Justin Baldoni and Britney Spears
Getty Images (2)Justin BaldoniIts experience meeting Britney Spears Being tested thanks to a resurrected clip on the set.
During an interview with January 2017 fuseBaldoni, 40, recalled an awkward moment when he struck up a conversation with the pop superstar while he was a guest. Jane the Virgin.
“I know he was a fan of the show,” she recalls. “We were shooting and then a few of us who weren't in the scene with him came to watch a scene. Because I tweeted him and he tweeted me back, I went to him (o), so I thought we were friends, but we weren't. I went up and I gave her a big hug and I think I scared her.”
Moments later, Baldoni saw his costars laughing, prompting the actor to wonder: “Did I molest Britney Spears?”
The CW's Jane the Virgin was a telenovela-inspired romantic comedy that wowed fans with its soapy plot twists and love triangles. Created by Jenny Snyder Urman, the Golden Globe-nominated TV show first hit the scene in 2014 and lasted five seasons before its satisfying conclusion. The cast of the series was led by Gina Rodriguez, Justin (…)
“I was a huge Britney Spears fan in high school. Wasn't there a teenage boy?” he asked. “The guest star I was most excited to work with was Britney Spears. And then it turned out, I didn't get to work with her. And there were zero scenes with Rafael and Britney Spears—probably. at his request.”
Baldoni played Rafael Solano Jane the Virgin For about 100 episodes between 2014 and 2019. During Season 2, the show welcomed 43-year-old Spears as a guest star in which she He played himself.
“I tweeted him. I am going to get a poster from him Live (from) Las Vegas to set up a tour and I didn't because I didn't have one,” Baldoni recalled. “I was joking. But I think he thought I was serious.”
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Brian Bader/Getty Images for Vital Voices Global PartnershipThe resurfaced clip comes as Baldoni finds himself in a legal battle with him It ends with us costar Blake Lively.
In December 2024, Lively, 37, Filed a case against Baldoni for sexual harassment. A meeting was held to address Lively's claims that there was a “hostile work environment” on set, the lawsuit alleges. She accused the actor of launching a “social manipulation” campaign against her to “ruin” her reputation.
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni's alleged rift made headlines months before It Ends With Us costars filed suit. While Lively and Baldoni were promoting the film in August 2024, rumors of an alleged feud between the pair surfaced. Fans noticed that Lively was promoting the movie with some of her costars while Baldoni, who (…)
Baldoni's lawyer, Brian FriedmanIn a statement, Lively called the allegations “completely false, offensive and intentionally hurtful.” ourclaims that Lively is suing to “fix her negative reputation” and “restore a narrative” about the movie's production.
With Baldoni hit back days later His own casewhere he was listed as one of 10 plaintiffs case The New York Times for $250 million after reporting on Lively's legal filing. Baldoni's suit alleges that Lively conducted a “strategic and manipulative” smear campaign against him and “cherry picked” communications by omitting key details.
A spokesman for it The New York Times said the publication stands by the story and plans to “vigorously defend against the lawsuit.”