Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively stepped out together in public for the first time since the lawsuit drama with Justin Baldoni to celebrate the 50th anniversary of SNL - where the Deadpool star had a deadpan response to a question from the hosts.
The celebration's hosts Amy Poehler and Tina Fey were introducing the show when they 'spotted' Ryan in the crowd, shouting: "Ryan! How’s it going?" Ryan stood up and appeared to allude to the ongoing legal troubles with the director of It Ends with Us, saying: "Great! Why, what have you heard?"
The show, which was hosted by Amy Poehler and Tina Fey, were introducing the show when they 'spotted' Ryan in the crowd, shouting: "Ryan! How’s it going?" Ryan stood up and appeared to allude to the ongoing legal troubles with the director of It Ends with Us, saying: "Great! Why, what have you heard?"
Blake, who was smiling next to Ryan, suddenly looked shocked and at her husband then back to the hosts in surprise, appearing to be very much a part of the jokey moment.
Blake vs Justin: feud timeline
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9th August – It Ends With Us is released
6th August – Justin walks the red carpet away from the rest of his costars during the movie premiere
13th August –Justin hires crisis PR Melissa Nathan who represented Johnny Depp during his defamation trial
20th December – Blake files a huge lawsuit against Justin, accusing him of "unprofessional'' behaviour on set
21st December – Justin is dropped by his talent agency
22nd December – The New York Times leaks private messages, attesting to a PR smear campaign against Blake
31st December – Justin files a lawsuit against The New York Times
31st December – Blake files a lawsuit against Justin
2025
16th January – Justin countersues Blake for $400 million
21st January – Justin's team releases footage from the It Ends With Us set, contradicting Blake's argument
27th January – A trial date is set for March 2026
27th January – Audio of Justin is leaked where he allegedly apologises to Blake during filming
1st February –Justin's team launches a website with two legal documents about the dispute
5th February – Blake is sued by crisis PR firm for $7 million
Both the Gossip Girl actress and her co-star Justin have filed lawsuits against one another, with Blake suing Justin for "severe emotional distress" and sexual harassment while he is countersuing for £321m for career and reputation damages.
© Kevin Mazur/NBC via Getty ImagesAccording to reports, the trial will commence in March 2025, however, court hearings regarding the case have already taken place, and in early February Justin's legal team released a website with a full copy of his amended lawsuit against the couple, as well as a document containing correspondence between Justin, Blake and Ryan throughout the production.
© GettyMeanwhile, Blake's legal team have requested a subpoena for access to Justin's phone records, which his team is currently fighting, with lawyer Mitchell Schuster calling them "flagrantly overbroad" as it would allow them access to Justin's entire message history, web browser history and location records of the last 2.5 years.
He said: "It is hard to overstate how broad, invasive, and atypical these Subpoenas truly are. This is civil litigation, not a criminal prosecution, and the Lively Parties [Lively and Reynolds] are not the FBI." He is now requesting that Judge Liman address the issue "at the soonest possible opportunity".
© Getty ImagesViewers had a mixed reaction to Ryan's quip at the show, with one person posting on X: "Bad move SNL. These two deserve to be shunned and not given the limelight," while another posted: "I like Ryan Reynolds. I thought this was funny. I don’t know all the details of the Blake Lively It Ends with Us but I blame the PR people." A third person added: "How sweet of SNL to try and do damage control for Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively—but it won’t work."
