Ryan Reynolds poked fun at his and Blake Lively's lawsuit with Justin Baldoni on Saturday Night Live - but she was less than impressed. Ryan appeared on Sunday's SNL50: The Anniversary Special and in a skit with fellow SNL stars Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, he made a cryptic dig at the lawsuit. He said to them: "I have a question," to which they responded: "Oh Ryan Reynolds, how's it going?" Seemingly mocking the ongoing lawsuit, he replied: "Great - why, what have you heard?".
As the audience laughed, he went on to ask: "You know the materials that they made the cone heads with — are those edible?" as per the skit. Now a body language expert has revealed Blake's true feelings towards the gag. Speaking about it, body language expert Judi James said: "Laughter is a great diffuser. We see comedy reactions as a sign of 'normality' and encouraging jokes about a public narrative that might be controversial or damaging is often used as a way of appearing self-effacing and allowing for some public tension breaking.
"When Ryan stands here his initial pose is one of carefree innocence. His expression suggests a keenness to chat with his brows raised and his eyes rounded as he looks at the hosts. There is a polite, social, part-smile from his mouth as his hands are clasped in front of his torso. The gag comes in his mock mood change as he's asked 'How are you doing?' when his hands begin to wring and fall lower to a self-protective fig-leaf position. Saying 'What've you heard?' his expression becomes more wary.".
Looking at Blake's body language, Judi added: "Blake sits beside him, watching with a narrowed eye-smile and a complex mouth expression. Her lips are puckered and her 'smile' comes with a downward tilt but a small upward curl of the corners, suggesting mixed emotional responses. Her smile widens to a laugh but then as Ryan says 'What've you heard?' her smile drops and her head snaps round to look up at him with a more serious expression, making her look equally wary.".
Ryan and Blake have kept quiet about the lawsuit, where Blake accused Justin of trying to run a smear campaign against her. After their movie press tour, Blake alleged that he had sexually harassed her whilst on set. The lawsuit, obtained by The Mirror, his alleged "repeated sexual harassment and other disturbing behaviour" was addressed in an on-set meeting. Meanwhile, Justin denies the allegations and has since responded with a defamation lawsuit of his own in which he has accused Blake and Ryan of attempting to take over the movie's direction.
