Justin Baldoni and Britney Spears
Getty Images (2)Justin BaldoniExperience meeting Britney Spears The group is examined thanks to a resurfaced clip.
During an interview conducted in January 2017 with ValvesBaldoni, 40, recalled an embarrassing moment when he interacted with the pop star while she was a guest on the show Jane the Virgin.
“I know she was a fan of the show,” he recalls. “We were shooting and then a few of us who weren't in the scenes with her came over to watch one of her scenes. Because I tweeted her and she tweeted me back, I went up to her (too), so in my mind we were friends, but we weren't. I went up and gave her a big hug and I think I… “It scared her.”
After that moment, Baldoni saw his co-stars laughing, leaving the actor wondering, “Did I just harass Britney Spears?”
The CW's Jane the Virgin was a telenovela-inspired romantic comedy that captivated fans with its soapy twists and love triangles. Created by Jennie Snyder Urman, this Golden Globe-nominated TV show debuted in 2014 and ran for five seasons before coming to a satisfying end. The series' crew was led by Gina Rodriguez and Justin (…)
“I was a huge Britney Spears fan in high school. What teenage boy wasn't?” he asked. “The guest star I was most excited to work with was Britney Spears. And then it turned out that I couldn't work with her. There were no scenes with Rafael and Britney Spears, perhaps at her request.”
Baldoni played Rafael Solano Jane the Virgin For nearly 100 episodes between 2014 and 2019. During the second season, the series welcomed Spears, 43, as a guest star She played herself.
“I tweeted her. I was going to get a poster from her Live (from) Las Vegas “I didn't do it because I didn't have one,” Baldoni recalls. “I was joking. But I think she thought I was serious.”
Us Weekly I reached out to the Baldoni team for comment on the video.
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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 And it ends with us com. costar Blake Lively.
In December 2024, Lively, 37 years old, He filed a lawsuit against Baldoni For sexual harassment. The lawsuit claims a meeting was held to address Lively's claims of a “hostile work environment” on set. She also accused the actor of waging a “social manipulation” campaign against her in order to “destroy” her reputation.
The reported feud between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni made headlines months before the It Ends With Us stars filed lawsuits. While Lively and Baldoni promoted the film in August 2024, rumors began swirling about an alleged feud between the duo. Fans noticed that Lively was promoting the film with some of her actors while Baldoni, who (…)
Baldoni's lawyer Brian FriedmanShe called Lively's accusations “completely false, outrageous and intentionally indecent” in a statement to weAlleging that Lively filed the lawsuit to “repair her negative reputation” and “reframe the narrative” around the film's production.
Baldoni responded days later with His own suitHe was listed as one of the ten plaintiffs prosecution New York Times For $250 million after her report on Lively's legal file. Baldoni's lawsuit alleged that Lively pursued a “strategic and manipulative” smear campaign against him and “cherry-picked” communications while leaving out essential details.
Spokesperson New York Times He said the publication stands by the story and plans to “vigorously defend against the lawsuit.”
