Ryan Reynolds flashes smile during first public appearance since Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni lawsuit
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Ryan Reynolds was all smiles on Tuesday as he made his first public appearance since wife Blake Lively sued Justin Baldoni. The Deadpool & Wolverine star, 48, brushed off the lawsuit as he attended the National Board of Review Annual Awards Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City.
![[The Deadpool & Wolverine star brushed off the lawsuit as he attended the National Board of Review Annual Awards Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/08/05/93855619-0-image-a-177_1736313614741.jpg)
The actor was a presenter at this year’s ceremony, and looked dapper in a grey tuxedo with a white button up. He presented an award to Wicked, starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, which the National Board of Review recognized as the best film of the year.
![[The actor was a presenter at this year’s ceremony, and looked dapper in a grey tuxedo with a white button up]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/08/06/93856337-14261637-image-a-190_1736316244248.jpg)
Afterwards he was seen posing with Cynthia, Ariana and her co-star and boyfriend Ethan Slater. Reynolds and his wife Lively, 37, have kept a low profile in recent weeks, since the Gossip Girl star filed a complaint against her It Ends with Us costar-director Baldoni, 40, alleging he had improvised unwanted kissing scenes and created a hostile work environment through sexual harassment and more.
![[He presented an award to Wicked, starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, which the National Board of Review recognized as the best film of the year]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/08/06/93855623-14261637-image-a-191_1736316270333.jpg)
Ryan Reynolds, 48, was all smiles on Tuesday as he made his first public appearance since his wife Blake Lively sued Justin Baldoni. Just a day later, The New York Times published an article revealing Baldoni hired a crisis PR team to 'bury' Lively and destroy her credibility, with Lively then suing Baldoni and his Wayfarer Studios company later that day.
![[Reynolds and his wife Lively, 37, have kept a low profile in recent weeks, since the Gossip Girl star filed a complaint against her It Ends with Us costar-director Baldoni, 40]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/08/06/93855625-14261637-image-a-192_1736316274867.jpg)
Baldoni responded by filing a $250 million libel lawsuit against The New York Times for their report that he claimed pushed an, 'unverified and self-serving narrative.'. The bombshell lawsuit also accused Reynolds and Lively of 'bullying' Baldoni, claiming Reynolds 'berated' him during a heated meeting at the couple's home.
![[He posed with Cynthia, Ariana and her co-star and boyfriend Ethan Slater]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/08/06/93855621-14261637-image-a-193_1736316580798.jpg)
