Hugh Jackman has been warned by fans to ‘stay away’ from his ‘bestie’ Ryan Reynolds and his partner Blake Lively.
Reynolds, 48, and Lively, 37, are currently embroiled in a legal and public controversy surrounding the actress’ film It Ends With Us.
The director then counter-sued the A-List couple, accusing them of defamation. All of the parties dispute the allegations against them.
There was no sign of drama, however, when Reynolds reunited with Jackman at the screening of Lively’s new film Another Simple Favor.
Jackman, 56, took to Instagram to share a photo that showed him huddling close to Reynolds and Deadpool and Wolverine producer Shawn Levy.
Hugh Jackman has been warned by fans to ‘stay away’ from his ‘bestie’ Ryan Reynolds and his partner Blake Lively. Pictured: Hugh Jackman, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds at the It Ends With Us New York Premiere in 2024
The trio beamed as they posed for the happy snap, with Hugh captioning the image: ‘We 3. Simple as that.’
While many were quick to gush over the photo, other fans warned Hugh to be wary of Reynolds owing to his recent controversies.
‘You look great together but Ryan is trouble, might wanna stay away from that side for awhile’ one concerned fan offered.
‘The more I hear about him and Blake, the more a break is needed if you want to keep your head above water.’
Another chimed in with: I agree with you. Was a huge fan of them but after spending time going through the legal filings, the evidence is quite clear.
‘Very close to unfollowing HJ as well…very disappointing that he is co-signing this behavior.’
A third was more succinct in their critique of Reynolds, offering: ‘Very very disappointing that Ryan is such a s*** human being.’
It wasn’t all negativity though, with many jumping in to defend Hugh’s friendship with Reynolds.
There was no sign of drama, however, when Reynolds reunited with Jackman at the screening of Lively’s new film Another Simple Favor. Jackman, 56, took to Instagram to share a photo that showed him huddling close to Reynolds and Deadpool and Wolverine producer Shawn Levy
While many were quick to gush over the photo, other fans warned Hugh to be wary of Reynolds owing to his recent controversies
‘Telling someone to drop their friends, when you don’t even know anyone in the situation you are talking about…That’s pretty messed up,’ one commented.
Another summed up the sentiment with: ‘Friends don’t bail on friends, and if you have any I feel sorry for them. I am sure you’re not including the “court docs” that [Baldoni’s lawyer Bryan] Freedman submitted/added that the judge called him out on.
‘Blake and Ryan haven’t done anything, you are only seeing what Freedman wants you to see.’
The drama kicked off in December, when she lodged a now infamous lawsuit against Justin Baldoni, her co-star and director for the movie It Ends With Us.
Her lengthy complaint accuses Baldoni, 41, of multiple instances of sexual harassment and claims he worked to destroy her reputation.
Baldoni countersued both Lively and her husband Ryan Reynolds for defamation in January.
While all parties deny the allegations against them, the escalating legal fracas has seen Lively’s name in particular dragged through the mud.
Fans thought her celebrity friends like Taylor Swift would jump to her defense, but the A-lister has had little support, at least publicly.
Reynolds and Lively are currently embroiled in a legal and public controversy surrounding the actress’ film It Ends With Us
Lively filed a lawsuit against the film’s director Justin Baldoni, alleging sexual harassment as well as a smear campaign. The director then counter-sued the A-List couple, accusing them of defamation. Pictured: Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds attend the Another Simple Favor New York Screening
It was reported last week that Jackman and Taylor Swift could be subpoenaed in the latest awkward turn of events in the ongoing legal battle.
A source has told the Daily Mail that Jackman and Swift – who has not been seen with her best pal Lively publicly since being hauled into the mess – will most ‘definitely be served this week.’
‘It could happen at any time,’ they said.
It is the latest development after the Daily Mail revealed Lively had quietly filed a lawsuit in September, months before her legal war with Baldoni became public, in an apparent effort to get access to damning text messages from his publicist.
The filing allowed her attorneys to issue a subpoena for the embarrassing texts and then drop the lawsuit, all without Baldoni’s team knowing it even existed.
In screenshots of alleged text messages from Lively to Baldoni, Lively referred to Swift and Reynolds as her ‘dragons.’ The screenshots were part of Baldoni’s countersuit, filed in January.
