Justin Baldoni is taking legal action against his "It Ends With Us" co-star and her husband in a lawsuit he filed on Thursday.

"It is not strange that Ryan Reynolds was named in light of Baldoni's theories in the complaint," a defamation attorney tells Yahoo Entertainment.

Escalating his litigiousness, Baldoni has sued Lively and her husband Ryan Reynolds for $400 million, alleging that the power couple stole control of Baldoni's film as a director and orchestrated an effort to destroy his career and reputation with what he's referring to as false allegations of sexual assault.

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The lawsuit is the latest legal action in a feud tied to the 2024 film “It Ends With Us,” which starred Ms. Lively and Mr. Baldoni, who also directed the film.

Ryan Reynolds was photographed on a walk in N.Y.C. on Thursday, Jan. 16, the same day Justin Baldoni filed a $400 million lawsuit against him and Blake Lively in the ongoing 'It Ends With Us' legal battle.

Baldoni was not just dealing with Lively. He was also facing Lively’s ‘dragons,’ two of the most influential and wealthy celebrities in the world,” the lawsuit obtained by

Justin Baldoni’s camp formally sued Blake Lively and co. just days ago, and the Age of Adaline actress’ team issued a response that was shared with Deadline. Lively’s camp referred to Baldoni’s suit as “another chapter in the abuser playbook.