‘Surprisingly calm’ Blake Lively smiles in sweet selfie with Ryan Reynolds amid Justin Baldoni legal battle
Blake Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, appeared to be in good spirits as their legal battle with Justin Baldoni wages on.
The “Gossip Girl” alum was all smiles in a selfie shared via the “Deadpool” star’s Instagram Story Monday.
A source later told People that Lively is trying to “focus on family life” and being present with her kids as her legal drama with Baldoni plays out.
“Blake is surprisingly calm and just tries to focus on family life. She’s in constant contact with her team,” an insider old the outlet Tuesday.
“She sees the whole lawsuit drama as a necessary bump, but she’s not letting it take away from her main focus, which is her children.”
Lively and Reynolds –– who have been married since 2012 –– share daughters James, 10, Inez, 8, and Betty, 5, and son Olin, 1.
Lively’s legal drama began in December 2024 when she filed a sexual harassment complaint against Baldoni over his alleged misconduct while filming the movie “It Ends With Us.”
In the detailed complaint, Lively, 37, accused Baldoni, 41, of making her feel “uncomfortable” on set and alleged that he launched a smear campaign to harm her reputation if she came forward.
Lively later filed a formal lawsuit against Baldoni in New York Federal Court for alleged sexual harassment, retaliation, breach of contract, infliction of emotional distress, invasion of privacy and lost wages on Dec. 31, 2024.
Baldoni responded to Lively’s complaint by filing a staggering $400 million defamation and extortion lawsuit against his co-star, along with Reynolds and publicist Leslie Sloane.
The “Jane the Virgin” actor also filed a $250 million libel lawsuit against the New York Times after the outlet published Lively’s sexual harassment allegations in a piece titled, “‘We Can Bury Anyone’: Inside a Hollywood Smear Machine.”
Baldoni and two of his producers alleged that the outlet “cherry-picked and altered communications” without providing “necessary context.”
Baldoni has since vehemently tried to prove his innocence by releasing raw footage from the romcom and launching a website that features his lawsuit, an alleged timeline and alleged messages between him and Lively.
The former co-star’s attorneys faced off in court for the first time in a pre-trial conference Monday, where the judge advised both parties to remain silent on the lawsuits.
They currently have a March 2026 trial date in New York City.
