Ellen DeGeneres' bizarre connection to It Ends With Us amid Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni drama
Ellen DeGeneres' bizarre connection to It Ends With Us amid Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni drama
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Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni's film, It Ends With Us, has perplexed viewers for many reasons, ranging from major plot holes to its feuding stars' bitter legal battle. Although the real-life drama between Lively and Baldoni has dominated headlines since their frosty press tour, in which they avoided each other at all costs, a bizarre subplot of the movie involving Ellen DeGeneres has also left audiences stumped.
![[In several, blink-and-you'll-miss-them moments, the former talk show host was referenced three times in the film adaptation of Colleen Hoover's best-selling book of the same name]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/28/20/94608677-14334999-image-a-48_1738095256820.jpg)
In several, blink-and-you'll-miss-them moments, the former talk show host was referenced three times in the film adaptation of Colleen Hoover's best-selling book of the same name, which hit Netflix last month. For those that have not read the novel, Lively's character, Lily Bloom, chooses to address her diary entries as letters to the former daytime talk show host during her difficult upbringing with a violent father.
![[While the film brushes past Lily's affinity for the comedian, Ellen is considered a major character in the book and practically a surrogate parent to the protagonist]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/28/21/88350767-14334999-While_the_film_brushes_past_Lily_s_affinity_for_the_comedian_Ell-a-2_1738101130372.jpg)
While the film brushes past Lily's adoration for the comedian, who is a close pal of Lively's husband Ryan Reynolds, Ellen is considered a major character in the book and practically a surrogate parent to the protagonist. Lily and her first love, Atlas Corrigan (Brandon Sklenar), even bond over watching The Ellen DeGeneres Show together after school every day during the early stages of their relationship.
![[The stars of It Ends With Us, Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, have been locked into a dramatic legal saga, which has nearly eclipsed the film itself (seen together in the 2024 film)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/28/21/94608275-14334999-The_stars_of_It_Ends_With_Us_Blake_Lively_and_Justin_Baldoni_hav-a-1_1738101130371.jpg)
It Ends With Us viewers were perplexed by a bizarre subplot of the movie involving Ellen DeGeneres; seen in 2019. The pair also connect over watching DeGeneres' animated film, Finding Nemo, and the phrase 'just keep swimming' in it. Lily identifies with Dory (played by DeGeneres) and sees Atlas acts as her 'Marlin' (Albert Brooks) because he helps her navigate through challenging situations.
