WME Says Ryan Reynolds Never Pressured Agency to Drop Justin Baldoni Amid Blake Lively Controversy

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The “It Ends With Us” director and star claims in a libel lawsuit filed Tuesday that Lively’s husband is one reason behind his professional fallout

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January 1, 2025 @ 3:05 PM

WME denied that client Ryan Reynolds pressured Justin Baldoni’s agent to drop him following lawsuits filed by Reynolds’ wife Blake Lively against her “It Ends With Us” costar for sexual harassment.

“In Baldoni’s filing there is a claim that Reynolds pressured Baldoni’s agent at the ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ premiere. This is not true,” the agency said in a statement on Wednesday.

“Baldoni’s former representative was not at the ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ premiere nor was there any pressure from Reynolds or Lively at any time to drop Baldoni as a client,” the statement continued.