Justin Baldoni’s lawyers want Marvel involved in his lawsuit against Blake Lively

After social media picked up the theory It ends with us Director and co-star Justin Baldoni inspired “Nicepool.” Deadpool and Wolverine– to the point that the actor’s legal team, led by Bryan Freedman, I addressed it directly– There is now a new backlash against Ryan Reynolds’ wife, Blake Lively, who was seen in the film as Ladypool. This time, Baldoni’s team brings in Marvel’s Kevin Feige and Disney’s Bob Iger.

Accordingly diversityBaldoni’s lawyers are using the allegation as a basis for issuing a restraining order letter asking Disney and Marvel Studios to preserve “documents and data” related to Baldoni and “Nicepool.”

Over the course of the Deadpool and Wolverine And It ends with us During press tours, the rift between Baldoni and Lively (who starred opposite Baldoni in the Baldoni-directed film) became fraught with public arguments over visible creative differences. This all led to Lively filing a lawsuit against Baldoni last December for misconduct on the set of her drama; Then, Baldoni countered both Lively and the New York Times claims that the actress and the newspaper intentionally misinterpreted leaked texts to bolster Lively’s case.

The special moments in Deadpool and Wolverine Lively’s statements against Baldoni include Nicepool’s lines about Ladypool “getting back in shape” after having a baby, followed by “It’s okay, I identify as a feminist” – as Baldoni touts his status as a feminist on his podcast . A deleted scene in Deadpool and Wolverine also saw Nicepool reference a feminist podcast; The latter scene in particular helped the film “Baldoni is Nicepool?” Theory goes viral.

The lawsuit filed by Baldoni’s team asks Marvel and Disney to release “all documents related to the development of the ‘Nicepool’ character” as well as “communications related to the development, writing and filming of storylines and scenes involving “Nicepool.” ‘” and “all documents relating to a deliberate attempt to mock, harass, ridicule, intimidate or harm Baldoni through the character ‘Nicepool’ bully.” Variety notes that the letter seen was dated Jan. 7; With the ongoing fires in Los Angeles, there hasn’t been much movement on this front as neither side has commented on the case since then.

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