Ryan Reynolds Makes First Appearance Since Blake Lively's Lawsuit

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Ryan Reynolds is making clip for a marvelous nighttime out. 

The Deadpool histrion stepped retired for his archetypal nationalist quality since quality broke of his woman Blake Lively's ongoing ineligible battle with her It Ends With Us costar and manager Justin Baldoni, attending the National Board Awards successful New York City connected Jan. 7. 

For the National Board of Review lawsuit hosted by Willie Geist, Ryan wore a airy grey suit with acheronian grey lapels and a achromatic button-down shirt. And helium topped disconnected his ensemble by sporting achromatic formal shoes and a brace of brownish speechmaking glasses. 

But the 48-year-old—who shares kids James, 10, Inez, 8, Betty, 5, and Olin, calved successful 2023, with Blake—didn't conscionable measurement retired to amusement disconnected his classy look. Ryan besides caught up with the formed of Wicked, posing with Ariana Grande, Ethan Slater, Cynthia Erivo, Michelle Yeoh and manager John M. Chu for a bid of snaps. Plus, helium took the signifier wrong the ceremonial to manus retired an grant on with chap presenters Robert Pattinson, Jesse Eisenberg and Sofia Coppola

One week earlier Ryan showed retired for the National Board Awards, Blake filed a ceremonial suit against Justin, who directed and starred alongside her successful the 2024 movie adaptation of Colleen Hoover's It Ends With Us, for allegedly causing her intelligence symptom and anguish, terrible affectional distress, and mislaid wages, according to documents obtained by E! News astatine the time.

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In the filing, the A Simple Favor histrion accused Justin of intersexual harassment portion connected acceptable of the movie and of coordinating a smear run to ruin her reputation—both of which she antecedently elaborate successful a 70-page ineligible ailment against him filed with the California Civil Rights Department successful December 2024. 

As for Justin—who has denied each of her allegations—he filed his ain $250 cardinal suit against the New York Times for their published portion that focused connected Blake's 70-page ineligible complaint. In the filing obtained by E! News, Justin accused the media outlet of "disregarding journalistic practices and morals erstwhile befitting of the revered work by utilizing doctored and manipulated texts and intentionally omitting texts which quality their chosen PR narrative."

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Regarding Justin's suit against the New York Times, Blake's lawyer told E! News successful a connection that his allegations were "false," adding, "Nothing successful this suit changes thing astir the claims precocious successful Ms. Lively’s California Civil Rights Department Complaint, nor her national complaint, filed earlier today."

And the New York Times echoed the sentiment. 

"Our communicative was meticulously and responsibly reported," the work said successful a Dec. 31 connection shared to the New York Times' website. "It was based connected a reappraisal of thousands of pages of archetypal documents, including the substance messages and emails that we punctuation accurately and astatine magnitude successful the article."

The New York Times added, "We program to vigorously support against the lawsuit.”

To spot however much stars reacted to Blake’s ineligible ailment against Justin, support reading. 

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Colleen Hoover

After Blake Lively filed a ineligible complaint against It Ends With Us costar and manager Justin Baldoni, accusing him of intersexual harassment connected the film's acceptable and for aboriginal taking portion successful a smear run against her—claims that helium has since denied via his lawyer—Colleen Hoover, who wrote the publication that the movie is based on, shared a connection to the actress.

"@blakelively, you person been thing but honest, kind, supportive and diligent since the time we met," Colleen wrote connected her Instagram Stories Dec. 21. "Thank you for being precisely the quality that you are. Never change. Never wilt."

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Robyn Lively

Blake's sister, chap histrion Robyn Lively, besides weighed in.

"I impulse everyone to work The NY Times nonfiction successful its entirety," Robyn wrote connected Instagram Dec. 23, referencing the NYT portion that details Blake's ailment filed with the California Civil Rights Department. "It calls retired those down the ruthless and nefarious smear run that aimed to instrumentality down my sister."

The Teen Witch prima went connected to enactment that it besides "highlights" what Blake allegedly experienced connected the acceptable of It Ends With Us.

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Paul Feig

Blake's A Simple Favor manager besides came to her defense, writing connected X Dec. 22, "I’ve present made 2 movies with Blake and each I tin accidental is she’s 1 of the astir professional, creative, collaborative, talented and benignant radical I’ve ever worked with. She genuinely did not merit immoderate of this smear run against her. I deliberation it’s atrocious she was enactment done this."

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Amy Schumer

The comedian showed her enactment for the Gossip Girl alum, penning connected her Instagram Story Dec. 22, "I judge Blake."

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Gwyneth Paltrow

Shortly aft Blake's ailment was made public, the Goop laminitis shared a photograph of The Town star's hairsbreadth company, Blake Brown, connected her Instagram Story, writing, "Just added to my Christmas privation list."

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Blake's BFFs and Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants costars penned a associated message, posted to Instagram Dec. 22, stating they "stand with her successful solidarity arsenic she fights backmost against the reported run waged to destruct her reputation."

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Bart Johnson

Bart Johnson shared an impassioned defence of his sister-in-law successful the comments conception of New York Times Instagram post detailing the filing and its ain probe into the behind-the-scenes turmoil.

“Her complained were filed during the filming,” the High School Musical alum, who is joined to Blake's sister Robyn, wrote. “On record. Long earlier the nationalist conflict. The formed unfollowed him for a reason. Read this nonfiction earlier spitting ignorance. His PR squad was stellar. Gross and disgusting but highly effective. Read the article, their substance connection exchanges and his PR run strategy to hide her by immoderate means necessary. No 1 is with retired faults. But the nationalist got played."

He aboriginal added connected X of Baldoni, "He’s a fraud. He puts connected the 'costume' of a hero, antheral bun and all. Used each of the trendy catchphrases & buzz words for his podcasts. None of it’s genuine. It’s each theater. And everyone fell for it. For years. Rewatch his videos with a much captious oculus and ticker him compliment and praise himself with faux humility and aforesaid deprecation. What a performance."

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Shawn Levy

Ryan Reynolds' predominant collaborator Shawn Levy shared the New York Times probe into the smear run connected his Instagram Stories, writing, "Proud to telephone @blakelively a friend."

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Amber Heard

Days aft Lively's filing was made public, Amber Heard reflected connected her ain acquisition facing relentless vitriol online amid ex Johnny Depp's defamation proceedings against her.

“Social media is the implicit personification of the classical saying ‘A prevarication travels halfway astir the satellite earlier information tin get its boots on,’” the Aquaman star expressed successful a connection to NBC News Dec. 23. “I saw this firsthand and up close. It’s arsenic horrifying arsenic it is destructive.”

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Brandon Sklenar

Brandon Sklenar, who played Blake's emotion involvement Atlas Corrigan in It Ends With Us, had a simple, pointed connection of support.

Sharing a screenshot of the Gossip Girl alum's afloat ailment against Baldoni connected his Instagram Stories Dec. 23, helium wrote implicit a nexus to the text, "For the emotion of God work this." He followed up by tagging her with a bosom emoji.

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Jenny Slate

Jenny Slate, who played Baldoni's sister and Blake's BFF successful the film, shared her thoughts connected the "disturbing" allegations.

“As Blake Lively’s castmate and friend, I dependable my enactment arsenic she takes enactment against those reported to person planned and carried retired an onslaught connected her reputation,” Slate said successful a Dec. 23 statement to Today. “Blake is simply a leader, loyal person and a trusted root of affectional enactment for maine and truthful galore who cognize and emotion her.”

“What has been revealed astir the onslaught connected Blake is terribly dark, disturbing, and wholly threatening," the Parks and Recreation alum continued. "I commend my friend, I respect her bravery, and I basal by her side.”

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Michele Morrone

The actor, who stars alongside Lively successful the upcoming sequel to A Simple Favor, sent his emotion to her connected Instagram Story Dec. 23, adding that helium felt her "pain" arsenic they filmed unneurotic earlier this year.

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