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Entertainment reporter and podcaster Andy Signore recently uploaded a new video on his YouTube channel, detailing the latest developments in Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni's ongoing legal feud.
In a May 21 episode of the Popcorned Planet podcast, titled Disney FED UP With Ryan Reynolds & Blake Lively As Actors Get DESPERATE!?, host Andy Signore claimed that Disney CEO Bob Iger wanted this legal battle to end.
Around the one-minute mark of the episode, Andy claimed that Iger had requested Ryan Reynolds, husband of Blake Lively, to "drop" the legal case.
"Bob Iger himself, and Disney, have been trying to get Ryan Reynolds to drop this nonsense. Just like Taylor Swift, just like everybody else involved, nobody wants to be involved in this," the podcaster commented.
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Marvel was seemingly drawn into the legal unfolding after Baldoni's attorney, Bryan Freedman, sent the entertainment company a subpoena, alleging that the character of Nicepool, from Deadpool and Wolverine, was based on Justin Baldoni.
In his subpoena, Freedman requested all documents and information that related to the "creation, development, or portrayal of the character 'Nicepool' from Deadpool & Wolverine," as well as every communication concerning Baldoni.
Andy Signore continued by highlighting the recent sanctions Ryan's legal team sent toward Justin Baldoni over Bryan Freedman's supposed "frivolous" Nicepool subpoena.
The podcaster claimed Ryan was "drowning" the court with high-profile demands, suggesting that the Deadpool actor should take his issues with Baldoni to trial. Andy compared the It Ends With Us legal drama to the unfolding of Harvey Weinstein and Sean "Diddy" Combs' ongoing trials.
"You're constantly out there trying to say, 'No, we're victims, believe us, we're victims.' I don't believe you are. There's so much more important stuff happening in the world, and real abuse with Harvey on trial, and others, the Diddy case, these are real cases we should be focusing our energy and time and resources on," he said.
Ryan Reynolds requests monetary sanctions over Justin Baldoni's "frivolous" subpoena
On Tuesday, May 20, multiple publications reported that Ryan Reynolds had moved to sanction Justin Baldoni over what the Deadpool actor supposedly called "utterly frivolous claims."
The sanctions followed Justin Baldoni's legal team issuing a subpoena to Marvel Studios, requesting information related to the development of Nicepool. According to a Variety article published on May 18, Reynolds had filed a motion to be dropped from Baldoni's $400 million defamation lawsuit.
"The entirety of Mr. Baldoni's case appears to be based on Mr Reynolds allegedly privately calling Mr. Baldoni a 'predator,' but here's the problem, that is not defamation unless they can show that Mr. Reynolds did not believe that statement to be true... Mr. Reynolds has a First Amendment right to express his opinion of Mr. Baldoni," Ryan's legal team stated.
Ryan's legal team, Mike Gottlieb and Esra Hudson, alleged these "non-serious claims" in Baldoni's lawsuit were a ploy for "clickbait headlines" that should not be allowed in federal court.
The Jane the Virgin star's attorney, Bryan Freedman, commented on the recent sanction filings that sought settlement from Justin Baldoni and other Wayfarer Parties. He claimed that Reynolds and Lively were seeking monetary sanctions on "purported grounds" that certain allegations against them were "frivolous."
"It is Mr. Reynolds and Ms. Lively's sanctions motions that are frivolous. The Wayfarer Parties’ complaint contains substantial factual allegations, supported by a mountain of evidence. We anticipate that the Court will agree," the lawyer claimed.
Justin Baldoni's team recently withdrew their subpoena issued to Taylor Swift, which intended to have her appear as a witness during the trial to seemingly testify on her friendship with Blake Lively.
The Justin Baldoni vs Blake Lively trial has been set for next year, scheduled for March 9, 2026.
