A friend of Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively shared how they’re handling Lively’s ongoing legal battle with Justin Baldoni.
“Ryan and Blake have obviously been slightly through the wringer over the last 18 months with all of that business and are still going through that in some ways,” British comedian Humphrey Ker — who’s an exec on Reynolds’ soccer team with Rob Mac, Wrexham A.F.C. — told the Telegraph in an interview published Nov. 13.
“It waxes and wanes in the public interest,” he said of the “It Ends With Us” legal drama. “But things still continue to rumble on in the background.”
Ker also explained that the pair likes being in Wrexham because they can enjoy a relatively low profile there.
“I think what they love about coming to Wrexham is that no one there gives two s—s about [their celebrity],” he told the outlet.
“What they care about is whether he’ll buy them a new center back. It’s an escape.”
Ker, who appeared in the FX docuseries “Welcome to Wrexham,” added, “I feel for them.”
Page Six has reached out to reps for Lively and Reynolds.
Ker’s comments come amid Lively’s ongoing legal battle, which launched when the “Gossip Girl” alum sued Baldoni — who directed the domestic-violence themed drama — for alleged sexual harassment and retaliation last December.
Lively also alleged breach of contract, infliction of emotional distress, invasion of privacy and lost wages in the original complaint.
Baldoni denied wrongdoing and fired back with a $400 million countersuit against both Lively and Reynolds in January, alleging the couple engaged in defamation and civil extortion.
A judge tossed Baldoni’s lawsuit out in June.
Lively’s case is set to head to trial in March 2026.
Earlier this month, Baldoni detailed an alleged “traumatic” encounter with an “angry” Reynolds amid the escalating feud in documents filed by his company, Wayfarer.
“Ryan was talking to me like a five-year-old and scolding me,” Baldoni wrote in a text to Rainn Wilson, recalling what he claimed took place in January 2024 — per an exhibit found in legal documents obtained by People earlier this month.
“It’s hard to feel so much of what they believe about me is false because they are so convinced that it’s real. … I was emotionally paralyzed, which is something I haven’t experienced in years,” Baldoni wrote of the alleged incident.
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