"It is not strange that Ryan Reynolds was named in light of Baldoni's theories in the complaint," a defamation attorney tells Yahoo Entertainment.

Justin Baldoni filed a counter lawsuit against "It Ends With Us" co-star Blake Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, on Thursday, alleging the couple hijacked his film and sought to destroy his livelihood and career.

The lawsuit is the latest legal action in a feud tied to the 2024 film “It Ends With Us,” which starred Ms. Lively and Mr. Baldoni, who also directed the film.

Baldoni and Lively have been at odds since the now-endless It Ends With Us press tour, after which rumors of sexual harassment allegations spilled into the press. By the end of Us, Baldoni had filed suit against the Times for its bombshell story accusing him of harassing Lively and orchestrating a smear campaign against him.

Escalating his litigiousness, Baldoni has sued Lively and her husband Ryan Reynolds for $400 million, alleging that the power couple stole control of Baldoni's film as a director and orchestrated an effort to destroy his career and reputation with what he's referring to as false allegations of sexual assault.

Ryan Reynolds may have been named in a $400 million lawsuit by Justin Baldoni, but that isn’t stopping him from expanding his soccer empire.

The ongoing legal drama between Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively continues, now extending to the Marvel universe and Ryan Reynolds' box-office hit "Deadpool & Wolverine." Lively's actor husband is again being swept up in the mounting legal issues surrounding Baldoni,

The "Deadpool" franchise is named in Justin Baldoni's new lawsuit against "It Ends With Us" costar Blake Lively and her husband Ryan Reynolds. Here's why.

EXCLUSIVE: With yet another week of more lawsuits in the ever increasing obloquy fray between It Ends With Us stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, the court of public opinion has proved as much of a field of operations as the state and federal dockets.

It’s common knowledge that Blake Lively and Taylor Swift are very good friends. Now, reports are coming out left and right that Justin Baldoni referenced the “Fortnight” singer in his lawsuit against Lively and Ryan Reynolds.

Taylor Swift is reportedly perplexed by Justin Baldoni's claims of her being 'controlling' in his $400 million lawsuit against Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds. Sources say Swift's connection to Lively is purely friendship,