Justin Baldonis Lawyers Want Marvel Involved in His Lawsuit Against Blake Lively
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After social media latched onto the theory that It Ends With Usdirector and co-lead Justin Baldoni inspired Nicepool in Deadpool & Wolverineto the point that the actors legal team, led by Bryan Freedman, addressed it outrighttheres now a new strike back against Ryan Reynolds wife, Blake Lively, who was featured in the film as Ladypool. This time, Baldonis team is bringing Marvels Kevin Feige and Disneys Bob Iger into the fray. According to Variety, Baldonis lawyers are using the accusation as grounds for issuing a litigation hold letter which calls on Disney and Marvel Studios to retain documents and data in regards to Baldoni and Nicepool. Over the course of the Deadpool & Wolverine and It Ends With Uspress tours, the rift between Baldoni and Lively (who starred opposite Baldoni in the Baldoni-directed film) became laden with public shots at one another over visibly creative differences. It all led up to Lively filing a lawsuit against Baldoni last December over misconduct allegations on the set of their drama; then, Baldoni countersued both Lively and the New York Timesalleging that the actress and newspaper purposefully misconstrued leaked texts to support Livelys case. The particular moments in Deadpool & Wolverine that echo Livelys claims against Baldoni include Nicepools lines about Ladypool snapping back into shape after having a baby and following that up with Its okay, I identify as a feministsince Baldoni touts his status as a feminist in his podcast. A deleted scene in Deadpool & Wolverine also saw Nicepool making reference to a feminist podcast; that latter scene in particular helped the Baldoni is Nicepool? theory go viral.The litigation letter presented by Baldonis team asks Marvel and Disney to preserve any and all documents relating to the development of the Nicepool character in addition to communications relating to the development, writing, and filming of storylines and scenes featuring Nicepool' and all documents relating to or reflecting a deliberate attempt to mock, harass, ridicule, intimidate, or bully Baldoni through the character of Nicepool. Variety notes the letter it viewed was dated January 7; amid the ongoing fires in Los Angeles, not much has moved on that front as neither side has commented on the case since. Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel, Star Wars, and Star Trek releases, whats next for the DC Universe on film and TV, and everything you need to know about the future of Doctor Who.
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