US EditionBrandon Sklenar Smiles While Dodging Question About Blake Lively Texts
- Last week, a large cache of documents was unsealed in Blake Lively's sexual-harassment suit against Justin Baldoni, revealing private message threads including Ryan Reynolds's texts.
- Blake Lively filed her initial complaint in December 2024 with the California Civil Rights Department alleging Justin Baldoni fostered a hostile work environment, leading to a lawsuit and a countersuit dismissed last year.
- In texts from August 2024, Ryan Reynolds praised Blake Lively's effort and called Justin Baldoni 'an inexplicably toxic mess' in a message to Patrick Whitesell, the source reports.
- The unsealed messages provoked a feeding frenzy among tabloids and Reddit sleuths, and Ryan Reynolds's representatives told Puck News he does not regret intervening in the drama.
- On February 17, Brandon Sklenar said on CBS Mornings that he doesn’t want to insert himself into the Baldoni–Lively saga after more than 180 documents were unsealed earlier this month.
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Blake Lively Calls Justin Baldoni 'Friend' in Voice Memo Sent Before Film Shoot
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni are obviously no longer on speaking terms ... but they once had a solid enough rapport for Blake to call Justin a "friend" and ask if he'd consider moving up filming. We've obtained a new 4-and-a-half-minute-long…
Ryan Reynolds Breaks Silence on 'Dumb-Dumb' and 'Predatory Fraudster' Jibes at Justin Baldoni in Leaked Texts — 'What Husband Wouldn't Support His Wife?'
Ryan Reynolds has defended jibes aimed at Justin Baldoni which were exposed in his wife Blake Lively’s legal battle with her 'It Ends with Us' co-star.
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