Justin Baldoni Reportedly Plans To Hit Ryan Reynolds With New Lawsuit

Baldoni has now asked Disney and Marvel to preserve all materials related to the actor’s film “Deadpool & Wolverine,” in which he suspects a character was used to mock him.

This comes after Blake Lively filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against Justin Baldoni, alleging he created a toxic work environment while filming their movie “It Ends With Us.”

Baldoni’s latest move means he’s pulling out all the stops in his legal battle against Lively, his co-star on “It Ends With Us.”

According to Varietythe actor has dragged Marvel chairman Kevin Feige, Disney CEO Bob Iger and director Tim Miller into his ongoing feud with Lively as he prepares to target her husband Reynolds for the way he allegedly made fun of him with the character of Nicepool in “Deadpool & Wolverine”. “

Baldoni’s attorney, Bryan Freedman, sent a litigation hold letter to Feige and Iger on Jan. 7 regarding his client’s “anticipated claims” against Reynolds, Lively and other unnamed parties.

The letter demanded that studio executives maintain “all records relating to the development of the character of Nicepool” and “communications relating to the development, writing and filming of storylines and scenes featuring Nicepool.”

Baldoni claims that Reynolds used his creative control in the film to disparage him because of his feud with his wife.

In “Deadpool & Wolverine,” released in July and also starring Hugh Jackman, Reynolds plays the character Nicepool, an alternate version of Deadpool.

In the film, Nicepool used phrases such as “Where’s the intimacy coordinator?!” and complimenting Ladypool, played by Lively, for “getting back” into shape after giving birth.

In another instance, when Deadpool pointed out Nicepool’s misogyny, he responded, “It’s okay, I identify as a feminist.”

The lines apparently led fans to believe that Nicepool’s character was a swipe at Baldoni, especially since the remarks used by the character closely resemble Lively’s allegations in her sexual harassment lawsuit against him.

Baldoni’s letter also calls on the studio to preserve “all materials relating to or reflecting a deliberate attempt to mock, harass, ridicule, intimidate or intimidate Baldoni through the character of ‘Nicepool’.”

During a Jan. 7 appearance on “The Megyn Kelly Show,” Freedman weighed in on Nicepool’s character, questioning why Reynolds would make a comedic spin on his wife’s sexual harassment allegations.

“What Ryan Reynolds apparently did was use his power and influence…on Deadpool and make fun of Justin Baldoni,” Freedman said, according to the newspaper. Daily Mail.

On the show, Kelly played a clip of Nicepool’s character wearing a bun that Baldoni has used in the past. The dialogue in the clip apparently referenced the “Clouds” actor’s affinity for social activism and Lively’s Ladypool character and her pregnancy, prompting Kelly to ask Freedman what he thought about it.

He said: “My take on this is that if your wife is being sexually harassed, you don’t make fun of Justin Baldoni; you don’t make fun of the situation – you take it very seriously.”

Freedman went on to suggest that the way Reynolds approached the issue undermines the credibility of his wife’s sexual harassment lawsuit against Baldoni.

“What you shouldn’t do is make fun of the person and make a joke of it,” Freedman explained, adding that the proper way for Reynolds to handle the situation would be to “file resource complaints human”. [and] raise the issue and follow legal procedure.

He continued: “If someone is sexually harassed, you don’t care, it’s a serious problem.”

“There’s no doubt it’s about Justin,” Freedman said of Nicepool’s similarity to Baldoni. “I mean, anyone who can look at that – the bun, you know, the pregnancy comment – it’s pretty obvious what’s being done.”

Lively filed a lawsuit against Baldoni, alleging he sexually harassed her on the set of the adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s novel, and also organized a “coordinated effort to destroy her reputation.”

According to People MagazineThe ‘Gossip Girl’ star alleged that Baldoni “often” referred to women in the workplace as “sexy” and recounted a particular incident in which he “pressured” her to take off her coat to reveal his suit, even though it was partially open and visible. her bra.

Lively also claimed that Baldoni made inappropriate remarks about cast members, entered her trailer while she was undressed and sometimes talked about his past addiction to “pornography.”

Meanwhile, Baldoni has denied the claims, with his attorney calling Lively’s attempt to “correct her negative reputation,” adding that the claims are “false, outrageous and intentionally salacious with the intent to cause public harm.”