and were spotted enjoying an off-duty day in his native just hours before nemesis blasted the actress and mocked their lengthy legal battle.
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Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds Spotted Before Lawsuit News
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds were spotted enjoying an off-duty day in his native Canada just hours before nemesis Justin Baldoni blasted the actress and mocke...
Baldoni, 42, and his wife Emily published an Instagram video Wednesday that cast Lively's supposed 'fight for women' as a grave 'injustice' Baldoni has had to endure.
The update from the couple comes after from Baldoni to cover her legal fees while battling his $400 million defamation lawsuit.
Hours before the video dropped, and days after Lively was notably absent from former friend 's wedding, the It Ends With Us star, 38, and actor Reynolds, 49, were seen shrugging off the drama at a casual lunch with friends.
Lively looked stylish in a pink top and denim shorts as she toted a refreshing drink.
Reynolds kept his look casual in a baseball cap, white polo and joggers as he exited the restaurant.
Blake Lively (pictured) and Ryan Reynolds were spotted enjoying an off-duty day in his native Canada just hours before nemesis Justin Baldoni blasted the actress and mocked their lengthy legal battle
Baldoni, 42, and his wife Emily published an Instagram video Wednesday that cast Lively's supposed 'fight for women' as a grave 'injustice' Baldoni has had to endure
Reynolds kept his look casual in a baseball cap, white polo and joggers as he exited the restaurant
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The update from Baldoni and Emily comes after from Baldoni to cover her legal fees while battling his $400 million defamation lawsuit.
'We haven't done this in a while,' Baldoni began his video with a chuckle as his wife agreed.
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'So we have not spoken publicly for the better part of the last two years, and it's not because we haven't had anything to say, because Lord knows we have.'
Although Baldoni said he was not going to address all aspects of the legal battle in his statement, he hinted that there would be more messages to come.
'It just felt like every time we went to make a video like this where we wanted to speak, something was telling us not to. It just didn't feel like the right time,' he said.
'And we were talking about it and feeling into it and praying about it...' he added as Emily finished his sentence: '... and this feels like the moment.'
'So here we are,' Baldoni added as he cracked a smile.
Lively looked stylish in a pink top and denim shorts as she toted a refreshing drink alongside two assistants
Lively looked in good spirits amid a dramatic month for her
'There is so much to say, and it makes it hard to speak,' Emily continued. 'It makes it hard to figure out what is right for us, for this specific moment.'
'And we're not gonna say it all,' Justin added.
Baldoni said he and his wife hadn't spoken publicly for 'the better part of the last two years' because 'it just felt like every time we went to make a video like this where we wanted to speak, something was telling us not to. It just didn't feel like the right time'
The couple expressed their 'immense gratitude' for the people around them and the blessings they had received, but Emily added they didn't 'negate the injustice and the pain that we have also felt in the last few years'
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She appeared to allude to her husband's bruising legal battle with Lively, adding, 'We've had to wrestle with so many things and try to understand things like how could something like this even happen. Let alone disguise as a fight for women [sic]'; Lively is pictured May 19 in NYC
'And the truth is – reality is, is that there's been a lot of trauma for us to move through as a family,' Emily said, while Justin added, 'We don't even know this is the right thing to say, but we just know we need to share something'
'And the truth is – reality is, is that there's been a lot of trauma for us to move through as a family,' she said somberly. 'Which also makes it hard to speak.'
Baldoni gazed down as he took over.
'We don't even know this is the right thing to say, but we just know we need to share something,' he said. 'What I will say is that there have been so many painful things that have been spoken into existence' – 'Untruthful,' his wife interjected – 'over the last couple years.'
Justin explained that his faith in justice had led him and his wife to hold their tongues amid his legal battle with Lively.
'That created so much noise, and we didn't want to add to the noise. So we just wanted to let the justice system run its course,' he explained.
Emily then looked into the cameras to declare, 'The truth, and the facts, have spoken for themselves.'
She turned to look affectionately at her husband before adding, 'And here we are.'
The Jane The Virgin star lightened up the video after suggesting that people stop him on the street to inquire about how he and his family are doing.
Justin said his faith in justice had led him and his wife to hold their tongues amid his legal battle with Lively. 'That created so much noise, and we didn't want to add to the noise. So we just wanted to let the justice system run its course,' he explained; seen February 11 in NYC
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Emily then looked into the cameras to declare, 'The truth, and the facts, have spoken for themselves'; pictured with Justin on February 11 in NYC
'We are . . . we are healing. And if you've ever been through something traumatic, you know that healing isn't linear. It looks different every day,' he shared. 'And we have to rethink for ourselves what is real, and what matters.'
'It's this,' his wife replied. 'It's the kids.'
'It's our family,' Justin agreed. 'It's our friends. It's our community who have been there for us. It's our faith.
The Gossip Girl star's lawyers claim they spent a whopping $8 million in just 10 months while battling Baldoni's $400 million defamation lawsuit; the pair are pictured on the set of It Ends With Us in 2024
In October 2025, a judge dismissed Baldoni’s case, and in May of this year, after a judge dismissed most of Lively’s claims, she agreed to settle the case.
Lively was not paid any money in the settlement, but Judge Lewis Liman, who presided over the case at a New York court, did allow her to seek legal fees solely related to Baldoni’s failed case against her.
In October 2025, a judge dismissed Baldoni’s $400 million defamation lawsuit, and in May of this year, after a judge dismissed most of Lively’s claims in her sexual harassment and defamation lawsuit, she agreed to settle; Lively and Baldoni are pictured in It Ends With Us
When the movie was released in the summer of 2024, it was overshadowed by rumors of a feud on set between Baldoni and Lively.
Among Lively’s claims was that Baldoni ‘fat-. He denied the allegation and claimed it was because he was worried about hurting his back during a scene where he lifted her up.
Lively also alleged that Baldoni inserted unscripted kisses into a scene in which they were dancing together, and that his producer, Jamey Heath, walked into her trailer when she was breastfeeding her newborn baby.
Baldoni strongly denied her claims.
