Ryan Reynolds is defending the fiery texts he sent sticking up for his wife Blake Lively amid her legal battle with Justin Baldoni.
Reynolds’, 49, messages — in which he called Baldoni, 42, a ‘dumb-dumb’ — were recently unsealed as part of Lively’s, 38, ongoing lawsuit against the It Ends With Us director.
‘Yes, Ryan got involved — what husband wouldn’t support his wife and the mother of his children?’ the actor’s representative said in a statement to Puck News, as part of a report by the publication titled ‘Is Blake Really Unhireable — and Can Ryan Escape the Blast Radius?’
‘He saw his wife fighting daily to stand up against sexual harassment in a private and respectful way, only to face retaliation for doing so,’ the spokesperson added.
‘If anything, Ryan feels like he wasn’t angry enough. He passionately believes in and will stand up for the basic right to a safe workplace free of harassment and retaliation for his wife and others. Then, now and always.’
Daily Mail has reached out to representatives for Baldoni, Reynolds and Lively for comment.
Ryan Reynolds, 49, is defending the fiery texts he sent sticking up for his wife Blake Lively, 38, amid her legal battle with Justin Baldoni, 42; Reynolds pictured in 2024
‘Yes, Ryan got involved — what husband wouldn’t support his wife and the mother of his children?’ the actor’s representative told Puck News; Reynolds and Lively pictured 2025
In December of 2024, Lively named Baldoni in a lawsuit accusing him of sexual harassment, retaliatory conduct, and intentional infliction of emotional stress.
In her lawsuit, the actress accused Baldoni of sexually harassing her in multiple ways – including body shaming her – and orchestrating a smear campaign against her to damage her reputation. Baldoni has denied the claims.
It Ends with Us earned $148 million in domestic box office and $350 million globally – but whatever goodwill the film garnered has since been overshadowed by the allegations made by its stars.
Reynolds called Baldoni a ‘dumb-dumb’ and said his wife was responsible for the box office success of It Ends with Us, in a series of recently unsealed text messages.
‘She WILLED this weekend into reality,’ the Deadpool star said of Lively in a chat with agent Warren Zavala on August 9, 2024 – around the same time It Ends with Us had a stellar box office debut.
‘Baldoni and these other buckets of dumb-dumb-juice should be acknowledging the speculation and gossip themselves,’ Reynolds said. ‘They should be jumping in front of it in the most full throated, unqualified way. Now.’
Reynolds complained about the actor-director and his associates not taking the public hit after initial reports of tension on the film set began to circulate, in court documents reviewed by Daily Mail in the litigation between Lively and Baldoni.
In the exchange, Reynolds speculated on strategies to shield his wife from bad publicity, stating she ‘should not be subjected to some eye-roll-y narrative of the “controlling b****”, amid early reports of dissension during production.
‘He saw his wife fighting daily to stand up against sexual harassment in a private and respectful way, only to face retaliation for doing so,’ the rep added; The pair seen 2025
‘If anything, Ryan feels like he wasn’t angry enough,’ Reynolds’ spokesperson concluded; The actor pictured January 9 in Wales
Reynolds called Baldoni a ‘dumb-dumb’ and said his wife was responsible for the box office success of It Ends with Us, in a series of recently unsealed text messages; Lively and Baldoni seen in a still from the film
Reynolds said Baldoni and his team ‘should be protecting’ Lively, adding, ‘They can and should accept the consequences of their actions and lean into the countless and willfully gross behavior before it leans into them.’
‘They made a big f***ing mess. Blake – under NO CIRCUMSTANCES – should be asked to clean up this sloppy, cliched f***storm.’
Reynolds said he was ‘super frustrated because this is a moment in which Blake should be celebrating,’ as ‘she made this unbelievable win happen.
‘She made this a win for Sony and by proxy, Wayfarer.’
Reynolds said that Lively ‘f***ing refused to give up on the film’ as she ‘didn’t sleep’ and ‘missed countless moments with her kids while sitting in edit rooms, scrapping and frame f***ing dailies for every square inch of quality.’
The actor said his spouse ‘slammed together a recipe for success despite working with ingredients she wasn’t even able to choose.’
‘All this while masterminding a world class marketing and promo plan for a movie that’s punching so far above its weight I’ve lost descriptors to even describe what’s happening.’
Reynolds said that Baldoni had tension with others involved with the making of the motion picture.
‘Every cast member and key crew member (including Colleen) won’t be in the same room as the guy,’ Reynolds wrote. ‘All of them have at some point, over the last six months, unfollowed him on social media.
‘Not one person has said Justin’s name out loud in any interview at any time.’
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