Justin Baldoni kisses wife Emily on family trip to Universal Studios amid Blake Lively It Ends With Us drama

Justin Baldoni brushed aside the drama surrounding his alleged feud with It Ends With Us star Blake Lively as he spent a fun day with his family at Universal Studios in LA this week.

The 40-year-old Jane the Virgin star was spotted with his wife, Swedish actress Emily Baldoni, also 40, and their children Maiya, nine, and Maxwell, six.

The family posed for photos in front of the theme park entrance, but the children kept their backs to the camera to protect their privacy.

Justin captioned the post: ‘Thanks for inviting us @unistudios – the kids loved interacting with so many Muggles!’

The couple – who have been married since 2013 – also exchanged a kiss, with the park pavilion in the background.

The fun family outing comes as Baldoni, who acquired the book rights and wrote and directed It Ends With Us, deals with drama with the film’s star, Blake Lively, 37.

Lively and Baldoni have sparked rumors of a bitter feud after they did separate promotional work for the summer hit and reportedly weren’t speaking to each other.

The film’s two stars have very different views on what the film is about.

Baldoni emphasized the domestic violence in the storyline, while Lively reportedly saw it as her “Oscar vehicle” and emphasized the romantic nature of the film.

The book’s author, Colleen Hoover, and much of the cast and crew have sided with Blake in the mysterious feud, putting a film sequel in jeopardy.

Baldoni already owns the rights to Hoover’s It Starts With Us, a film that follows the story of Lily and Atlas, the homeless boy she befriends as a teenager and later encounters as an adult in It Ends With Us.

The drama reportedly began with rumors of tension between Lively and Baldoni.

Lively and Baldoni apparently got into an argument on set after she accused him of fat-shaming her.

The incident began when Baldoni, who has back problems, asked his personal trainer for advice on how to safely protect his back during a scene in which he had to lift the 5-foot-10 Lively into the air.

Baldoni reportedly asked the trainer how much Lively weighed and for help preparing his back to avoid injury.

Blake reportedly felt that Baldoni was ridiculing her because of her weight through his research.

The couple – who have been married since 2013 – also exchanged a kiss, with the park pavilion in the background.

The family posed for photos outside the theme park entrance, but the children kept their backs to the camera to protect their privacy. Justin captioned the post: ‘Thanks for inviting us @unistudios – the kids loved hanging out with so many muggles!’

The fun family outing comes as Baldoni, who acquired the book rights, wrote and directed It Ends With Us, deals with drama with the film’s star, Blake Lively, 37, seen here in 2024

That hostility has spilled over into post-production and publicity, to the extent that Lively is now accused of effectively bullying Baldoni out of his first major film.

Baldoni bought the rights to Hoover’s novel and directed the film, but Lively reportedly wasn’t happy with Baldoni’s final version, so she and her husband Ryan Reynolds, 47, paid an in-house editor to edit a different version.

Baldoni’s version “tested better,” but the studio chose Lively’s after the actress, one of Taylor Swift’s best friends, “strongly stated that if they didn’t use her version, they couldn’t use Taylor’s song ‘My Tears Richochet’ in the film.”

Critics of Lively pointed out her inappropriate promotion of the film. Instead of drawing attention to the issue of domestic violence, she chose to promote her new hair care line, Blake Brown. She urged fans to “bring your girlfriends, wear floral dresses and go see the movie!” as if she were promoting a romantic comedy.