ACTOR Justin Baldoni, who stars in the new film It Ends With Us, has been praised for his humble fan interaction in an airport.
Justin, 40, uploaded a new Instagram video while interacting with young fans claiming to be searching for celebrities in the airport.
The Jane The Virgin actor walked alongside two female fans who recognized him, but couldn’t pinpoint from where.
“Is he famous?” one girl asked, adding, “He’s in Jane the Virgin and It Ends with Us!”
“He or me?” Justin joked back while rolling his suitcase, alluding to someone else he was with.
“You!” she exclaimed, to which Justin clarified, “I am.”
The girl then told the actor that she was seeing his new film the following day before proceeding to guess Justin’s name.
“Ralph?” She guessed first.
Justin then noted the interaction was “very humbling” as the girls continued to call out incorrect names.
After Justin finally told the girls his name, one of them responded, “You’re who I think you are, right?”
“I think I’m who I think I am,” the actor joked back.
The video ended with Justin posing for photos with the young fans as they admitted to seeking out “famous people” in the airport.
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“Dear mom…I’ve finally made it. With love, Ralph,” he joked in the caption.
WORTH THE PRAISE
In the comments, fans praised Justin for the sincere public interaction.
“This is adorable,” one person wrote, while a second added, “I love this. Adorable, all of it.”
“She is so cute and you were so kind. I love when actors engage with their fans even though they don’t remember their names,” said a third.
IT ENDS WITH US CAST
It Ends With Us is a movie based on novel of the same name be Colleen Hoover and features a star-studded cast.
Blake Lively – Lily Bloom (also producer)
Brandon Sklenar – Atlas Corrigan
Justin Baldoni – Ryle Kincaid (also director)
Hasan Minhaj – Marshell
Jenny Slate – Allysa
“How sweet (and humbling),” another commented.
“You are the kindest man!!!” someone else said.
RUMORED FEUD
Justin’s newest film, in which he co-stars alongside Blake Lively, 36, was released on Friday.
Shortly before its release, some fans suspected that Justin may have been feuding with some of his co-stars.
Rumors of a feud between the cast began after Justin was noticeably absent from several press events for the film.
Some fans also noticed that Blake and other cast members had unfollowed the actor on the site.
Justin was also absent from a promotional video that featured Blake and the film’s other lead, Brandon Sklenar.
“Where’s Justin? Why Justin hasn’t been involved in the promotion of the movie (not as much as the others),” one fan commented on the clip.
“Why Justin hasn’t been involved in the promotion of the movie (not as much as the others),” a second questioned.
It Ends With Us drama
It Ends With Us is one of the most anticipated films of the year. It is based on the book of the same name by Colleen Hoover. However, now that it is out, there has been some tension among the cast.
- Blake Lively, Jenny Slate, and the cast unfollow Justin Baldoni (director and co-star) on Instagram
- The cast does not appear with Justin on red carpets for the movie
- Justin hesitates on Today before being asked about Blake
- Blake and Jenny dodge questions about Justin during interviews
- The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that there was a riff in post-production because there were two different cuts of the film- one by Justin and one by Blake (also the producer)
- Blake brought her husband, Ryan Reynolds, in to write a few scenes and dialogue
- However, a source told the outlet that the team agreed on the final cut
“Why Justin Baldoni is not in any of the promos they have been doing?? They don’t even follow on Instagram,” another noticed.
LATEST UPDATE
Shortly after, a source cleared up the feud rumors to The Hollywood Reporter.
The insider said there was “a fracture among the filmmakers in the post-production process, wherein two different cuts of the movie emerged.”
Along with starring in the film, Justin also directed while Blake produced.
This allowed Blake to have an adequate say in the film’s creative process and make her own version of the movie.
Blake brought in her husband, Ryan Reynolds, to write part of the “rooftop scene,” despite the movie having a script by Christy Hall.
Sources added that Blake “commissioned a cut of the movie from editor Shane Reid, who was an editor on Deadpool & Wolverine, and who cut the Lively-directed music video for Taylor Swift’s I Bet You Think About Me.”
However, it is not clear if her cut was the final one used.
The insider toned down the rumors among the cast and said it is normal to have multiple movie cuts, adding that the team agreed with the final cut.
