Ryan Reynolds accused of mocking Justin Baldoni in Deadpool & Wolverine with inside joke
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Ryan Reynolds 'seemingly' used his power and influence to create a Deadpool & Wolverine character parodying Justin Baldoni, amid Baldoni's hostility with Blake Lively, Baldoni's lawyer said Tuesday. The claim came amid dueling lawsuits between Lively, 37, and Baldoni, 40, as the actress claims the actor-director sexually harassed her while making It Ends With Us; while Baldoni has sued The New York Times over claims of defamation amid a calculated smear campaign.
![[Attorney Bryan Freedman, appearing Tuesday on The Megyn Kelly Show, said that 'there's no question' Reynolds, 48, exercised his creative control on the Marvel monolith to crack an inside joke at the expense of the It Ends With Us actor-director]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/08/06/93855025-14261459-image-m-197_1736317994306.jpg)
Attorney Bryan Freedman, appearing Tuesday on The Megyn Kelly Show said that 'there's no question' Reynolds, 48, exercised his creative control on the Marvel summer smash hit to crack an inside joke at the expense of the It Ends With Us actor-director.
![['What Ryan Reynolds has seemingly done is use his power and influence ... on Deadpool and to make fun of Justin Baldoni,' Freedman said in reference to a character named Nicepool]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/08/06/93745191-14261459-Deadpool_responds_I_don_t_think_you_re_supposed_to_say_that_In_r-m-192_1736316872390.jpg)
'What Ryan Reynolds has seemingly done is use his power and influence ... on Deadpool and to make fun of Justin Baldoni,' Freedman said in reference to a character named Nicepool. Dailymail.com has reached out to reps for Reynolds and Lively for further comment on this story.
![[Freedman said that Reynolds addressing grievances with Baldoni with a comedy sketch undercuts the credibility of sexual harassment claims Lively has made in her lawsuit against the filmmaker]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/08/04/93855027-14261459-image-a-168_1736311506528.jpg)
On Tuesday, Kelly played a clip of the Nicepool character - who wore a manbun style Baldoni has past worn, and had dialogue referencing an affinity for social activism, as well as Lively's Ladypool character and her pregnancy - and then asked Freedman what he made of it.
![[In the movie, Deadpool and Wolverine encounter a Deadpool 'variant' named Nicepool, who, like Deadline, was played by Ryan (left). Nicepool sports a man bun, a hairstyle Justin (right in 2021) noticeably also wore for years]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/05/00/93745189-14250409-In_the_movie_Deadpool_and_Wolverine_encounter_a_Deadpool_variant-a-17_1736036423264.jpg)
Ryan Reynolds, 48, 'seemingly' used his power and influence to create a Deadpool & Wolverine character parodying Justin Baldoni, 40, amid hostility with his wife Blake Lively, 37, Baldoni's lawyer said Tuesday. Attorney Bryan Freedman, appearing Tuesday on The Megyn Kelly Show, said that 'there's no question' Reynolds, 48, exercised his creative control on the Marvel monolith to crack an inside joke at the expense of the It Ends With Us actor-director.
![[In Baldoni's lawsuit against the the New York Times, he alleges that Lively 'refused to meet with the intimacy coordinator to plan out the film’s sex scenes'; Baldoni seen in 2023]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/04/22/93741731-14250409-In_the_movie_Deadpool_and_Wolverine_encounter_a_Deadpool_variant-a-34_1736031338282.jpg)
