The actor and director of the film Never again, accused by Blake Lively, wife of Ryan Reynolds, of sexual harassment, believes that the couple caricatures him in the latest Marvel.
On December 20, the New York Times announced that Blake Lively had filed a complaint against Justin Baldoni, who co-stars in Never again accusing him of sexual harassment and inappropriate behavior on the set of the film released last summer. The actress had also accused him of leading a smear campaign against her through a wave of online comments during the promotion of the feature film. To which the 40-year-old American actor and director responded by continuing the New York Times for defamation, claiming the sum of 250 million dollars. But the legal battle has taken a new turn, reports Variety .
Justin Baldoni today accuses Ryan Reynolds, husband of Blake Lively, for making fun of him in the last film Deadpool released July 24. He thinks the Nicepool character caricatures him. Always according to Variety, the actor’s lawyer, Bryan Freedman, would have sent a letter to the president of Marvel, Kevin Feige, and that of Disney, Bob Iger, in which he demands to consult all official documents related to Deadpool & Wolverine. This includes in particular “ documents relating to Nicepool’s character development », « communications relating to the development, writing and filming of scenarios and scenes featuring Nicepool » et « all relevant documents regarding Baldoni ».
A striking resemblance?
What are the details that irritated Justin Baldoni? First the physical. Nicepool appears bearded and wearing his hair tied in a bun, just like Justin Baldoni. “ There’s no doubt this is about Justin… Everyone who saw this bun recognized it », explained her guest lawyer on The Megyn Kelly Show podcast on January 8. During the film, several exchanges between Ryan Reynolds and his wife would, according to Baldoni, echo Blake Lively’s accusations against him. In Deadpool & Wolverine, Reynolds worries “ But where is the intimacy coordinator? ? ” and compliments Lady Deadpool’s physique: ” She is magnificent. She just had a baby but it doesn’t show “. However, Blake Lively had requested an intimacy coordinator on the set of Never Again and accused Justin Baldoni of making remarks to her about her weight when she had just given birth to her fourth child. In Deadpool, Ryan Reynolds also mocks Nicepool’s façade of “feminism”, one of Justin Baldoni’s defenses against the accusations.
Marvel and Disney have so far declined to comment, while Justin Baldoni’s lawyer assures that ” trial would be imminent “. Since being accused of harassment, Justin Baldoni has been fired from the William Morris Agency (WMA), one of the largest American artist representation agencies.
Related News :