Ryan Reynolds' Bold Move to Defend Blake Lively Sparks Outrage

Ryan Reynolds demanded support from Sony Pictures when Blake Lively was facing extreme backlash while promoting “It Ends With Us,” according to new text messages obtained by Page Six.

Court documents related to Lively and Justin Baldoni’s legal battle — which were filed in November 2025 and obtained by Page Six Friday — include messages from Aug. 17, 2024, between Reynolds and talent agent Warren Zavala, in which the “Deadpool” actor blasted Sony for not publicly defending his wife.

At the time, Lively, 39, was being slammed for how she promoted the domestic violence film, famously telling fans: “Grab your friends, wear your florals, and head out to see it.” She was also accused of using the press tour to promote her haircare brand and beverage line.

In the texting conversation, which happened after rumors of Lively’s alleged on-set behavior began making headlines, Reynolds, 49, told Zavala that Sony needs to put out a statement and “start advocating” for his wife.

Zavala tried to placate Reynolds, suggesting that other people come forward with positive stories about Lively, while noting that Baldoni’s team probably “have a cadre of things they plan to utilize” to make Lively “look bad.”

In response, Reynolds ranted of Sony, “They need to frame it the right way! This isn’t hard. The sentence needs to start with… feels like they’re trying to thread the needle. They just need to go f–king straight at this.”

The Marvel star then insisted that Sony blame the bad press about Lively as “part of a systematic and coordinated campaign by a crisis PR team.”

In another text, Reynolds accused Sony of leaving the “Gossip Girl” star out to dry, blasting the company’s actions as “unforgivable.”

After explaining that he wrote his own draft statement for Sony, which they never released, Reynolds told Zavala, “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,” the father of four added. “ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.”

Reynolds also wrote that Sony “need to stop bullsh—ing and get in front,” explaining, “Not just because it’s the right thing to do but because these guys are doing this all with ZERO repercussions.”

Additionally, Reynolds said Baldoni, 42, “needs to see that an entire studio knows what he’s doing.”

When Zavala told Reynolds that Sony was “covering their ass” because of “exposure,” Reynolds replied that their “backs are against the wall.”

One week earlier, on Aug. 9, Reynolds told Zavala that he was “super frustrated” that Lively was dealing with online hate after she “didn’t sleep” and “missed countless moments with her kids” to make the movie.

“They should be protecting B,” he said about Sony. “They can and should accept the consequences of their actions, and lean into the countless and willfully gross behavior before it leans into them. They made a big f–king mess.”

Reynolds added that Lively “under no circumstances should be asked to clean up this sloppy, cliched f–kstorm.”

A source tells Page Six, “It is no secret that Ryan was trying to protect his wife who was being targeted by a crisis PR team hired by Baldoni. This is the same crisis team who has been accused of these smear tactics in at least five other lawsuits according to the NYT. “

Page Six has reached out to reps for Reynolds, Lively, Zavala and Sony for comment.

Sony eventually put out a statement backing Lively in December 2024, after she publicly accused Baldoni — who directed the film and starred alongside her — of sexual harassment and launching a smear campaign against her.

“We have previously expressed our support for Blake in connection with her work on and for the film. We fully and firmly reiterate that support today,” a Sony Pictures Entertainment spokesperson stated at the time.

“Further, we strongly condemn any reputational attacks on her. Any such attacks have no place in our business or in a civil society.”

Lively and Baldoni’s explosive legal battle was scheduled to go to trial in May, after 10 of Blake’s 13 claims against the director were thrown out.

However, the co-stars settled two weeks ahead of the court date, and neither received any money in the agreement.

Lively subsequently sought $7,495,526.87 in attorneys’ fees and $539,514.01 in litigation costs and expenses from Baldoni — but was only granted $400K in August.

After suffering the humiliating blow, Page Six exclusively broke the news that Lively fired her longtime publicist, Leslie Sloane, who represented her during the Baldoni legal war, and hired Kelly Bush Novak.