Blake Lively's powerful A-list friends who could sink Justin Baldoni's career amid lawsuits (one owns Gucci)
Blake Lively is at war with It Ends With Us co-star Justin Baldoni as they battle lawsuits.
But the actress has a lot more powerful friends in Hollywood than he does which means he could get canceled way before she ever does.
Her husband is a top Marvel star, Ryan Reynolds, who is best known for his Deadpool film franchise. She also used to date Penn Badgley and Leonardo DiCaprio.
Blake also comes from a Hollywood family with deep roots: Her mother Elaine Lively worked as a talent scout and her father Ernie Lively was an actor.
Her older sister Robyn Lively. Robyn is currently starring as a waitress at The Patch Cafe in the Taylor Sheridan series Landman which stars Billy Bob Thornton. And she has a role on Sheridan's other series, Lioness starring Zoe Saldana and Nicole Kidman.
Other pals include Salma Hayek and her husband François-Henri Pinault, CEO of Kering, which owns Gucci, Gigi Hadid who dates Bradley Cooper, Taylor Swift who romances Travis Kelce, John Krasinski and Emily Blunt, Vogue editor Anna Wintour, and many more.
Blake Lively is at war with It Ends With Us co-star Justin Baldoni as they battle lawsuits. But the actress has a lot more powerful friends in Hollywood than he does which means he could get canceled way before she ever does. Seen in August in NYC
Justin stands against an army of her well-know pals; seen from It Ends With Us
Robyn is becoming a big star theses days after a long career.
The beauty starred in the 1989 films Teen Witch and The Karate Kid Part III, as well as the TV shows Doogie Howser, M.D., Twin Peaks, Savannah, and Saving Grace.
She also appeared in the 1978 movie Summer of My German Soldier, the 1983 movie Boone, the 1984 TV show Punky Brewster, and the 1986 movies The Best of Times and Wildcats.
In 1999, she married actor Bart Johnson. Johnson is an actor, best known for his role as Coach Jack Bolton in the High School Musical film series. He began his career in the mid-1990s. His film debut was My Family in 1995.
Blake's best friend is Taylor Swift.
The pop singer is the top musician in the US at the moment following a string of hit albums and a massive tour.
Swift's Eras Tour grossed over $2 billion in ticket sales, making it the highest-grossing tour in history. The tour also helped local economies.
Lively and Swift became besties when they met in Australia in December 2015.
It has been a lovefest ever since, though they have not been photographed together in a while.
Swift included Reynolds and Lively's children's names in songs such as Betty and Gorgeous.
Her husband is a top Marvel star, Ryan Reynolds , who is best known for his Deadpool film franchise. She also used to date Penn Badgley and Leonardo DiCaprio. Seen in 2016
Lively made her directorial debut with the singer's I Bet You Think About Me music video in November 2021.
'I finally got to work with the brilliant, brave, & wickedly funny @blakelively on her directorial debut.
'Join us as we raise a toast, and a little hell,' Swift captioned her announcement via Instagram.
In October 2023, Swift also brought Lively and Reynolds to the Kansas City Chiefs Game against the New York Jets.
The singer was just starting to date football player Travis Kelce.
Lively, Reynolds and their kids also attended two nights of the Eras Tour concert in Madrid.
Blake is also pals with Gigi Hadid who dates Bradley Cooper.
Hadid and Lively became friends through Swift in 2015.
On social media Gigi praised Blake.
Her mother is Elaine Lively, her sister is Landman star Robyn Lively and Robyn's husband is actor Bart Johnson of High School Musical fame; seen in 2018
'Pretty sure this pic is before her (our) baby number 1 but I just love it bc I still feel like the baby of the group,' Hadid captioned a throwback picture of her and a pregnant Lively via her Instagram Story on Lively's 36th birthday in August 2023. 'Lots-o-angelbabies later, u are a magical friend and mamma — protective, warm, witty, thoughtful, talented, HOT!
'Ur made of all the good stuff like rainbow sprinkles and butter and bourbon whipped creme. And lobster salad. Lots of lobster salad. Thank you for your light and example sister @blakelively. Wishing you the best year yet. U know ily!'
Lively re=shared the post, adding: 'This was before baby #3 for me and #1 for you. Coparenting with you whether you agree to raise my children or not is one of my life's greatest joys. Love you mama, sister, friend.'
One of her longtime friends is Taylor Swift, seen here with beau Travis Kelce on January 26
Blake is also pals with Gigi Hadid who dates Bradley Cooper. Seen in October
Lively is also buddies with all her costars from Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants: Alexis Bledel, America Ferrera and Amber Tamblyn. Seen with Michelle Trachtenberg
And let's not forget Blake is pals with Vogue editor Anna Wintour as they have worked on the Met Gala together. Seen on January 27 in Paris
Lively and Hadid supported Reynolds and Hugh Jackman at the New York City premiere of Deadpool & Wolverine in July 2024.
They dressed in matchy themed outfits.
And let's not forget Blake is pals with Vogue editor Anna Wintour as they have worked on the Met Gala together.
Lively is also buddies with all her costars from Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants: Alexis Bledel, America Ferrera and Amber Tamblyn.
After filming Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants in 2005 and the sequel in 2008, Lively, Ferrera, Bledel and Tamblyn remained close.
'Today on International Women's Day, I'm giving a shout out to the women I have been through hell and back with. The women I don't get to see enough, but when I do, we pick right back up where we left off,' Tamblyn wrote via Instagram in March 2019. 'The women I have held and the women who have held me, both literally and metaphorically. The women I have acted with, got in fights with, wiped up a dance floor with, cried at each other's weddings with, kissed each other's brand new babies with, drank a LOT of wine with, had sleepovers with, had meltdowns with and had life altering experiences with.'
Ryan has several friends too.
Reynolds and Jackman became buddies on X-Men Origins: Wolverine in 2009.
She has many A-list costars like Ben Affleck whom she made The Town with in 2010
'How did it start? It's gone back so long now,' Jackman joked to the Daily Beast in April 2020 about his fake feud with Reynolds. 'I used to ream him because I was very close friends with Scarlett [Johansson], and Scarlett had just married Ryan, so when he came on set I was like, 'Hey, you better be on your best behavior here, pal, because I'm watching.'
Then they did Deadpool & Wolverine in July 2024.
John Krasinski is close to Ryan, and so is his wife Emily Blunt.
The Office alum and Reynolds in October 2021 revealed that they were teaming up for a movie called Imaginary Friends.
And you don't want to mess with Blake's pal Salma Hayek because she is married to a powerful French businessman who owns Gucci.
Reynolds and Hugh Jackman became buddies on X-Men Origins: Wolverine in 2009. Seen on January 24
And you don't want to mess with Blake's pal Salma Hayek because she is married to a powerful French businessman who owns Gucci. Seen on January 5
John Krasinski is close to Ryan, and so is his wife Emily Blunt. Seen in 2023
Lively and Hayek met on the set of the 2012 crime drama Savages while Reynolds worked with the Frida star in 2017's The Hitman's Bodyguard.
Hayek cooked the couple and their daughter Inez dinner in 2017. 'When your friends invite you for dinner and you end up doing all the work,' she captioned an Instagram photo of herself as she stirred a giant pot and held Inez in her other arm.
Blake and Ryan cozied up to Italian actor Michele Morrone in a sweet snap he shared to Instagram on Sunday, just weeks after he publicly expressed his solidarity with Blake following her sexual harassment lawsuit against Baldoni.
In the photo, the trio beams with wide smiles, sitting close together, with Morrone's arm wrapped around Blake in a show of support.
He tagged Blake and Ryan in the post, writing, 'Missed you guys!! Love you!!!'
Michele became acquainted with Blake last year while filming the sequel to A Simple Plan.
Morrone referenced the film when he shared a powerful video in December, where he defended Blake after she accused her This Ends With Us costar Baldoni of launching a smear campaign against her.
They are finding support in their circle of friends as they navigate their ongoing legal battle with Justin Baldoni; seen with Michele Morrone
Morrone attends the Elie Saab Womenswear Spring/Summer 2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week in 2023
He explained in the clip, 'So it's usually not my thing to make these types of videos, but I think it's time to stand up for a person I really love, and this person is Blake Lively.'
He recalled meeting Blake while filming A Simple Favor 2, saying, 'I personally met Blake during A Simple Favor 2, we shot this incredible film together, and I felt something was wrong, and I felt the pain. And then we had the opportunity to talk, me and her.'
'Blake was in pain. And I'm really tired to see those kind of cruel and bad comments about her without knowing the situation,' Morrone continued.
There is also Jake Gyllenhaal, Mariah Carey, Shawn Levy, Anna Kendrick, Harrison Ford and Sandra Bullock.
Blake and Ryan are escalating their legal battle with Baldoni by doubling down on their request for a gag order.
They argue 40-year-old Justin's alleged behavior, both during filming and in the media campaign that followed the release of the It Ends With Us film has been improper – and they are now intent on stopping what they say is an ongoing smear campaign against Blake.
In a letter to Judge Lewis J. Liman, their attorney, Esra Hudson, reinforced the need for a protective order to prevent further 'extrajudicial statements' by Justin's legal team.
Blake and Ryan are escalating their legal battle with Baldoni by doubling down on their request for a gag order.
Deadline reported it said: 'Requiring counsel to heed the ethical rules that bind them is not a gag order.
'It is a mechanism that would ensure the proceedings in this Court are not prejudiced by counsel's conduct outside of the courtroom.'
The request follows claims from Blake's team that Justin and his associates, including crisis PR executive Melissa Nathan, are running a deliberate campaign of media manipulation against her.
Ms Hudson added: 'The retaliation campaign that Ms Lively alleged in her Complaint... includes highly destructive behind-the-scenes elements, including the regular engagement of Melissa Nathan with her vast tabloid media sources to influence a steady stream of negative media regarding Ms. Lively.'
The lawyer added the alleged campaign involved 'a sophisticated and 'untraceable' digital social media manipulation campaign designed to impact social media algorithms.'
Earlier in the week, Justin's attorney Kevin Fritz pushed back against the gag order, describing it as an overreach.
The dispute comes in the wake of a video released by the filmmaker's team showing him and Blake during a scene on the 'It Ends With Us' set. Blake's team claims the video corroborates her allegations of harassment, detailing moments where Justin allegedly touched her without consent during an unscripted scene.
Her team said: 'Justin Baldoni and his lawyer may hope that this latest stunt will get ahead of the damaging evidence against him, but the video itself is damning.'
Justin's lawyer has dismissed these claims, maintaining his innocence and releasing the footage as evidence of professionalism on set.
Judge Liman has yet to make a ruling on the gag order request.
