Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds Steal the Spotlight at SNL 50 Amid Legal Drama!

SNL 50 starts with a Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds sighting.

Actor from “It Ends With Us” and “Deadpool”, along with their children James (10), Inez (8), Betty (5), and Olin (2), had an evening out without the kids, attending the February 16th taping of SNL 50: The Anniversary Special in New York.

As a devoted admirer, I was thrilled to see Blake Lively, age 37, and Ryan Reynolds, 48, strolling the red carpet together, beaming from ear to ear. The former Gossip Girl star, elegantly clad in a radiant silver dress, even snapped a backstage photo with her friend Dakota Johnson. Meanwhile, my heart skipped a beat as I watched Reynolds grace Saturday Night Live’s 50th anniversary celebration on NBC and Peacock, looking sharp in a timeless suit. (Check out more celebrities at SNL 50 right here.)

As an ardent admirer, I can’t help but express my excitement over their long-awaited debut on the red carpet together! This outing marks a significant milestone for them, following the intense legal battle they faced with Justin Baldoni, Blake Lively’s costar in “It Ends With Us,” which erupted back in December. In this high-profile case, Blake accused Justin of sexual harassment during the filming of the Colleen Hoover adaptation.

As a die-hard admirer, I must say, Baldoni has firmly refuted the allegations made against him. In response, he filed a countersuit the very next month, claiming that his co-star and Reynolds not only hijacked his role as the movie’s director but also orchestrated a smear campaign to malign him. Their intent was clearly to divert attention and shift the blame.

At the tail end of January, Baldoni’s legal team made public a 10-minute video showing the filming process of It Ends With Us , with the intention that the actor’s behavior in the footage would contradict Ms. Lively’s description of him.

Nevertheless, Lively’s legal team maintains that the video supports exactly what she stated in her lawsuit against Baldoni. They argue that the dissemination of this video was an unscrupulous effort aimed at influencing public opinion unfairly.

After that point, Lively and Reynolds took steps to propose a restraining order preventing Baldoni’s lawyer from speaking publicly.