Overview
- Hoover told Jenna Bush Hager she is increasingly able to view the adaptation on its own merits and said she is proud of the movie.
- She praised the cast and crew’s work without naming individuals, noting the story’s strong audience response.
- Blake Lively filed complaints in December 2024 alleging sexual harassment and retaliation by director and co-star Justin Baldoni, including a federal suit in New York.
- Baldoni’s defamation suits, including a $250 million case against The New York Times and a $400 million filing against Lively and Ryan Reynolds, were dismissed in June 2025.
- The parties’ court-ordered settlement conference in February 2026 ended without a deal, and the film—reported at about $350 million worldwide on a $25 million budget—remains a commercial success.