Blake Lively Lawyer hits Justin Baldoni about the summons of Ryan Reynolds about Ryan Reynolds

Blake livelyAttorney Mike Gottlieb struck Justin BaldoniThe potential plans of the legal team to collect the husband of Sublades Lively, Ryan Reynoldsand good friend Taylor Swift In your attempt from 2026.

“It is completely unclear what claims or defense if one of these celebrities … is relevant at all,” said Gottlieb in an interview with People Published on Thursday, May 8th.

It was reported in April that both Reynolds and Swift – together with everyone in Lively and Baldonis inner circles – could be delivered before the legal proceedings of the next year. Reynolds was accused by Baldoni to have recorded the character Nicepool in his blockbuster from 2024 Deadpool & Wolverine As thinly veiled trenches on Lively's It ends with us Costar. (Reynolds and Marvel denied these accusations.)

Us Received court documents in January, in which the legal team of Baldoni claimed to offer the filmmaker and the lively exchanges SMS about Reynolds and quickly allegedly inputs It ends with us'Roof scene.

Gottlieb insists that there is no valid reason for them Dead Pool Actor or Swift to testify in Baldoni's defamation of $ 400 million against Lively, Reynolds and Lively's publicist Leslie Sloane. (LIVELY originally filed a lawsuit against Baldoni in December 2024, in which an enemy work environment and sexual harassment was claimed.)

“This is a case about what happened to Blake Lively when she raised claims for sexual harassment on the set,” argued the lawyer. “It is not a case of how songs were selected for the film. These are not fictional Marvel characters in Dead Pool Films. “

“You have to ask the question, why are these people charged?” He continued. “Do you have an actual relevance for the present case? You cannot simply be charged because you are famous and you think it will generate a number of headlines. And the federal dishes do not tolerate this kind of behavior.”

LIVELY's lawyer expressed concerns that there may be a media circus for the process when celebrities are called unnecessarily to testify.

“We don't assume [his business associate] Steve Sarowitz“, He said.

Baldonis lawyer Bryan Freedman replied to Gottlieb's comments by saying: “Although it is obviously uncomfortable for the lively parties, the truth is not a distraction. The truth was clearly shown by unprocessed receipts, documents and real life. To come more. Blake was the one who brought her top -class friends into this situation.

“Ryan's commitment is very well documented and we continue to discover intentional misconduct,” continued Freedman. “Was Disney in Ryan to use the shareholders to promote a personal resentment? I would be surprised to find out that these types of corporate waste would not lead too much more exposure to those who affected shareholders.”

While Gottlieb expressed his preference for the inner circle of LIVELY, the lawyer confirmed this Another easier The actress will give direct testimony.

“The ultimate moment for the history of a plaintiff is in court,” said Gottlieb. “We expect this to be the case here [with Lively]. Of course we would expect that she witnessed in her process. Of course she will testify. “

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He continued: “There are people who have experienced witnesses or misconduct who are relevant for Ms. Lively's claims. We expect your testimony, especially about what has taken place on the set, will come out by live witness statements.”

Baldoni filed a lawsuit against Lively, Reynolds and Sloane in January and accused the actress of “making Baldoni a real villain in her story” in order to cover up for her “sound dust” marks of alcohol and hair care stamps that performed in a film about domestic violence. The filmmaker's lawyers also accused LIVELY of creating a “takeover strategy” It ends with us After disagreements on the set with Baldoni.

Lively's legal team replied by claiming that Baldoni had tried to “shift” the narrative with his complaint, since the actress had previously filed a lawsuit against him in December last December for sexual harassment.

“The evidence will show that the occupation and others have had their own negative experiences with Mr. Baldoni and Wayfarer. The evidence will also show that Sony Ms. Lively has asked to monitor Sony's cut of the film, which they then selected for the distribution and had a resounding success,” said her spokes person. “Her reaction to sexual annoyance: she wanted it, it is her fault. Her justification for why this happened to her: Look what she was wearing. In short, while the victim focuses on the abuse, the perpetrator concentrates on the victim. The strategy of attacking the woman does not fail.

A judge set a first start date for the Baldoni Lively negotiation for March 9, 2026. The period for discovery in court is now in progress.