Blake Lively did not attend her husband Ryan Reynolds’ movie premiere on Thursday evening. But her family members did.
Posing with the A-list actor were two of her sisters Robyn and Lori, as well as Robyn’s mini-me daughter Kate.
It was the John Candy: I Like Me screening in Los Angeles; Reynolds is one of the producers on the film alongside Colin Hanks.
Lively likely wanted to keep a low profile as her ex friend Taylor Swift’s was releasing her album Life Of A Showgirl that same evening.
One of the songs on the collection – a ditty called Canceled – is believed to be about the end of Swift’s friendship with the former Gossip Girl star.
Blake Lively did not attend her husband Ryan Reynolds’ movie premiere on Thursday, but her family members did. Posing with the actor were two of her sisters Robyn (far left) and Lori (far right), as well as Robyn’s mini-me daughter Kate (in gray top, center)
Lively likely wanted to keep a low profile as her ex friend Taylor Swift ‘s was releasing her album Life Of A Showgirl that same evening
Swift and Lively’s friendship reportedly halted due to Lively’s involvement in the lawsuit with Justin Baldoni regarding the It Ends With Us film, which resulted in Swift’s legal subpoena and feelings of betrayal.
Swift felt ‘exploited’ by being dragged into the legal battle, leading to a strain on their once close relationship.
While the lawsuit has been dismissed, the friendship does not seem to be repaired.
Also at the event was John’s wife Rosemary and their two children Jennifer Candy and Christopher Candy.
The new documentary looks at the ‘life, career, and loss’ of comedy icon John Candy.
He was one of the most successful stars of his generation, winning millions of fans all over the world with his stellar acting and comedic timing.
On March 4, 1994, he was cruelly struck down by a massive heart attack aged just 43, leaving behind a young family and a world in mourning.
The upcoming documentary debuts globally on Prime Video on October 10.
It comes after Macaulay revealed that John swiftly clocked onto the fact his father was a ‘monster’ – years before he became estranged from him.
Lively (L) and Swift seen in the Lower East Side of NYC in December 2023
One of the songs on the collection – a ditty called Canceled – is believed to be about the end of Swift’s friendship with the former Gossip Girl star
Former child star Macaulay shot to fame with blockbusters Home Alone and Uncle Buck – the latter film in which he first crossed paths with John.
John became a ‘paternal’ figure to the actor on set as his own father Kit – who he would later accuse of physical and emotional abuse – became an ‘infamous monster.’
At the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) this week, Macaulay reflected on John ‘looking out for him’ amid his fraught home life.
He said per People: ‘I think he always had that really great instinct. I think he saw.
‘Listen, even before the wave crested and the Home Alone stuff was happening, it was not hard to see how difficult my father was. It was no secret. He was already a monster.
Ryan, who co-produced the documentary with Colin Hanks, looked stylish in a grey knitted blazer layered over a white jumper and navy blue trousers
Ryan pictured with Macaulay and Colin Hanks
John’s wife and children (L-R) Jennifer Candy, Rosemary Candy and Christopher Candy attended the screening
It comes after Macaulay revealed the late John swiftly clocked onto the fact his father was a ‘monster’; pictured 1990
‘All of a sudden, the fame and the money came, and he became an infamous monster. He was already not a good guy.
‘I think John was looking a little side-eyed, like, ‘Is everything alright over there? You doing good? Good day? Everything’s alright? Everything good at home? Alright.”
Adding John’s care was a ‘testament to the kind of man he was’, he said John was ‘just looking out for him on set.’
‘It doesn’t happen that often. It actually happened less as time went on. I wish I got more of that in my life. It’s important that I remember that. I remember John caring when not a lot of people did.’
Macaulay said of his time on 1989’s Uncle Buck: ‘I think that’s why that’s one of my favorite performances, because I think he put a lot of himself into it’, adding John was ‘always really kind and really good’ when working with child actors.
John first shot to fame via his work as a member of Toronto’s branch of improv comedy group The Second City in 1972.
He then joined the cast on Toronto-based comedy-variety show Second City Television which was picked up by NBC in 1981 and became a huge hit.
