<p id=”par-1_49″><a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/ryan-reynolds/”>Ryan Reynolds</a> addressed his wife <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/blake-lively/”>Blake Lively</a>’s legal drama during <em>SNL50: The Anniversary Special</em> in perhaps the most true-to-himself way possible, with a joke. Ahead, what Reynolds said about Lively’s ongoing <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/blake-lively-ryan-reynolds-request-gag-order-justin-baldonis-lawyer-iewu-video.html/”>legal battle with Justin Baldoni</a>. Plus, how she reacted. Hint: Reynolds referred to it without mentioning any names. </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-reynolds-made-a-thinly-veiled-reference-to-lively-s-legal-drama-why-what-have-you-heard”>Reynolds made a thinly veiled reference to Lively’s legal drama: ‘Why, what have you heard?’ </h2>
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<p id=”par-2_53″>Not an hour into the <em>SNL50</em> TV special on Feb. 16, 2025, and Lively’s legal drama came up courtesy of her husband, per <a href=”https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/ryan-reynolds-blake-lively-justin-baldoni-legal-drama-snl-50th-anniversary-special-1236138549/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>The Hollywood Reporter</a>. During a Q&A skit hosted by <em>SNL</em> alums Amy Poehler and Tina Fey, Reynolds stood up in the audience to ask a question. (See the full skit <a href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CC9-vvkvrW0″ target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>here</a>.)</p>
<p id=”par-3_28″>“Ryan Reynolds, how’s it going?” Poehler asked the 48-year-old. “Great,” he said before pausing to add, “Why, what have you heard?” seemingly referencing the <em>very</em> public legal battle. </p>
<p id=”par-4_37″>Lively, who attended the <em>SNL50</em> anniversary special alongside Reynolds and sat nearby in the audience, then looked at her husband and her smile fell from her face in a moment that was presumably part of the skit.</p>
<p id=”par-5_42″>The whole thing drew laughs from the audience. Meanwhile, Lively looked over at Reynolds with a look of concern. As for Poehler and Fey, they raised their hands suggesting they weren’t aware of the ongoing legal drama, which now totals <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/blake-lively-hit-another-lawsuit-it-ends-with-us-legal-drama.html/”>five suits</a>. </p>
<p id=”par-6_33″>Lively accused Baldoni of sexual harassment and of launching a subsequent smear campaign against her in an 80-page complaint which he responded to with a lawsuit of his own alleging extortion and defamation. </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-reynolds-is-also-named-in-blake-lively-s-legal-drama”>Reynolds is also named in Blake Lively’s legal drama </h2>
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<p id=”par-7_50″>Reynolds isn’t just a bystander in Lively and Baldoni’s legal drama. He’s also named in Baldoni’s lawsuit. Not only is the <em>It Ends With Us</em> director suing Lively, Leslie Sloane, and Sloane’s PR firm for defamation in a whopping $400 million lawsuit, but he also named Reynolds in his suit. </p>
<p id=”par-8_44″>Baldoni has accused Reynolds of “bullying” him via the Nicepool character in his 2024 movie, <em>Deadpool & Wolverine</em>. Reynolds’ name has also come up in text messages between Baldoni and Lively during the filming of <em>It Ends With Us</em>, as seen in legal filings. </p>
<p id=”par-9_20″>Baldoni is also suing The New York Times for libel after it published a December 2024 article on Lively’s allegations. </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-lively-and-baldoni-head-to-trial-in-2026″>Lively and Baldoni head to trial in 2026</h2>
<p id=”par-10_49″>The headlines and zingers—whether courtesy of Reynolds or not—will likely keep coming as it will be a <em>while</em> until Lively and Baldoni’s legal drama plays out in court. They’re set to <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/blake-lively-justin-baldoni-trial-date-set-it-ends-with-us-legal-battle.html/”>go to trial</a> beginning March 9, 2026, following Lively’s initial filing in late 2024 and Baldoni’s subsequent countersuit.</p>
<p id=”par-11_41″>However, a judge previously said at the first pre-trial hearing that the trial date <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/blake-lively-justin-baldoni-trial-may-get-moved-up-judge-says.html/”>could get moved up</a> depending on how both sides conduct themselves publicly, i.e. firing shots at each other in the media and potentially tainting the jury pool. </p>