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.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “It Ends With Us” actor and director Justin Baldoni has sued his co-star Blake Lively and her husband, “Deadpool” actor Ryan Reynolds, for defamation and extortion on Thursday in the latest move in a bitter legal battle surrounding the dark romantic drama.

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.

Ryan Reynolds faces being “horrifically mean” on Deadpool set claim amid wife Blake Lively's legal battle with Justin Baldoni.