A resurfaced clip from Gossip Girl has sparked renewed attention, as it seemingly foreshadows the ongoing legal drama surrounding Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s film It Ends With Us.
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni
In the clip (posted here on TikTok by user @michelleindigital), Lively’s character, Serena van der Woodsen, discusses with Dan Humphrey—played by Penn Badgley—the idea of optioning his book for a movie. Serena, keen to take control of the project, suggests that Dan should “waive his rights to the script” so they can move forward with their company’s involvement in the film.
Gossip Girl Blake Lively Justin Baldoni Lawsuit
The dialogue in this Gossip Girl scene eerily mirrors the accusations against Lively in the real-life It Ends With Us lawsuit. In this case, Lively has been accused of taking over Baldoni’s movie adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s bestselling novel, with reports suggesting she tried to control various aspects of the production. The similarity between the fictional Serena’s conversation about script rights and the legal battles surrounding Lively’s involvement in the It Ends With Us movie is striking.
Adding fuel to the fire, rumors have surfaced claiming that Lively’s husband, Ryan Reynolds, was reportedly willing to pay millions to buy out Justin Baldoni’s stake in the film franchise. These claims have only intensified the drama, drawing even more parallels between the fictional world of Gossip Girl and the unfolding legal dispute.
While the Gossip Girl clip remains just a piece of pop culture nostalgia, the striking similarities between it and Lively’s current legal troubles suggest that sometimes, life imitates art in the most unexpected ways. The TikTok video also features a past scene from Jane The Virgin, where Baldoni’s character claims that he will sue another character into oblivion- another phrase that has seemingly imitated today’s real-life events as Baldoni and Lively are currently engaged in a legal battle.
As the lawsuit plays out, it will be interesting to see how the real-life drama continues to unfold.
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Image Credit: @michelleindigital TikTok