Brandon Sklenar shares a similar sense of fashion with his It Ends With Us costar Justin Baldoni.
Sklenar, 34, looked chic in an all-black tux at the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Sunday, March 2. In addition to accessorizing his look with a gold ring and watch, the actor added a pop of color to his dark ensemble by sporting a delicate, pink flower-shaped brooch on his jacket.
“Vanity Fair X long live the ( brooch ),” Sklenar captioned Instagram pics of his outfit on Monday, March 2. The accessories were courtesy of David Yurman.
The floral pin appeared to be the exact one Baldoni, 41, previously wore to the New York City premiere of It Ends With Us in August 2024. The brooch perfectly matched his light pink suit, white top and cream-colored shoes.
Brandon Sklenar Focuses on Meaning of ‘It Ends With Us’ Amid Legal Battle
Sklenar and Baldoni’s fashion coincidence comes amid the latter’s ongoing legal drama with It Ends With Us leading lady Blake Lively. (Us Weekly has reached out to Sklenar’s reps for comment on his Oscars afterparty outfit.)
Based on Colleen Hoover’s 2016 book of the same name, It Ends With Us follows Lily Bloom (Lively) as her seemingly perfect relationship with Ryle (Baldoni) becomes abusive. Her relationship struggles come around the same time she reconnects with her first love, Atlas (Sklenar).
Prior to the film’s August 2024 premiere, rumors swirled online that Baldoni and Lively, 37, butted heads on set over creative differences. Sklenar addressed the drama in a lengthy Instagram statement at the time, writing, “This film is meant to inspire. It’s meant to validate and recognize. It’s meant to instill hope. It’s meant to build courage and help people feel less alone. Ultimately it’s meant to spread love and awareness. It is not meant to once again, make the women [sic] the ‘bad guy,’ let’s move beyond that together.”
Sklenar later voiced his support for Lively when she filed her December 2024 sexual harassment lawsuit against Baldoni, accusing the director of inappropriate on-set behavior and claiming he launched a smear campaign against her to ruin her reputation. He shared a link to The New York Times’ reporting of Livelky’s lawsuit via his Instagram Story at the time, writing, “For the Love of God Read This,” as well as tagged Lively in the post.
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s Reported ‘It Ends With Us’ Drama Explained
Baldoni has refuted the allegations in his $250 million lawsuit against The New York Times and his $400 million lawsuit against Lively, her husband, Ryan Reynolds, and her publicist, Leslie Sloane. Among his claims, Baldoni accused Lively of attempting to take over creative control of the film, attempting to ban him from the movie’s NYC premiere and influencing the film’s cast to “shun” him.
Both Lively and Baldoni’s teams — as well as The New York Times — have continuously denied the other’s allegations. A trial date has been set for March 9, 2026.
Amid the legal drama, Sklenar has continued to keep his focus on the film’s message of domestic violence awareness. When asked if he was “Team Justin’ or “Team Blake” during an appearance on CBS Mornings last month, Sklenar said he is “Team It Ends With Us.”
He explained, “I just want people to remember why we made the movie in the first place and what it stands for, just keeping the focus on that. That movie meant so much to me.”
Sklenar called Baldoni and Lively’s legal battle a “tough situation” in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter at Sunday’s Vanity Fair Oscars Party. “I just hope everyone remembers what the movie is about and why we made it in the first place,” he stated. “It’s about love and it’s about supporting women in general and helping people through tough times. That movie has helped so many people, and I just want people to remember what it’s about and why we made it.”
