Papa Bear has entered the chat.
Justin Baldoni’s dad, Sam Baldoni, took a jab at Blake Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, with a shady Instagram post amid his son’s ongoing legal battle with the A-listers.
On Wednesday, Sam reposted a video of a bulletin board that read, “In a world full of Blakes and Ryans, be a Justin.”
The board also contained photos of the “It Ends With Us” director along with words to describe him, such as “honest,” “supportive,” “humble” and “empathetic.”
There were also cutouts of quotes and poems that Justin, 41, has said about women over the years.
Sam posted a heart hand emoji atop the clip.
Page Six has reached out to Reynolds and Lively’s rep for comment but did not immediately hear back.
Sam’s supportive post about his son comes as Justin’s contentious legal battle with Lively, 37, and Reynolds, 48, continues to play out.
In December 2024, the “Gossip Girl” actress filed a lawsuit against Justin, claiming he sexually harassed her while they were on the set of their 2024 film, “It Ends With Us.”
She also accused the “Five Feet Apart” director and his team of orchestrating a smear campaign against her. Justin has denied all claims.
In turn, the former “Jane the Virgin” actor filed a $400 million defamation and extortion lawsuit against Lively, the “Deadpool” star and her publicist, Leslie Sloane.
Justin and Lively’s legal teams have been going back and forth with a judge about what evidence to suppress from the public before their upcoming trial.
During a hearing Thursday, the “A Simple favor” star and her husband requested a protective order for their client’s private texts with her celebrity pals because they believe Justin would “leak” them to the press.
“There is a significant chance of irreparable harm if marginal conversations with high profile individuals with no relevance to the case were to fall into wrong hands,” Meryl Conant Governski claimed during the virtual court hearing in Manhattan federal court.
“There are 100 million reasons for these parties to leak information because the PR value is greater than complying with the court’s orders.”
Lively and Justin’s trial is set to begin in March 2026.
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