Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds are facing a $400 million lawsuit from director Justin Baldoni over the creation of the Nicepool character in the upcoming film Deadpool & Wolverine. According to attorney Bryan Freedman, Nicepool was developed by Reynolds, possibly with Lively’s help, as a joke at Baldoni’s expense. The character’s appearance and dialogue are said to mock Baldoni’s alleged behavior towards Lively, including fat-shaming.
The lawsuit claims that if the allegations against Baldoni were true, they wouldn’t have been used in a movie but instead taken seriously. Freedman is seeking preservation of all materials related to Nicepool’s appearance in Deadpool & Wolverine as evidence. The character was reportedly created early on in the production process, but its dialogue and description are vague.
The issue has become a major point in the legal battle between Baldoni and Lively, with Swift allegedly being dragged into the dispute through a source. The Deadpool team has yet to publicly address the claim that Nicepool is mocking Baldoni. The character’s depiction has sparked debate about the accuracy of the allegations and whether they were indeed used as a joke or taken seriously.
Source: https://www.cbr.com/justin-baldoni-deadpool-wolverine-filming-schedule-nicepool