Ryan Reynolds’ text messages about Justin Baldoni revealed

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For anyone who doesn't know what the high-profile lawsuit is about, let us fill you in.

Lively accused Baldoni of sexual harassment during the filming of their 2023 movie. Last Thursday in New York, lawyers for both sides faced off in court as Baldoni sought to have the lawsuit dismissed ahead of the trial, which is scheduled to begin in late spring.

Baldoni's lawyers claimed that Lively's allegations were 'trivial grievances' and 'petty slights' which fall short of the legal standard.

It is understood that the judge will rule in due course whether the case gets thrown out or the trial will get the green light on May 18.

This week, hundreds of exhibits were made public, including text messages between Lively and high-profile friends like Taylor Swift.

Other conversations came to light, involving Baldoni's PR and British actress Jameela Jamil, who went on to describe Blake Lively as a 'suicide bomber' and a 'villain'.

However, the most shocking recent revelations involve Lively's husband, Ryan Reynolds.

Dozens of text messages exchanged involving Reynolds have been revealed.

Reynolds' texts to one of his agents at William Morris Endeavour (WME) are long and explosive, with one running to more than 1,000 words. Another single message is over 600 words long.

The bulk of his messages concern Baldoni, who, as well as starring in It Ends With Us, also wrote, directed and produced.

Reynolds described Baldoni as a 'predator', 'fraud', 'sociopath', 's***ball', 'human rounding error' and 'bucket of dumb dumb juice' in his text messages, per Evoke.

"This guy is genuinely touched in some very strange ways. Like, a melon-baller lobotomy makes more sense than his self-propelled, malignant stupidity and revolting behaviour," Reynolds says of Baldoni.

In another text, Reynolds writes: "I know I sound angry, but I promise you I have way more rage in the tank. I just feel depleted and exhausted, and, as they say, 'Keep away from the dying animal'.

"I can't and won't sit by watching my wife, who's been asked to shape-shift around a problematic man since the very beginning of this movie - complete a grand slam home run ... Only to be dragged through the mud while people ring the 'shame bell' behind her."

Reynolds texts to the most senior agents at WME, which at the time also represented Baldoni, had a rather predictable outcome as Baldoni was dropped by WME after the film came out in cinemas.

Further text alludes to Reynolds insisting his wife should have the final edit of the film, receive the credit for its success, as well as a written apology from its director and writer for creating a bad working environment.

Reynolds’ influence on the PR company’s decisions and the film’s outcome casts new light on what happened with Tim Miller, the director of Reynolds’ film Deadpool 2, who abruptly left the project. Reports suggested that Reynolds had insisted on having control over the script.

The lawsuit between Lively and Baldoni brings attention to who actually holds the power in the movie industry, as WME’s Warren Zavala struggles to respond to his $350 million client.

"First of all, I love your writing. I've read this a couple of times. I think we should chat. I can't respond in a way that plays at the same level," he messages Reynolds.

In another text to Patrick Whitesell, previously one of the most senior figures at WME, Reynolds writes: "The thing I believe both my wife and I are missing most in this debacle is your rage. And I hope I've illustrated why that is. I have never had anything but an intense love and admiration for WME and the entire company.

"But I've also never needed WME as I do in this moment. I'm always comfortable handling my own s***. But this is a situation in which I need (along with Blake) a sense of solidarity and duty of care."

Reynolds added that he wants 'an unqualified, unreserved, full-throated apology' from Baldoni and his producing partner Jamie Heath to Lively and the rest of the film’s cast and crew. He even drafted a version of the apology he considers acceptable.

Reynolds also wrote that he wants an apology from Sony about the marketing campaign: "They just need to f***ing go straight at this."

He added the statement he deemed appropriate, before adding: "And this needs to be addressed IMMEDIATELY. This is the most disturbing thing I've ever seen in this business. Sony needs to step up for real. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH."

However, Reynolds didn't solely aim at Baldoni; two executive producers on the film, Todd Black and Andrea Ajemian, were also dismissed as 'f***ing textbook, ineffectual elderly people with no ideas or thoughtful communication skills. Just blunt instruments with six catchphrases and about five keywords.'

Reynolds also wrote: "She f***ing refused to give up on the film. She didn't sleep, she missed countless moments with her kids while sitting in edit rooms,' he texted. 'Blake - under NO CIRCUMSTANCES - should be asked to clean up this sloppy, cliched f***storm. The only thing they don't seem interested in is the truth. And all Blake HAS is the truth."