Ryan Reynolds Emerges for Casual Solo Stroll Weeks After Filing to Dismiss Justin Baldoni’s Lawsuit

Ryan Reynolds stepped out on his own in the Big Apple amid ongoing legal drama with wife Blake Lively’s It Ends With Us director, Justin Baldoni.

Reynolds, 48, was photographed walking in New York City on Wednesday, April 9, dressed casually in a gray cardigan and matching sweatpants. The actor completed his ensemble with a peach-colored T-shirt and a pair of sunglasses.

Reynolds and Lively, 37, have both been keeping relatively low profiles amid the ongoing lawsuit. She first accused Baldoni, 41, of sexual harassment and fostering a hostile work environment on the set of 2024’s It Ends With Us in court documents filed late last year.

Baldoni vehemently denied the claims, later naming Lively and Reynolds in a $400 million defamation suit. The married couple rebuffed the accusations, each filing to dismiss the case in March.

“The entirety of Mr. Baldoni’s case appears to be based on Mr. Reynolds allegedly privately calling Mr. Baldoni a ‘predator,’ but here is the problem, that is not defamation unless they can show that Mr. Reynolds did not believe that statement to be true,” Reynolds’ attorneys Mike Gottlieb and Esra Hudson told Us in a statement last month. “The complaint doesn’t allege that, and just the opposite, the allegations in the complaint suggest that Mr. Reynolds genuinely believes Mr. Baldoni is a predator.”

Baldoni’s lawyer, Bryan Freedman, subsequently argued that Reynolds’ request should be denied given his alleged involvement in the film’s production. (Lively even claimed at the August 2024 premiere that Reynolds helped rewrite a pivotal scene in the script without the screenwriter’s knowledge.)

“Mr. Reynolds’ exploitation of his enormous power in Hollywood continues, this time arrogantly asking to be dismissed from the case despite his publicly documented involvement extending far beyond just being a ‘supportive spouse,’” Freedman told Us. “Reynolds was a key player in the scheme, defaming Justin around Hollywood, strong-arming WME into dropping Justin as a client, and trying to destroy Justin’s career however possible. His fingerprints have been all over this smear campaign against Justin and the Wayfarer team since day one.”

The attorney added, “Mr. Reynolds now attempts to reduce plainly cognizable claims to ‘hurt feelings,’ sending a clear message that bullying is acceptable. After lighting a match, Mr. Reynolds now seeks to run from the flames. It won’t work. The Wayfarer Parties’ claims against him are real, and they are serious.”

A judge has yet to rule on Lively and Reynolds’ respective motions to dismiss. A trial date is currently slated for spring 2026.