Ryan Reynolds Has Been Blake Lively's 'Rock' DuringIt Ends with UsOrdeal: A 'Special Relationship' (Exclusive Source)

Mar. 15, 2025

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds in New York City on Aug. 6, 2024.Photo:Cindy Ord/Getty

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Blake Livelyfeels the support of her husbandRyan Reynoldsin the wake of her sexual-harassment complaint againstJustin Baldoni.

“Ryan is always her rock. They have such a special relationship. He’s very proud of her in so many ways,” a source tells PEOPLE of Lively, 37, and Reynolds, 48, two days after news broke that she was suing herIt Ends with Usdirector and costar, 40.

The actress is alleging sexual harassment and a subsequent smear campaign inher complaint of Baldoni, which was also filed against the film’s lead producer Jamey Heath, Baldoni’s production company Wayfarer Studios and its co-founder Steve Sarowitz, plus Jed Wallace, Melissa Nathan and Jennifer Abel, who are all named in the alleged effort to tarnish Lively’s reputation earlier this year.

Bryan Freedman, Baldoni’s lawyer, alleged to PEOPLE in a statement on Saturday, Dec. 21, that theA Simple Favoractress’s complaint was to “fix her negative reputation.”

After filing her complaint, Lively is “trying to justfocus on making Christmas specialfor her children,” the source close to the actress — who shares daughtersJames, 10,Inez, 8, andBetty, 5, plus sonOlin, 1, with Reynolds — tells PEOPLE.

“For now, she’s said what needed to be said,” the insider adds.

Lively’s complaint, which is a precursor to filing a discrimination lawsuit in California, states there was a meeting held to address Baldoni’s alleged actions and “the hostile work environment that had nearly derailed production.”

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Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni inIt Ends with Us(2024).Nicole Rivelli

Nicole Rivelli

Freedman added in his Saturday statement to PEOPLEthat Lively’s allegationsare “false, outrageous and intentionally salacious with an intent to publicly hurt.”

He also claimed that the actress caused issues during the filming of the movie, including “threatening to not show up to set, threatening to not promote the film, ultimately leading to its demise during release.”

source: people.com