Ryan Reynolds shared photos from his talk at Harvard Business School on his Instagram Stories Wednesday, Jan. 22, amid his and wife Blake Lively's legal battle with Justin Baldoni

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “It Ends With Us” actor and director Justin Baldoni has sued his co-star Blake Lively and her husband, “Deadpool” actor Ryan Reynolds, for defamation and extortion on Thursday in the latest move in a bitter legal battle surrounding the dark romantic drama.

Justin Baldoni responded to the gag order request by Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds after the couple moved to silence his lawyers.

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds spent time with her “A Simple Favor 2” co-star Michele Morrone in the midst of their nasty legal battle with Justin Baldoni.

Sources close to the “Jane the Virgin” alum argue that attorney Bryan Freedman has merely been defending his client from Lively’s alleged “takedown campaign.”

Candace Owens has tossed out her opinion on the Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni feud, and she revealed that she thinks Ryan Reynolds is the “true villain” behind the scenes. “Yesterday I received a tip from someone who allegedly worked on the set of It Ends With Us.

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Candace Owens claims that Colleen Hoover is the main villain in the entire drama that has surrounded Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively.

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds seem unable to catch a break with their every move both past and present coming under scrutiny amid their high-profile libel case with Justin Baldoni. The Hollywood couple - who have a combined net worth of $380million - are now facing renewed backlash over their controversial 2012 plantation wedding.

Taylor Swift and Blake Lively remain close friends despite the It Ends With Us star making serious allegations against her co-star Justin Baldoni.As per Page Six, a source clapped back on the reports of the Lover crooner and Gossip Girl

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds are facing criticism online over their 2012 wedding on a plantation linked with the dark history of slavery in the US