Here’s how Ryan Reynolds is supporting Blake Lively through all the Justin Baldoni and It Ends With Us drama that unfolded on set.

Just when everyone thought the It Ends With Us drama was done and dusted, turns out it was only Act One! As the latest news is, Blake Lively has filed a legal complaint against her co-star Justin Baldoni!!

Ryan Reynolds in The Adams Project | image: Netflix

In that complaint she accused him of s*xual harassment and orchestrating a smear campaign to tarnish her reputation. Here is what Lively’s husband Ryan Reynolds did!

How Ryan Reynolds is standing by Blake Lively through the chaos

By now, even those living under a rock have probably caught wind of the drama surrounding the It Ends With Us movie. What started as Justin Baldoni’s passion project to adapt Colleen Hoover’s bestselling novel spiraled into something much messier.

With Blake Lively in the lead and Baldoni not only starring but also directing and producing through his company, things seemed promising, on the surface, at least.

Justin Baldoni as Ryle Kincaid in It Ends With Us | Credits:Sony Pictures

However, during the film’s release and promotional tour, fans couldn’t help but notice an undeniable tension between Baldoni and the rest of the cast. Awkward silences, all around cold vibes, and not so subtle social media moves, like unfollowing him ‘en masse’, hinted that all was not well behind the scenes. Then, the whole internet went into a chaos that only feels like a fever dream now.

And where did Ryan Reynolds, Lively’s husband, stand in all this? Right in her corner, of course. The ever-supportive Reynolds reportedly backed her up by unfollowing Baldoni on social media in May (as per Page Six), no public comments has been made by the star as of yet. He was also right there by her side for the showdown, as noted in the legal complaint. Thus, Reynolds’ stance was crystal clear, Team Blake, all the way.

What is exactly is happening? The Blake Lively-Justin Baldoni legal drama explained!

This year has been anything but smooth sailing for Blake Lively, as the internet turned on its once-beloved “It Girl”. The fall from grace was dramatic, but what actually went down? Let’s rewind.

It all started with whispers of tension on the set of It Ends With Us, and soon, things escalated. One particular incident reportedly struck a nerve, and that was when Justin Baldoni allegedly asked about Lively’s weight before preparing to lift her in a scene.

Fast forward to now, and Lively is naming names. In her legal complaint (as per BBC), she accuses Baldoni, along with Wayfarer Studios CEO Jamey Heath, of “inappropriate and unwelcome behavior” toward her and others during production. And that’s not all, her legal team claims the duo orchestrated a full-blown campaign to destroy her reputation.

A still from It Ends With Us (image credit: Sony Pictures)

The complaint, filed with the California Civil Rights Department, doesn’t hold back, detailing 30 demands addressing the alleged misconduct. The complaint also claims that Baldoni went off-script by “improvising” kisses and adding “unnecessary s-xual content” to scenes.

But it doesn’t stop there. Lively also alleges that Baldoni showed a “shocking lack of boundaries,” even entering her trailer uninvited at the worst times, like when she was breastfeeding her baby or otherwise undressed and many many many more incidents are listed such as this!

While Baldoni has denied all the claims in the complaint, it is true that the internet couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow when Baldoni hired a crisis management team and at the timing of it all, stories painting Lively as a “mean girl” started making the rounds just when the drama heated up, even things unrelated to the movie.

At this point, it’s hard to tell if this is a game of pure bad luck or calculated moves, but it is really something to think about. One thing’s clear, though, there’s blame to go around, and neither party comes out looking squeaky clean.

It Ends With Us is streaming on Netflix.