Justin Baldoni recently reflected on an awkward encounter with Britney Spears during her guest appearance on Jane the Virgin in 2017. In a resurfaced interview clip, Baldoni recalled the moment when he approached Spears on set, thinking they were friends after some Twitter exchanges. He hugged her, but his actions seemed to startle her, leading to an uncomfortable situation. Baldoni admitted feeling uneasy afterward, questioning if he had overstepped, especially as his co-stars laughed in the background.
Baldoni, a big fan of Spears since high school, had hoped to share a scene with her, but none of his character’s scenes involved the pop star, likely at her request. This incident resurfaced on social media after Blake Lively made a sexual assault complaint against a co-star from It Ends With Us. In response to the controversy, Baldoni filed a $250 million lawsuit against The New York Times over its reporting of Lively’s legal case.
