The "Deadpool" franchise is named in Justin Baldoni's new lawsuit against "It Ends With Us" costar Blake Lively and her husband Ryan Reynolds. Here's why.

Justin Baldoni’s legal team is claiming that ‘Nicepool,’ the annoying male feminist from ‘Deadpool & Wolverine,’ was based on Baldoni.

Blake Lively is suing her It Ends With Us co-star Justin Baldoni for sexual harassment and a campaign to “destroy” her reputation, months after the release of their box office hit. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds reunited with her costar Michele Morrone, marking the couple’s first joint appearance since the start of their legal battle with It Ends With Us director Justin Baldoni.

Discover Ryan Reynolds' surprising regret about Deadpool & Wolverine, and it's not related to the controversy surrounding the character Nicepool.

"It is not strange that Ryan Reynolds was named in light of Baldoni's theories in the complaint," a defamation attorney tells Yahoo Entertainment.

Baldoni and Lively have been at odds since the now-endless It Ends With Us press tour, after which rumors of sexual harassment allegations spilled into the press. By the end of Us, Baldoni had filed suit against the Times for its bombshell story accusing him of harassing Lively and orchestrating a smear campaign against him.

Justin Baldoni is preparing to go after Ryan Reynolds amid his ongoing legal battle with the actor's wife, Blake Lively.

On Friday, actor and director Justin Baldoni’s wife, Emily Baldoni, posted some words of encouragement on her Instagram account as she wished her husband a happy 41st birthday. In a post, she wrote, “Happy birthday my love.

Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni are enveloped in a tough legal battle, but the actress' husband, Ryan Reynolds, isn't afraid to stay by her side through the whole thing.