Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds hang with Michele Morrone amid Justin Baldoni lawsuit

Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds hang with Michele Morrone amid Justin Baldoni lawsuit

A simple night out.

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds spent time with her “A Simple Favor 2” co-star Michele Morrone in the midst of their nasty legal battle with Justin Baldoni.

Morrone, 34, shared a selfie of the trio on his Instagram Stories on Sunday. The Italian actor wrote, “Missed you guys! Love you!!,” and tagged Lively, 37, and Reynolds, 48, in the snapshot, which was set to the Eve song “Let Me Blow Ya Mind.”

Ryan Reynolds, Michele Morrone and Blake Lively. Instagram/ Michele Morrone

Lively and Reynolds had big smiles on their faces as they posed on either side of Morrone.

The “Deadpool” actor reposted the picture on his own Instagram Stories.

Lively and Morrone worked together on the “A Simple Favor” sequel which filmed last year — after Lively wrapped production on “It Ends With Us.”

Blake Lively and Michele Morrone at the “Deadpool & Wolverine” premiere in July 2024. Variety via Getty Images
Michele Morrone and Ryan Reynolds at the “Deadpool & Wolverine” premiere. Getty Images

The follow-up to Paul Feig’s 2018 comedy thriller, which is expected to come out later this year, features the returns of Lively and Anna Kendrick. Morrone joins the cast alongside Elizabeth Perkins and Allison Janney.

Last month, Morrone publicly supported Lively after she accused Baldoni, 41, of sexual harassment and mounting a smear campaign against her in a bombshell civil complaint.

Michele Morrone in his Instagram video. Instagram / @iammichelemorroneofficial

“So it’s usually not my thing to make these types of videos, but I think it’s time to stand up for a person that I really love and this person is Blake Lively,” Morrone began in his Instagram video.

He explained that he sensed “something was wrong” with Lively when they were filming “A Simple Favor 2.” Morrone said that that after they had a conversation, he realized the “Gossip Girl” alum was “in pain.”

Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively on the set of “It Ends With Us” in New Jersey in January 2024. Christopher Peterson / SplashNews.com

Morrone also called out the “cruel and bad comments” about Lively, and included a link to the New York Times article about her claims against Baldoni “so that you can understand before commenting, what happened.”

Since Morrone’s comments, Lively has sued Baldoni for $250 million, alleging he caused her to suffer “severe emotional distress and pain, humiliation, embarrassment, belittlement, frustration and mental anguish” in addition to lost wages.

Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively in “It Ends With Us.” AP

Baldoni, who directed “It Ends With Us” and starred alongside Lively, sued the New York Times for $250 million for libel and false light invasion of privacy, over the article on Lively’s sexual harassment allegations.

He also filed a $400 million countersuit against both Lively and Reynolds, alleging that the couple steamrolled him to take creative control of the film.

Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively filming “It Ends With Us” in Jersey City in January 2024. Jose Perez / BACKGRID

Last week, Lively and Reynolds’ legal team requested Baldoni’s lawyer, Bryan Freedman, be banned from talking to the media. This came after Freedman released raw footage from “It Ends With Us” to refute Lively’s sexual harassment claims against Baldoni.

But Freedman said in a statement over the weekend that Baldoni’s team won’t be “bullied” by Lively and Reynolds. He also claimed Lively is “petrified of the truth.”

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