Ryan Reynolds apparently made fun of Justin Baldoni, long before his wife Blake Lively filed a lawsuit against her It ends with us costar/director.
As reported Daily MailTHE Joan the Virgin former student’s attorney Bryan Freedman, in an interview with The Megyn Kelly Show claimed that the 48-year-old dead Pool The actor “used his power and influence to create a Deadpool & Wolverine character parodying Baldoni.”
“What Ryan Reynolds apparently did was use his power and influence over Deadpool and make fun of Justin Baldoni,” the lawyer began.
Host Kelly played a clip of Nicepool’s character from Reynold’s latest film, who wore a manbun style that Baldoni had previously worn, and had dialogue referencing an affinity for social activism, as well as the character of Lively’s Ladypool and her pregnancy, then asked Freedman what he thought about it. .
To which the lawyer responded: “My take on it is that if your wife is being sexually harassed, you’re not making fun of Justin Baldoni; we don’t make fun of the situation, we take it very seriously.”
Freedman expanded on it further, saying, “What you don’t do is make fun of the person and make a joke of it. »
The lawyer added: “If someone is sexually harassed, you don’t care, it’s a serious problem. »
Freedman said the traits shown by Nicepool’s character were a clear joke on Baldoni’s part in an attempt to humiliate the actor-director, referencing the bun and the pregnancy comment.
For the uninformed, Blake Lively first filed a complaint against her It ends with us costar, accusing sexual harassment and a retaliatory smear campaign for ruining the actress’ image in public.
Meanwhile, Justin Baldoni’s lawyers denied the allegations and on December 31, 2024, the actor-director also filed a $250 million lawsuit against The New York Times because of the newspaper article about Lively’s complaint.
