Justin Baldoni Slams Blake Lively & Ryan Reynolds With $400M Lawsuit

The actor filed a $400 million lawsuit just days after he called on Disney and Marvel execs to preserve documents to prove Reynolds made a mockery of him in his film, “Deadpool and Wolverine.”

Justin Baldoni was already sued last year by Blake Lively, who accused him of sexual harassment and creating a toxic work environment.

In a new twist to the legal drama between Lively and Baldoni, the latter has his co-star with a hefty new lawsuit, alleging that the actress and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, tried to “destroy” him.

According to legal documents obtained by Variety, Baldoni filed a 179-page complaint in the Southern District of New York, accusing Lively and Reynolds of civil extortion, defamation, and invasion of privacy. 

“At bottom, this is not a case about celebrities sniping at each other in the press,” Baldoni’s lawsuit reads. “This is a case about two of the most powerful stars in the world deploying their enormous power to steal an entire film right out of the hands of its director and production studio… When Plaintiffs have their day in court, the jury will recognize that even the most powerful celebrity cannot bend the truth to her will.”

This comes shortly after Baldoni’s lawyer sent out a litigation hold letter to Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige and Disney CEO Bob Iger regarding the actor’s “anticipated claims” against Reynolds, Lively, and other unnamed parties.

The letter demanded that the studio executives keep “any and all documents relating to the development of the Nicepool character” and “communications relating to the development, writing, and filming of storylines and scenes featuring Nicepool.”