Ryan Reynolds shared photos from his talk at Harvard Business School on his Instagram Stories Wednesday, Jan. 22, amid his and wife Blake Lively's legal battle with Justin Baldoni

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “It Ends With Us” actor and director Justin Baldoni has sued his co-star Blake Lively and her husband, “Deadpool” actor Ryan Reynolds, for defamation and extortion on Thursday in the latest move in a bitter legal battle surrounding the dark romantic drama.

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds spent time with her “A Simple Favor 2” co-star Michele Morrone in the midst of their nasty legal battle with Justin Baldoni.

Justin Baldoni responded to the gag order request by Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds after the couple moved to silence his lawyers.

Sources close to the “Jane the Virgin” alum argue that attorney Bryan Freedman has merely been defending his client from Lively’s alleged “takedown campaign.”

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Candace Owens has tossed out her opinion on the Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni feud, and she revealed that she thinks Ryan Reynolds is the “true villain” behind the scenes. “Yesterday I received a tip from someone who allegedly worked on the set of It Ends With Us.

Friends of Justin Baldini have slammed a request from Blake Lively and husband Ryan Reynolds for a gag order to be slapped on Baldoni's lawyer

Hollywood power couple Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds have intensified their legal efforts to silence Justin Baldoni amid their ongoing feud.

Justin Baldoni sued Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds for civil extortion, defamation and other actions in a lawsuit filed Thursday. Baldoni accused Lively of tormenting him, his family and ...

Taylor Swift and Blake Lively's friendship was called into question amid the $400 million defamation lawsuit filed by "It Ends With Us" director Justin Baldoni.