‘Aggressive’ Ryan Reynolds named in Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni lawsuit as battle gets messy
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Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively have now been accused of bullying by her It Ends With Us co-star Justin Baldoni, in the latest bombshell lawsuit. The messy battle continues as both opposing parties continue legal proceedings. Lively’s latest move has seen her asking for both ‘punitive’ and ‘compensatory’ damages and a jury trial. She is claiming that defendants Baldoni, his publicist Jennifer Abel and crisis PR Melissa Nathan have caused her ‘mental pain and anguish,’ as well as ‘severe and serious emotional distress’ and ‘lost wages.’.
Meanwhile, Baldoni, 40, is countersuing but his lawsuit is directed at New York Times, who published an article entitled ‘We Can Bury Anyone’: Inside a Hollywood Smear Machine. The report included allegations that Baldoni and his team set out to try to create a negative portryal of Lively.
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He has instead claimed that Lively’s husband Reynolds ‘berated’ him during a meeting held at their home on January 4. Also at the meeting were other It Ends With Us producers and a representative of Sony. Baldoni alleges that Reynolds, 48, ‘aggressively’ accused him of ‘fat shaming’ 37-year-old Lively.
![[LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 04: Justin Baldoni attends Variety Faith And Spirituality In Entertainment Honors presented by CFAM at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on December 04, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Araya Doheny/Variety via Getty Images)]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_232012125-5828.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
‘They arrived eager to discuss plans for the next day’s filming, prepared with their production materials. Instead, they were blindsided by Lively and Reynolds, who presented a list of grievances that were both unanticipated and troubling,’ the legal document reads, the Daily Mail reports.
![[No Merchandising. Editorial Use Only. No Book Cover Usage. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Sony Pictures/Everett/Shutterstock (14513769e) IT ENDS WITH US, from left: Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni, 2024. ph: Nicole Rivelli /? Sony Pictures Releasing /Courtesy Everett Collection It Ends with Us - 2024]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_234690863-9ace-e1735739251356.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
Baldoni also says that he was asked to apologise for actions against Lively that he believes were mischaracterised and demonstrably false. He claims that he’s ‘never been spoken to like that in his life’ and his refusal to express regret further enraged Deadpool actor Reynolds.
