely absent from press occasions with different forged members.
Followers additionally criticized Lively for her lighthearted approach to selling the movie regardless of its heavy theme of home violence.
Criticisms escalated after journalist Kjersti Flaan launched a clip of an interview with Blake Lively on August 10, titled “The Blake Full of life interview that made me need to stop my job.”
Sklenar performs Atlas Corrigan, the childhood buddy and past love of Lily Bloom, performed by Full of life. He is the primary forged member to have spoken out in regards to the controversy.
In his submit, he stated that “somebody very near me” had struggled with a relationship that intently mirrored Full of life’s character. “She credit Colleen’s e-book and subsequently this movie with saving her life,” he wrote.
“This movie is supposed to encourage. It is meant to validate and acknowledge,” he wrote. “It isn’t meant to as soon as once more, make girls the ‘dangerous man,’ let’s transfer past that collectively.”
He ended his submit by pleading with followers to cease spreading hate feedback on-line. “Let’s be part of one thing higher collectively. Part of a brand new story being written for ladies and all folks in all places.”
A consultant for Sklenar didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark from Enterprise Insider despatched outdoors common enterprise hours.
