Justin Baldoni has revealed the text messages he allegedly received from Ryan Reynolds, in which the Deadpool star appeared to say he 'adores' him.
The It Ends with Us director and actor just launched a website containing the text messages from Reynolds as part of his effort to publicly refute the allegations made by Blake Lively regarding his conduct on set of the film.
The website also includes his amended $400 million complaint against Lively, as well as a timeline of events divulging everything that happened on set from his perspective.
Baldoni and Lively played a couple in the film, an adaptation of the Colleen Hoover novel of the same name, which was released last summer. The two actors have been embroiled in a bitter legal dispute since last year.
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The former Gossip Girl star, 37, accused Baldoni, 41, of sexual harassment and a smear campaign. The Jane the Virgin alum is counter-suing Lively and Reynolds on claims of civil extortion, defamation, and invasion of privacy.
Baldoni's legal team released footage from the set of the romantic drama that they claim refutes her claims of sexual harassment against him amid their lawsuits filed against one another.
The actor's website was published on Saturday (1 February). According to the documents shared by Baldoni, everything appeared friendly and cordial at first.
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In alleged leaked texts, the Deadpool actor, 48, appeared to express his appreciation on behalf of Lively and himself for Baldoni trying to make the production schedule accommodate her so their family could stay together, as Reynolds was busy filming Deadpool & Wolverine around the same time.
Reynolds allegedly wrote: "Thank you for understanding what it means to me personally to have my family reunited as soon as possible.
"I'd have your line producer's face tattooed to my perineum if he/she/they can figure out how to start two weeks earlier. Completely understand how big of an ask that is," one text attributed to Reynolds states. "But the perineum is one of the most nervy parts of the human body to expose to trauma. So..
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"Looking forward to seeing you. And thank you again for all you're doing. I happen to adore you, Justin. xo."
Elsewhere in their text exchange, Reynolds allegedly wrote: "I'm excited for Blake to crack open her creative piggybank with someone as dynamic as you. This is gonna be INCREDIBLE."
Baldoni is also suing the New York Times for libel, however the publication has refuted claims of wrongdoing.
In a statement issued to JustJared, the publication said: “The Baldoni/Wayfarer legal filings are rife with inaccuracies about The New York Times, including, for example, the bogus claim that The Times had early access to Ms. Lively's state civil rights complaint.
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“Mr. Baldoni's lawyers base their erroneous claim on postings by amateur internet sleuths, who, not surprisingly, are wrong.”
Baldoni's attorney, Bryan Freedman, explained to BBC News that he amended their lawsuit due 'to the overwhelming amount of new proof that has come to light'.
"This fresh evidence corroborates what we knew all along, that due to purely egotistical reasons Ms Lively and her entire team colluded for months to destroy reputations through a complex web of lies, false accusations and the manipulation of illicitly received communications," Freedman said.
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The trial has been set for March 2026.
Tyla has contact the Lively and Baldoni's lawyers for comment.
Topics: Justin Baldoni, Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds, Celebrity
Gregory Robinson