Candace Owens had an unexpected airport encounter with Justin Baldoni and quickly turned the moment into a playful social media jab. The political commentator shared a selfie with the actor-director after running into him in Iceland. She also referenced their ongoing “cousins” joke, which grew from her public support for Baldoni.
Candace Owens shared a selfie with Justin Baldoni and used Taylor Swift’s ‘My Tears Ricochet’
Owens posted a photo cuddled up to Baldoni and joked about the unlikely encounter. “There was an approximate 1 in 100 million chance that I ran into Justin Baldoni at an airport in Iceland on a Friday afternoon,” she wrote. Owens then added, “NOBODY messes with my cousin,” along with the hashtag Cousins. She has publicly supported Baldoni amid his long-running legal battle with his It Ends With Us co-star Blake Lively.
Owens added another layer to the apparent trolling when she shared the image on her Instagram Stories. She used Taylor Swift’s song “My Tears Ricochet” alongside the photo. The song appeared in It Ends With Us, making the music choice particularly notable given Swift’s past friendship with Lively. Social media users quickly caught the reference, with one calling the song selection “brilliant” and another writing, “Now Candace that’s just messy.”
The unexpected meeting came shortly after another development in the legal fight between Baldoni and Lively. A federal judge awarded Lively more than $400,000 in attorneys’ fees and costs, far less than the $8 million she had sought. Baldoni’s lawyer Bryan Freedman described the ruling as a “significant victory” for his clients, while Lively’s lawyers said the ruling was “historic.”
Meanwhile, Owens’ selfie showed that her public support for Baldoni has not faded. Fans also had plenty to say about the pair’s unlikely Iceland meeting and their “cousins” nickname. One commenter even asked which of them recognized the other first. For Owens, however, the Taylor Swift soundtrack appeared to make the random encounter even more memorable.
Originally reported by Ayusi Adhikari on RealityTea.
