
Blake Lively all smiles with Ryan Reynolds and co-star Michele Morrone as Justin Baldoni legal battle continues
Blake Lively was all smiles despite her messy âIt Ends With Usâ legal battle with co-star and director Justin Baldoni.
The âGossip Girlâ alum was seen cheesing in a selfie alongside her husband, Ryan Reynolds, and Michele Morrone â whom she starred with in the upcoming sequel âA Simple Favor 2â â on Sunday.
The Italian actor and model posed in between the couple as he casually wrapped his arm around Livelyâs shoulder for the friendly photo op.
Blake Lively posed for a smiley photo with husband Ryan Reynolds and co-star Michele Morrone amid her legal battle with Justin Baldoni. Instagram/ Michele Morrone
Lively and Morrone (pictured at the âDeadpool & Wolverineâ premiere in July 2024) star together in the highly anticipated film âA Simple Favor 2.â Variety via Getty Images
âMissed you guys! Love you!!â Morrone, 34, captioned the snapshot shared to his Instagram Story.
Reynolds, 48, later reposted the picture, which was set to the song âLet Me Blow Ya Mindâ by Eve.
Livelyâs reunion with Morrone comes as the pair are seemingly getting ready to promote their highly anticipated film.
âMissed you guys! Love you!!â the Italian actor captioned the snap with the couple (pictured at the âIt Ends With Usâ premiere in August 2024). Variety via Getty Images
The âGossip Girlâ alum has kept a low profile since filing a complaint and lawsuit against Baldoni for alleged sexual harassment while filming âIt Ends With Us.â Getty Images for Sony Pictures
Earlier this month, director Paul Feig teased that âA Simple Favor 2â is âcoming soon.â
âThe movie is awesome, and Blake and Anna [Kendrick] turn in amazing performances. I canât wait for you all to see it. Stay tuned for more details,â the filmmaker posted on X.
According to the synopsis, the movie âfollows Stephanie Smothers [Kendrick] and Emily Nelson [Lively] as they head to the beautiful island of Capri, Italy, for Emilyâs extravagant wedding to a rich Italian businessman.â
The âJane the Virginâ alum has denied her allegations. Christopher Peterson / SplashNews.com
Baldoni has since filed a $400 million lawsuit against Lively and Reynolds for alleged defamation and extortion. Erik Pendzich/Shutterstock
Lively, 37, has been keeping a low profile since she filed a complaint â and subsequent lawsuit â against Baldoni, 41, for alleged sexual harassment and retaliation in December 2024.
The âJane the Virginâ alum â who vehemently denied her claims â has since filed a $400 million lawsuit against Lively and Reynolds for alleged defamation and extortion.
Just days after her complaint was published by the New York Times on Dec. 21, Morrone shared support for the actress in a video posted to his Instagram Story.
âSo itâs usually not my thing to make these types of videos, but I think itâs time to stand up for a person I really love, and this person is Blake Lively,â the â365 Daysâ star said at the time.
Morrone shared support for Lively in December 2024 after her complaint was published by the New York Times. iammichelemorroneofficial/Instagram
He claimed she was âin painâ on the set of âA Simple Favor 2â after wrapping âIt Ends With Us.â Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images
Morrone added that he could sense âsomething was wrongâ with Lively while working together on âA Simple Favor 2.â
âI felt the pain, and then we had the opportunity to talk, me and her,â he continued.
âBlake was in pain. And Iâm really tired to see those kind of cruel and bad comments about her without knowing the situation.â