Fans are digging into the controversy – and dueling lawsuits – between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni.

Some intrepid viewers of Deadpool & Wolverine believe that Blake’s husband Ryan Reynolds, 48, got in a dig at Baldoni, 40, in the movie.

The film, also starring Hugh Jackman, filmed at the same time as It Ends With Us and was written by Reynolds.

In the movie, Deadpool and Wolverine encounter a Deadpool ‘variant’ named Nicepool.

Nicepool (who was also played by Ryan) sports a man bun, a hairstyle Justin wore for years.

The character makes a comment about Ladypool – played by Blake – saying, ‘Oh my goodness, wait til you’ve seen Ladypool. She is gorgeous. She just had a 𝚋𝚊𝚋𝚢 too and [you] can’t even tell.’

Some intrepid viewers of Deadpool & Wolverine believe that Blake Lively’s husband Ryan Reynolds, 48, got in a dig at Justin Baldoni, 40, in the movie, which was released in August; Reynolds seen in 2024

Someone on TikTok posited that Nicepool in “Deadpool & Wolverine” is supposed to be Justin Baldoni. Putting these two clips together and considering Blake Lively played Ladypool, it makes a pretty strong case. pic.twitter.com/SFTKaWXd8r

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Deadpool responds, ‘I don’t think you’re supposed to say that.’

In response, Nicepool, with one hand on his chest, says, ‘That’s OK. I identify as a feminist.’

Baldoni has frequently and publicly said that he is a feminist. He gave a TED talk in 2017, titled ‘Why I’m done trying to be “man enough.”‘

During his speech he said that he was ‘trying to be a feminist, amplifying the voices of women around the world.’

The following year, Baldoni wrote an article for Romper about being a ‘feminist dad’ to his and wife Emily Baldoni’s two children.

Deadpool & Wolverine completed filming in June 2024, which is five months after Lively and Reynolds had attended an ‘all hands’ meeting with Baldoni to address the ‘repeated 𝓈ℯ𝓍ual harassment and other disturbing behavior,’ according to Lively’s lawsuit.

Lively gave birth to her and Reynold’s fourth child, son Olin, just months before filming It Ends With Us began.

In both of her lawsuits she alleges that Baldoni ‘routinely degraded’ her by ‘finding back channel ways of criticizing her body and weight.’

In the movie, Deadpool and Wolverine encounter a Deadpool ‘variant’ named Nicepool, who, like Deadline, was played by Ryan (left). Nicepool sports a man bun, a hairstyle Justin (right in 2021) noticeably also wore for years

In another scene in Deadpool & Wolverine, supervillain Cassandra Nova (played by Emma Corrin) gets inside Deadpool’s mind to gain access to his memories.

She literally sticks her hand into Deadpool’s head as he yells, ‘And where in God’s name is the intimacy coordinator?’

Lively alleges that Baldoni ‘improvised physical intimacy that had not been rehearsed, choreographed, or discussed’ with her, ‘with no intimacy coordinator involved’ in her lawsuits.

In Baldoni’s lawsuit against the the New York Times, he alleges that Lively ‘refused to meet with the intimacy coordinator to plan out the film’s 𝓈ℯ𝓍 scenes.’

In the lawsuit Lively filed last month, she accused Baldoni of body-shaming her, attempting to add additional 𝓈ℯ𝓍 scenes into the movie, showing her pornographic images and videos, breaking character and continuing to kiss her while filming and launching a ‘social manipulation’ campaign against her to ‘destroy’ her reputation.

Baldoni then accused Reynolds of screaming at him during that fateful production meeting at the couple’s apartment.

Reynolds is said to have ‘aggressively’ accused Baldoni of a string of offenses against his wife, including ‘fat shaming’ her, during a meeting with other producers and a representative of Sony.

Baldoni called the encounter ‘traumatic,’ stating he had ‘never been spoken to like that in his life.’

The character also makes a comment about Ladypool – played by Ryan’s wife Blake – saying, ‘Oh my goodness, wait til you’ve seen Ladypool. She is gorgeous. She just had a 𝚋𝚊𝚋𝚢 too and [you] can’t even tell’

Deadpool responds, ‘I don’t think you’re supposed to say that.’ In response, Nicepool, with one hand on his chest, says, ‘That’s OK. I identify as a feminist’

Lively alleges that Baldoni ‘improvised physical intimacy that had not been rehearsed, choreographed, or discussed’ with her, ‘with no intimacy coordinator involved’ in her lawsuits

In Baldoni’s lawsuit against the the New York Times , he alleges that Lively ‘refused to meet with the intimacy coordinator to plan out the film’s 𝓈ℯ𝓍 scenes’; Baldoni seen in 2023

Reynolds denies this claim and eyewitnesses told TMZ that while Reynolds was ‘angry and stern,’ his behavior cannot be categorized as yelling.

Baldoni’s lawsuit against the Times follows Lively’s lawsuit against him for alleged 𝓈ℯ𝓍ual harassment, retaliation, breach of contract, infliction of emotional distress, invasion of privacy and lost wages, though he has denied her accusations.

She initially filed a complaint with the California Civil Rights Department on December 21, before filing a federal lawsuit against him on December 31.

A source for People with knowledge of the case claimed that Baldoni will be filing a  lawsuit against Lively ‘soon.’

As a result of the dueling lawsuits, Blake and Ryan will be skipping the Golden Globes on Sunday.