Justin Baldoni claimed in a new court filing that he was deeply rattled by an alleged encounter with Blake Lively’s husband, Ryan Reynolds.

Blake Lively is entering a new chapter, and insiders say it may include rekindling her once-close friendship with Taylor Swift. The actress has been feeling noticeably lighter and more hopeful after a judge dismissed the PR firm’s defamation lawsuit connected to the controversy surrounding director Justin Baldoni.

Baldoni, who has denied her allegations of misconduct on set and a retaliatory smear campaign, later filed counterclaims against Lively and Reynolds involving allegations of extortion and defamation that were dismissed by U.S. District Court Judge Lewis J. Liman in June 2025.

Newly revealed group chat messages show Rainn Wilson backing Justin Baldoni during his conflict with Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds on the set of It Ends With Us.

Appearing in IF, Deadpool & Wolverine, and It Ends With Us throughout 2024, Blake Lively is certainly having a moment. And while she's been an A-lister for quite some time, not all of her movies have been smash hits.