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Interviewer Megyn Kelly and Bryan Freedman, the attorney representing Justin Baldoni, have added to the allegations that Ryan Reynolds ridiculed his wife’s “It Ends With Us” director and co-star during a moment in his latest Marvel film, “Deadpool & Wolverine,” where he sports a man-bun (a style Baldoni used to wear) and makes suggestive remarks.
Ryan Reynolds in “Deadpool & Wolverine.”
©DisneyKelly and Freedman discussed an online conspiracy theory suggesting that a character in the newest Deadpool film, an alternate-universe addition named Nicepool, was scripted to mock Baldoni for supposedly fat-shaming Blake Lively on the set of “It Ends With Us.”
In the film, Nicepool is depicted with a man bun—a hairstyle Baldoni maintained for several years until 2023—and comments on the physique of his female counterpart, Ladypool, portrayed by Lively.
The Nicepool character, played by Reynolds, states “Oh my goodness, wait until you see Ladypool. She’s stunning. She just had a baby, too, and [you] can’t even tell,” to which Deadpool, also portrayed by Reynolds, responds, “I don’t think you’re meant to say that.”
Nicepool then responds, “That’s alright. I consider myself a feminist,” which fans have interpreted as a jab at Baldoni, who has built a career advocating for women’s narratives and co-hosted a podcast regarding masculinity called “Man Enough” until his co-host departed amid Lively’s allegations of sexual harassment.
Kelly presented Freedman with the clip during his interview, and he acknowledged there is “no doubt that it pertains to Justin.” Neither Lively nor Reynolds has made any statements regarding the contentious scene.
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“What I make of that is, that if your spouse is subjected to sexual harassment, you don’t ridicule Justin Baldoni,” Freedman stated. “You don’t mock the situation. You treat it with utmost seriousness, you file HR complaints, you address the matter and you adhere to legal protocol. What you should not do is deride the individual and turn it into humor… It’s rather evident what is occurring.”
In a legal action initiated against Justin Baldoni, Wayfarer Studios, and several other parties in a New York federal court last month, Lively asserts that Baldoni sexually harassed her on the filming of “It Ends With Us” and fat-shamed her several months after she gave birth to her fourth child, and subsequently orchestrated a smear campaign against her. One example mentioned in the complaint indicated that Baldoni “covertly contacted her fitness trainer, without her knowledge or consent, and insinuated that he desired her to shed weight in two weeks.” In his own lawsuit against The New York Times, Baldoni claimed that he did inquire about Lively’s weight to “make sure he could safely execute (a lift scene) without harm,” referencing bulging discs in his spine. He contended that the misunderstanding resulted in an “improper and humiliating scolding” from Reynolds in front of other celebrity acquaintances during the filming. Baldoni alleged that at a meeting prior to shooting resuming after Hollywood strikes, Reynolds “launched a diatribe” at him over a list of grievances he and Lively had compiled during what Baldoni characterized as a “traumatic encounter.” That meeting purportedly occurred five months before production concluded on “Deadpool & Wolverine.”
“Deadpool & Wolverine” and “It Ends With Us” were among the highest-grossing films of 2024. “Deadpool & Wolverine” earned $636.7 million in the domestic market, making it the second-highest-grossing movie of the year, surpassing “Wicked” and “Moana 2,” while “It Ends With Us” ranked as the 15th highest-grossing film of the year with $148 million earned domestically.
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