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The drama continues to swirl around It Ends With Us<\/em> stars Justin Baldoni<\/strong> and Blake Lively<\/a><\/strong>, as their alleged rift reportedly centers on creative control.<\/p>\n The 36-year-old actress is said to have taken on much of the 40-year-old actor\u2019s role, despite him being credited as the director and Lively serving as a producer on the film. The rumored tension became noticeable when neither Blake nor the Jane the Virgin<\/em> actor appeared together in photos, and he was absent from some of the movie\u2019s press events.<\/p>\n An insider told\u00a0<\/span>Us Weekly<\/span><\/i><\/a> on Thursday, August 15, \u201cThere were two camps on the film \u2014 Team Blake and Team Justin. This creative struggle set the tone for a negative experience behind the scenes and eventually led to them not speaking.\u201d<\/p>\n The source added, \u201c[Justin] felt that his vision wasn\u2019t as valued as Blake\u2019s, which stifled creativity on set.\u201d<\/p>\n Blake Lively even revealed during a recent interview that her husband, Ryan Reynolds<\/a><\/strong>, helped write a scene for the movie, further diminishing Justin\u2019s creative input. She told E! News<\/span><\/i><\/a>, \u201cWe help each other. He works on everything I do. I work on everything he does. So his wins, his celebrations are mine, and mine are his.\u201d<\/p>\n Although Blake was a producer, a role that typically involves overseeing the production process rather than the creative aspects of the project, another source mentioned that she worked \u201cclosely with Colleen<\/strong> [the author of the book] and other female team members on set.\u201d<\/p>\n The alleged feud deepened when it was noticed that the cast members do not follow Justin on social media, although he follows them all. A source told Page Six<\/a><\/em>, \u201cNone of the cast enjoyed working with Justin\u2026 they certainly didn\u2019t speak to him at the premiere.\u201d\u00a0TMZ<\/a><\/em> also reported that Blake thought the actor had body-shamed her after she recently gave birth to her fourth child, when Baldoni expressed worry about his back, having to lift her in a scene.<\/p>\n In what seemed like subtle shade, Justin commented during an interview with Entertainment Tonight<\/a><\/em>, \u201cI think Blake Lively\u2019s ready to direct [the sequel]. That\u2019s what I think.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n