Can Ryan Reynolds Joke About Blake Lively & Justin Baldoni’s Lawsuits Be Used In Court_
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00:00And almost 15 million people tuned in to Saturday Night Live's 50th anniversary special.
00:05But, considering Blake has accused director and co-star Justin Baldoni of sexual harassment claims,
00:11he denies, by the way, was going for laughs the right move?
00:15I have a question.
00:17Oh! Hi, Ryan Reynolds!
00:19Hey, hey!
00:21Hi, Ryan.
00:23Ryan Reynolds, how's it going?
00:25Great! Why, what have you heard?
00:28That throwaway joke Ryan casually dropped about his and Blake's lawsuits with Justin Baldoni
00:33could be potentially used against them, according to Law & Crime Network host Jesse Weber,
00:37who doesn't represent either the couple or Baldoni.
00:40First of all, I don't know if that's ever going to come into evidence.
00:42Courtmates say that's not relevant enough to this case.
00:44Having said that, Justin Baldoni's team could potentially use that clip to suggest
00:49neither Ryan Reynolds nor Blake Lively are taking this case seriously.
00:53She filed very serious allegations against me,
00:56basically saying that I'm a sexual harasser, that I retaliated against her,
01:00and yet they come out and make jokes about it.
01:02I'm unaware of anybody, frankly, whose wife has been sexually harassed
01:11and has made jokes about that type of situation.
01:15Baldoni's attorney Brian Friedman speaking out yesterday on Hot Mice with Billy Bush.
01:20It surprised me.
01:21I think the reason they came out at such a public event was to say,
01:25we're not in hiding.
01:26Sure, there's been a lot put forward by Justin Baldoni and his team.
01:30We've been on the defensive.
01:31Public opinion has been swaying against us.
01:33Hey, guess what?
01:34We're going to fight this.
01:35We're going to come out.
01:36We're a happy couple.
01:37It could look a little tone deaf as something that Blake Lively has been accused of,
01:41but at the same time, they're also saying,
01:43our lawyers will handle this.
01:44I have a career.
01:45She has a career.
01:46We're honoring SNL's 50th anniversary.
01:49Aside from the potential legal ramifications,
01:53the couple's controversial appearance has apparently also driven a deeper rift
01:56between team Baldoni and team Blake,
01:58with an onslaught of negativity sweeping Blake's Instagram.
02:02Fans are also accusing Ryan of stealing the spotlight from his ex-wife,
02:06Scarlett Johansson,
02:07who was there supporting her current husband,
02:09longtime SNL star Colin Jost,
02:11with one social media user saying,
02:13that's wildly unhinged to hijack the night that your ex and her new man
02:17were supposed to be the center focus.
02:19Long Crime did a poll.
02:20Polled thousands of people.
02:2296% of the people polled sided with Justin Baldoni.
02:26That number really hasn't changed.
02:28But what I will say is,
02:29these people are not the potential jury that's going to happen in a trial
02:33in March of 2026.
02:37Access has reached out to Blake's team and has not heard back yet.
02:50We'll keep you posted.