Ryan Reynolds makes joke about Blake Lively’s drama with Justin Baldoni on ‘SNL 50’ anniversary episode

Ryan Reynolds made a very cheeky quip on SNL as he made his first public appearance with Blake Lively after the couple were slapped with a lawsuit.

Ryan Reynolds made a joke about his wife Blake Lively’s legal battle with Justin Baldoni as they put on a united front at the SNL 50: The Anniversary Special in New York City.

In a clip from the show, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler called out the Deadpool star as he sat in the audience alongside Lively.

“Ryan Reynolds! How’s it going?” he was asked.

Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively in the audience on SNL.

In response, Reynolds poked fun at the recent It Ends With Us drama, quipping, “Great! Why, what have you heard?”

The line was met with laughs from the studio audience, though Lively appeared to be slightly concerned.

Reynolds, in his typical humour, joked about the saga engulfing his wife.

While the bit was planned, Lively did look a bit concerned.

The couple appeared to be in good spirits while making their first red carpet appearance since the Gossip Girl star filed her sexual harassment lawsuit against Baldoni — her It Ends With Us co-star and director.

The actress wore a silver sequined gown to the comedy special and accessorised with matching silver heels and droplet earrings.

The Deadpool & Wolverine actor, who opted for a classic black tuxedo, embraced his wife while posing for photos on the red carpet.

Lively, 37, and Reynolds, 48, were seen mingling with other guests ahead of the show, including Dakota Johnson.

The night before, the pair snapped a selfie with Chevy Chase as they stepped out to celebrate Chris Rock’s 60th birthday.

Reynolds and Lively have not made a red carpet appearance together since August 2024 for the It Ends With Us premiere in NYC.

It marked Reynolds and Lively’s first red carpet appearance together in months. Picture: Evan Agostini/Invision/AP

Four months later, in December 2024, the A Simple Favor star filed a complaint against Baldoni accusing him of sexual harassment and retaliation.

The Jane the Virgin star, 41, denied Lively’s claims against him and filed a $US250 million libel lawsuit against the New York Times for its reporting on her claims against him.

Baldoni also filed a $US400 million lawsuit against Lively and Reynolds for alleged defamation and extortion.

This past week, Lively’s legal team subpoenaed Baldoni’s text messages in an effort to gather evidence about the actor’s alleged smear campaign against her.

“Ms. Lively has initiated discovery that will expose the people, tactics, and methods that have worked to ‘destroy’ and ‘bury’ her reputation and family over the past year,” her attorneys, Mike Gottlieb and Esra Hudson, told Page Six in a statement.

“We will now receive all of the ‘receipts’ that, unsurprisingly, are nowhere to be found on Mr. Freedman’s website, and like Ms. Lively, those ‘receipts’ will have their day in court,” they added.

The couple are being sued by Justin Baldoni. Picture: Cindy Ord/Getty Images

And Lively is suing Baldoni. Picture: Cindy Ord/Getty Images

Lively’s lawyers were referring to the website that Baldoni’s lawyer, Bryan Freedman, launched to share alleged evidence with the public to defend his client.

Lively and Baldoni’s respective legal teams requested on Thursday to be exempt from the district court’s mediation program.

In the joint letter written to Judge Lewis J. Liman and obtained by Page Six, the parties stated they “agreed that settlement discussions would be premature.”

A trial date has been set for March 9, 2026.

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