Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds will not allow their new legal drama bring them down.
The Hollywood couple were all smiles as they posed for a photo with Lively Simple Favor 2 costars, Michele Morrone.
The Italian actor and model shared a snap of the trio hanging out with her Instagram Stories on Sunday, January 26, and wrote, “Missed you guys! You are loved!!” Morrone, 34, tagged Lively, 37, and Reynolds, 48, in the post, set to the tone of Eve“Let Me Blow Ya Mind.” (For his part, Reynolds also shared Morrone’s photo with his 53 million followers.)
The friendly reunion will take place after Lively and Morrone film the highly anticipated sequel to A Simple Favor last year. (Live and Anna Kendrick Both are set to reprise their roles in the comedy thriller from the director Paul Feig.)
Morrone previously turned to Lively’s defense after she filed a complaint of sexual harassment against him This Ends Us costar and director, Justin Baldoni.
“Usually it’s not my thing to make videos like that, but I think it’s time to stand up for someone I love a lot and this person is Blake Lively,” Morrone said in a December 23 video shared through his Instagram Stories.
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s reported feud made headlines months before the It Ends With Us costars filed lawsuits. As Lively and Baldoni promoted the film in August 2024, rumors began to swirl of an alleged feud between the couple. Fans noticed that Lively promoted the movie with some of her costars while Baldoni, who (…)
the 365 days star continued, “I personally met Blake during Simple Favor 2. We shot this amazing film together and I felt something was wrong, and I felt pain … We had a chance to talk, me and him, (and) Blake was in pain. (Simple Favor 2 filmed last spring, per The deadlinewhile This Ends Us began filming in May 2023 and resumed in January 2024 following the SAG-AFTRA strike.)
Morrone said she was “so tired” of seeing “brutal and mean comments” about Lively “without knowing the situation.” He linked a New York Times article published Dec. 21, detailing Lively’s catalog of complaints against Baldoni, 40, on the set of This Ends Uswhich he asked fans to read “so you can understand, before commenting, what’s going on.”
Justin Baldoni initially appeared to have nothing but positive things to say about his It Ends with Us costar, Blake Lively, as reports of a set feud continue to spread online. The drama is officially in theaters in August 2024, and Baldoni, who both directed and starred opposite Lively, praised his screen partner. (…)
“Blake, I love you so much. Keep it up and we’ll see you soon. Love you,” concluded the actor.
After Lively’s initial complaint against Baldoni with the California Civil Rights Department, Lively and Baldoni both filed lawsuits against each other.
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni.
Courtesy of Sony Pictures Ent.In the case filed on December 31, 2024, Lively accused Baldoni of sexual harassmentretaliation, breach of contract, infliction of emotional distress, invasion of privacy and loss of wages arising out of his experience in Finish It With Us. Baldoni’s lawyer, Bryan Freedmandenied the “totally false, outrageous and deliberately salacious” accusations in a statement to we at the time, claiming that Lively filed her complaint to “fix her negative reputation.”
Baldoni later filed his owns a $400 million lawsuit on January 16 accused Lively, 37, Reynolds, and Lively’s publicist, Leslie Sloanein civil extortion, defamation, false light invasion of privacy and other claims. Lively’s legal team called the case “another chapter in the abuser’s playbook,” claiming in a statement, “It’s an age-old story: A woman comes forward with concrete evidence of sexual harassment and retaliation and the abuser tries to turn the tables on the victim. This is what the experts call DARVO. The reverse victim offender strategy it would negate the evidence of Ms. Lively’s complaint, and it would fail.”
Baldoni and nine others also sued The New York Times for its coverage of Lively’s previous Civil Rights Department complaint, which Morrone linked to in his Instagram Story last December. The $250 million lawsuit alleges the Times of libel and false invasion of privacy. The plaintiffs accuse the outlet of “cherry-picking” communications and removing context to mislead readers. A spokesperson for Times stood by the outlet’s story as “carefully and responsibly reported”, as in a statement last month, “The role of an independent news organization is to follow the facts where they lead. “
