Brandon Sklenar, who stars as Atlas in the film adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s novel It Ends with Us, has publicly defended co-star Blake Lively and the women involved in the project amid online backlash. In a heartfelt Instagram post, Sklenar emphasized that the negativity directed at the cast and the film’s message of hope and perseverance is counterproductive, urging critics to focus on the film’s intentions rather than off-screen controversies.