Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively were accused of gas light today because they are a joke about their bitter row with Justin Baldoni During the SNL 50 -year anniversary special last night.
The decision of the couple to attend the event and then to laugh their legal battle with the IT Ends with us in a skit that is viewed by millions around the world, has lifted eyebrows in Hollywood, an insider said.
And the legal team of Justin Baldoni will grab it, the source claims, especially after Blake said in December that she suffered from “sadness, fear, trauma and extreme fear.”
“This will be used against them. This is not a smiling issue and Blake has talked about how traumatic it all has been and how it has influenced her mental health, but she can still shine, show up and laugh about it. It sends mixed messages, “said the source.
“It feels like we are getting gas lit and I fear it can be the wrong move.”
The SNL celebration was the first time in two months that Blake and Ryan were seen together on a red carpet.
In December Blake sued her with the American CO-star Justin for 'serious emotional need' and claimed that he was inappropriate on the set, including during sex scenes.
But two months later she returned to the red carpet with her husband and smiled and laughed while he carried out a deadpan joke about the scandal that flooded them.
Behind them was Kevin Costner, whose short reaction to the joke of Reynolds became viral.
Blake Lively, 37, smiled and laughed while Ryan Reynolds made a deadpan joke about the it ends with us scandal
Sitting just behind Reynolds and Lively was Oscar winner and Yellowstone -star Kevin Costner, who seemed to be Grimas in the airy treatment of such serious accusations, including claims of sexual intimidation and smearing campaigns
Hollywood Power pair Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds are connected to Justin Baldoni in a lawsuit about it ends with us
Baldoni and Blake fell spectacularly from their film that earned $ 148 million in domestic cash register and $ 350 million worldwide
The muted applause for Ryan compared to some of the other stars that participated in the routine was also noticed by some.
A British Hollywood -Insider today told MailOnline that the performance at the SNL 50 -year anniversary special – and the joke that Ryan delivered – was a mistake of the couple.
“Kevin Costner's face said it all. He thought, “What the f *** he does,” said the insider.
The source, who works with stars in La and London, said: 'I don't think it's a good move. If you heard the applause – he was pretty muted compared to others.
'This will be used against them and with the financial support of Wayfair and the owner Baldoni and his team will not stop.
“My advice would have been to stay silent, to stay out of public attention and wait until all this is over.”
In a ski with hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, Reynolds, 48, stood up from the audience next to Lively, 37, and said, “I have a question.”
He was asked: “Oh Ryan Reynolds, how are you?” To which the Deadpool star Deadpanned: “Great – why, what have you heard?” – In a nod to the months of headlines with regard to the troubled production of the summer hit it ends with us.
The outing marked the first time in two months Lively, 37, attended a red carpet, which was the last time prior to the scandal with Baldoni, 41, burst out at the end of last year.
Lively and Reynolds were accompanied by a litany of fellow A-Listers during the event to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the NBC-Nietje, including SNL-Alums Eddie Murphy, Kristen Wiig, Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Bill Murray, Leslie Jones , David Spade and Jon Lovitz.
Other multi-year stars for the controversial evening in Gotham were Kim Kardashian, Aubrey Plaza, Paul McCartney, Cher, Tom Hanks, Steve Martin, Steven Spielberg, Kevin Costner, Jason Momoa, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Paul, among many others.
Ryan raised his hand to ask a question in the pre -planned sketch
Lively looked stylish in a silver dress with her blonde locks in her comeback outing
Lively has accused Baldoni of sexual harassment in a lawsuit; While Baldoni Lively accused, her husband Ryan Reynolds and publicist Leslie Sloane van defamer and extortion in a $ 400 million suit
The couple was seen in a posed shot shared by SNL Alum Chevy Chase on Instagram Sunday
The A-list couple seemed to be in a good mood in the midst of their outing, because entertainment icons such as Steven Spielberg, Kevin Costner and Cher flanked the couple in the crowd.
But especially Costner did not seem to find it funny.
Lively and Reynolds set up a united front when they attended the TV event in the Big Apple in Rockefeller Plaza in the midst of months of scandal.
The couple was seen in a posed shot divided by SNL Alumni Chevy Chase – no stranger to controversy himself – on Instagram.
Lively has accused Baldoni of sexual harassment in a lawsuit; While Baldoni Lively accused, her husband Ryan Reynolds and publicist Leslie Sloane van defamer and extortion in a $ 400 million suit
