Ryan Reynolds Confirms Nicepool Is Totally Dunking on Justin Baldoni

While seeking to get Justin Baldoni’s lawsuit against him dismissed, Ryan Reynolds absolutely scorched the earth. Not only did he openly admit in court documents that Nicepool was clearly based on Baldoni’s man-bunned fake feminist persona, Reynolds called him a “predator” to boot.

According to Variety, Reynolds’ legal team did not deny that their client used a massive Marvel blockbuster to dunk all over Baldoni, and in fact, called him “thin-skinned” for getting mad about it. As for Baldoni’s allegations that Reynolds called him a “sexual predator,” the response appears to be “Does the shoe fit?”

The “allegations suggest that Mr. Reynolds genuinely, perhaps passionately, believes that Mr. Baldoni’s behavior is reflective of a ‘predator,’” the motion states. “(T)he law establishes that calling someone a ‘predator’ amounts to constitutionally protected opinion… While Mr. Baldoni ‘may not appreciate being called’ a predator, those hurt feelings do not give rise to legal claims.”

The motion argues that Reynolds was not making a provably false statement of fact but was merely offering his “unabashed negative opinion of Mr. Baldoni’s character.”

“Mr. Reynolds has a First Amendment right to hold Mr. Baldoni — or any man who Mr. Reynolds believes sexually harassed his wife — in ‘deep disdain,’” the motion states.

While that seems deliciously petty, you probably won’t be surprised to learn that Deadpool’s lawyers also brought receipts. As I’ve stated before, when this whole thing started, I was on the wrong side of the fence because I believed the power differential was fully in Blake Lively’s favor. Who would be stupid enough to be a creep to one half of the biggest power couples in Hollywood? Justin Baldoni, apparently, and here he is smacking against the windshield of said stupidity.

Among other things, Reynolds argued that it is “substantially true” that Baldoni is a predator, as Baldoni himself has confessed on podcast appearances to “crossing boundaries” in his younger days due to his addiction to pornography.

“It would be perverse to permit Mr. Baldoni to build an entire brand — complete with a podcast, Ted Talk, and books — off of his confessions of repeatedly mistreating women, only to turn around and sue Mr. Reynolds for $400 million for simply pointing out in private what Mr. Baldoni has bragged about in public,” the motion argues.

So, just to recap, Ryan Reynolds made it official that one of the douchiest characters in Deadpool & Wolverine is totally Justin Baldoni, and then basically said, “Welcome to the First Amendment, you skeevy fartwad.” I’ve never been a huge fan of Reynolds’ schtick, but that is kind of badass.

I know I’m supposed to be concerned about a billionaire using the biggest movie franchise on the planet to settle personal vendettas, but as long as none of us walk in on Blake Lively breast-feeding, we should be fine. That’s not currently on my calendar, but in fairness, I don’t know your lives. I think we can let this one go, though.