The actor had internet sleuths investigating after he showed up to the Vanity Fair Oscars party sporting the same accessory as his co-star in the Blake Lively summer movie currently at the center of a legal dispute.

Baldoni is currently embroiled in a highly public legal battle with "It Ends With Us" leading lady Blake Lively.

Brandon Sklenar told PEOPLE at the SXSW premiere of his film 'Drop' that wearing the same brooch as Justin Baldoni at an Oscars afterparty 'was a total happenstance.'

The It Ends With Us premiere went viral in August of 2024 when Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds, Brandon Sklenar, and the rest of the cast didn't interact with director and star Justin Baldoni on the red carpet.

... Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, who are currently embroiled in a very public legal battle. Let's go back to the red carpet premiere of It Ends with Us — specifically, Justin's outfit at the time. He wore a rose pin on the lapel of his suit jacket, which you can see below.

Did Brandon Sklenar wear the same floral pin as his It Ends With Us director and co-star Justin Baldoni on purpose? He’s setting the record straight. When Sklenar showed up at the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscar party,

Brandon Sklenar was asked on the red carpet at the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscars Party how he's supporting 'It Ends With Us' costar Blake Lively amid her legal battle with Justin Baldoni.

Brandon Sklenar is still remaining neutral when it comes to costars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni's lawsuits.While at the SXSW Festival on Sunday, March, 9, Sklenar clarified speculation that the flower brooch he wore earlier this month meant he was on Baldoni's side,

Brandon Sklenar's floral brooch was not a message of support for Justin Baldoni. "That was a total happenstance," Sklenar, 34, said during an interview with People on Sunday, March 9. "I woke up in the morning and saw an article and I was like,

Brandon Sklenar has clarified that wearing the same brooch as Justin Baldoni at the Oscars after party was not deliberate.