Brandon Sklenar and Justin Baldoni appear to wear the same flower pin.Photo:Daniele Venturelli/Getty; John Nacion/Variety via Getty
Daniele Venturelli/Getty; John Nacion/Variety via Getty
Sklenar, 34, sported the floral pin at the 2025Vanity FairOscar Party on Sunday, March 2, the blush-pink accessory popping alongside his dark look: a black Thom Sweeney suit and undershirt. He also accessorized with a gold ring from David Yurman. (The brand did not design the pin.)
Sharing a photo of the look onInstagramdays later on March 4, the1923actor also called additional attention to the accessory in his caption, writing, “long live the ( brooch ).”
A rep for Sklenar did not immediately reply to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Brandon Sklenar at the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.Neilson Barnard/Getty
Neilson Barnard/Getty
Baldoni, meanwhile, wore the dusty rose brooch at the New York City premiere ofIt Ends with Uslast summer. At the Aug. 6, 2024, event, the actor-director, 41, complemented his pale pink suit — and its gold buttons — with the floral pin in an apparent nod to the film’s floral motifs.
The brooch’s recent appearance on Sklenar prompts questions about where his current allyship lies amid Baldoni’songoing legal battlewith theirIt Ends with UscostarBlake Lively. (Sklenar and Baldoni played Lively’s character’s love interests Atlas and Ryle, respectively, inIt Ends with Us.)
Speaking about the stars’ drama at theVanity FairOscar Party on Sunday, Sklenar did not share an allegiance, insteadcalling it a “tough situation.”
Brandon Sklenar’s floral pin.Taylor Hill/FilmMagic
Taylor Hill/FilmMagic
AfterThe Hollywood Reporterasked Sklenar how he is “hoping to support” Lively, 37, “during this time,” the star said, “I mean, I just… It’s a tough situation. I just hope everyone remembers what the movie is about and why we made it in the first place.”
“It’s about love,” he continued. “It’s about supporting women in general and helping people through tough times.”
Sklenar also told the outlet that the adaptation of theColleen Hoover novelhas “helped so many people.”
“I just want people to remember what it’s about, why we made it, and to kinda keep it on that,” he toldTHR. “That kind of, like, core ethos, you know what I mean?”
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Justin Baldoni at the ‘It Ends With Us’ premiere.Cindy Ord/Getty
Cindy Ord/Getty
Lively sued Baldoni in December, allegingsexual harassmentandretaliation, which Baldoni denies. HecountersuedLively in January, accusing her and others of defamation and extortion.
Sklenar has been openly supportive of Livelyamid the costars’ headline-making legal battle.
In December, he shared a link to her court filing at the time and told his Instagram followers, “FOR THE LOVE OF GOD READ THIS.” He also tagged Lively in the post alongside a heart emoji.
Last month, he expressed a more neutral stance onCBS Mornings. While appearing on the show on Feb. 17, co-hostGayle King directly asked Sklenarwhether he is “Team Blake or Team Justin.”
His response? “I’m TeamIt Ends with Us.”
source: people.com
