In a lawsuit filed by Justin Baldoni against 'The New York Times' on Tuesday, Dec. 31, he claimed that Ryan Reynolds pressured his former agent at the 'Deadpool & Wolverine' premiere. However, WME denied they dropped Baldoni at the request of Lively and Reynolds in a statement.

Baldoni's lawsuit against The New York Times, filed Tuesday, claims that Reynolds pressured the 'It Ends With Us' co-star and director's former agent at the 'Deadpool & Wolverine' premiere.

In his own 87-page complaint, the director alleged that Lively’s husband, Ryan Reynolds, pressured WME to drop Baldoni at the “ Deadpool & Wolverine” premiere in July 2024. However, the agency denied the accusations in a statement to the Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday.

NBC News’ Danny Cevallos breaks down actor and director Justin Baldoni’s $250 million lawsuit against the New York Times for libel over allegations from Blake Lively during their work on the film “It Ends with Us.