Ryan Reynolds Slams Justin Baldon For ‘Fat-Shaming’ Blake: Sue

In his lawsuit against New York Times, Justin Baldoni accused Ryan Reynolds of his reprimand for allegedly “fat shaming” Blake Lively.

Baldoni, 40, filed the $250 million lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday, Dec. 31, weeks after the media published an article in which Lively, 37, accused Baldoni of sexual harassment while working together on the film . It ends with Us. (Lively officially filed her lawsuit against the charges on Tuesday.)

In documents filed by Baldoni, the actor recalled an allegedly hostile encounter with Lively and Reynolds, 48, at their New York apartment before filming. Baldoni accused Lively and Reynolds of an “inappropriate and humiliating reprimand” and chastised her for “stupid shaming” Lively.

Baldoni said the confrontation was “delivered, perhaps on purpose, as other celebrity friends were going in and out of their penthouse.”

The dispute allegedly stemmed from Baldoni asking about Lively’s weight for a scene in the film, during which Baldoni’s character was supposed to lift Lively in the air. Baldoni asked his coach, whom he met through Lively and Reynolds. The coach then relayed the information to the pair.

According to the lawsuit, the conversation “was prompted by Baldoni’s reasonable inquiry into essential information necessary to ensure safety and avoid injury at a scene.”

Baldoni suffers from “back issues and has multiple bulging discs,” according to the lawsuit, and wanted to make sure he could lift Lively without problems.

Baldoni’s lawsuit alleges that the confrontation was “so aggressive” that he felt “forced to apologize repeatedly, despite his question being completely reasonable and made in good faith.”

After the apartment incident, Lively allegedly refused to perform the elevator scene “even though she had already rehearsed a stunt.” The lawsuit alleges that Lively even threatened to “release” the film altogether if Baldoni didn’t agree to work “the way she works.”

In response to Baldoni’s filing, Lively’s attorney said us on Tuesday, Dec. 31, that the lawsuit was based on a “manifestly false premise.”

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“Nothing in this lawsuit changes anything about the allegations made in Ms. Lively’s California Department of Civil Rights Complaint, nor her federal complaint filed earlier today,” the statement said. “This lawsuit is based on the obviously false premise that the administrative complaint of Mrs. Lively v. Wayfarer et al was a ruse based on a choice “not to file a lawsuit against Baldon, Wayfarer” and that “litigation was never her ultimate goal.” As shown by the federal complaint filed by Ms. Lively earlier today, that frame of reference for the Wayfarer lawsuit is bogus. While we will not discuss this matter in print, we encourage people to read Ms. Lively as a whole. We look forward to addressing each of Wayfarer’s claims in court.”

In a statement given to us on tuesday, New York Times stood by its reporting on Lively’s allegations, which were previously denied by Baldoni’s attorney.

“The role of an independent news organization is to follow the facts where they lead,” the paper’s statement said. “Our story was reported accurately and responsibly. It was based on a review of thousands of pages of original documents, including text messages and emails that we quote accurately and extensively in the article. To date, Wayfarer Studios, Mr. Baldoni, the other subjects of the article and their representatives have not pointed out a single error. We published their full statement in response to the allegations in the article.”

The spokesperson added, “We plan to vigorously defend against the lawsuit.”