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Ryan Reynolds drags Johnny Depp into Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni’s drama in newly revealed text messages

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Ryan Reynolds drags Johnny Depp into Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni’s drama in newly revealed text messages

Johnny Depp is the latest celebrity to be dragged into the drama surrounding the Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni legal drama.

Documents obtained by TMZ on Thursday revealed the name-drop in an August 2024 text exchange between Lively’s husband, Ryan Reynolds, and his talent agent Warren Zavala, in which they discussed the ongoing case.

“It’s this guy’s incredible ego,” Zavala allegedly wrote of Baldoni. “It feels like he’s laying a trap if her truth surfaces, while promoting a narrative digitally.”

“Yeah. But honestly, someone is just gonna tell a journalist the real deal and it’s gonna blow up in his face,” the “Free Guy” star replied.

Johnny Depp in a suit and scarf seated at the Yusr Awards Ceremony.
Johnny Depp’s name cropped up in newly unsealed documents relating to Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s legal drama.Getty Images for The Red Sea International Film Festival

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds embrace, smiling at the camera.
Ryan Reynolds dropped Depp’s name in texts to his talent agent Warren Zavala, while discussing his wife’s legal case, according to docs obtained by TMZ.vancityreynolds/Instagram

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“One would think,” Zavala then responded, noting that “the truth does become muddled sometimes.”

“That’s why I’m concerned if he’s laying a trap,” the talent agent continued. “I hope this fraud s–t weasel is exposed. I just want to protect our downside. The movie working is everything. Let’s see if the noise subsides.”

Along with a link to media coverage over the “It Ends With Us” stars battling over a final cut to the movie, Zavala wrote, “This is all spin. I think we let it burn.”

Reynolds then responded, “How’d that work out for Depp??” referencing the “Pirates of the Caribbean” star’s infamous defamation court battle with Amber Heard.

Blake Lively and Director Justin Baldoni in a heated discussion on the set of "It Ends With Us."
In regards to “spin” about the “It Ends With Us” legal battle, Zavala texted that they should “let it burn.”Christopher Peterson / SplashNews.com

Johnny Depp arrives at the closing ceremony of the Red Sea Film Festival.
“How’d that work out for Depp??” Reynolds responded, referring to the actor’s legal battle with ex-wife Amber Heard.Balkis Press/ABACA/Shutterstock

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Zavala wrote that the case “Cratered both of them ultimately” before reportedly slamming Baldoni as an “egotistical s–t weasel with a god complex” and Reynolds labeling the director a “human rounding error.”

Depp and Heard’s case — in which the “Edward Scissorhands” star sued his ex-wife for defamation — ended in 2022 with Depp being awarded $10.35 million in punitive damages, and Heard awarded $2 million in damages in her counterclaim.

The “Aquaman” star has since relocated to Madrid, Spain, where she’s raising her three children, and Depp has continued to forge ahead with appearances at the Cannes and San Sebastian film festivals in recent years.

Reps for Depp, Reynolds, Lively, Baldoni, and Zavala did not immediately return Page Six’s requests for comment.

Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively on a set.
Reynolds labelled Baldoni a “human rounding error” during the alleged text exchange.©Sony Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection

Blake Lively, Taylor Swift, and Ryan Reynolds walking on a city street.
Jameela Jamil and Taylor Swift have also recently been cited in newly unsealed court docs from the case.Jackson Lee
Depp’s is the most recent celebrity name to show up in recently unsealed documents related to the Lively and Baldoni case.

Jameela Jamil called the “Gossip Girl” alum a “suicide bomber” and a “villain” in 2024 texts to a publicist obtained via court docs by the Daily Mail on Thursday — and a source close to the matter subsequently told Page Six that “The Good Place” star’s comments were “disappointing.”

Page Six also obtained texts between Lively and Taylor Swift — also from 2024 — that revealed the “Opalite” hitmaker star felt distanced from Lively as the legal battle intensified.

Blake Lively looks at Justin Baldoni in "It Ends with Us."
Rumors of a feud between the stars began back in August 2024.©Sony Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection

Blake Lively walking while filming "It Ends With Us" in Hoboken, New Jersey.
Swift sued Baldoni in December 2024 for alleged sexual harassment on the film’s set, which Baldoni has repeatedly denied.GC Images

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In them, Swift labeled Baldoni a “bitch” with a “tiny violin,” though sources told Page Six that the pop megastar hasn’t had contact with the actress since around the time of the text exchange.

Feud speculation between the movie’s stars began back in August 2024, and Lively ultimately sued Baldoni for alleged sexual harassment on the set in December 2024.

Baldoni has vehemently denied the allegations and filed a $400 million countersuit against Lively and Reynolds, which a judge threw out in June 2025.

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