Justin Baldoni is reportedly planning to hit Ryan Reynolds with a new lawsuit

Baldoni has now asked Disney and Marvel to preserve all documents related to the actor's “Deadpool & Wolverine” movie, in which he suspects a character was used to mock him.

This comes after Blake Lively filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against Justin Baldoni, claiming he created a toxic work environment during the filming of their movie It Ends With Us.

Baldoni's latest move sees him enter his own legal battle against Lively, his It Ends With Us co-star.

According to DiversityThe actor has drawn Marvel president Kevin Feige, Disney CEO Bob Iger and director Tim Miller into his ongoing feud with Lively as he prepares to address her husband Reynolds for allegedly mocking her with the Nicepool character in Deadpool & Wolverine. “

Baldoni's attorney, Brian Friedman, sent a hold letter to Feige and Iger on Jan. 7 regarding his client's “anticipated claims” against Reynolds, Lively and other unnamed parties.

The letter demanded that studio executives retain “any and all documents relating to the development of the Nicepool character” and “communications relating to the development, writing and filming of the plot and scenes with Nicepool”.

Baldoni alleges that Reynolds used his creative direction on the film to defame him over a feud with his wife.

Deadpool & Wolverine, released in July and also starring Hugh Jackman, stars Reynolds as Nicepool, an alternate version of Deadpool.

Nicepool used lines like “Where in God's name is the intimacy coordinator?!” and a compliment to Ladypool, played by Lively, for “getting back” into shape after giving birth.

In another instance, when Deadpool pointed out Nicepool's misogyny, he responded, “That's fine, I identify as a feminist.”

The lines have seemingly led fans to believe that Nicepool's character has been insulted by Baldoni, especially since the character's statements are very similar to Lively's allegations in her sexual harassment lawsuit against him.

Baldoni's letter also asks the studio to preserve “any and all documents that relate to or reflect a deliberate attempt to mock, harass, ridicule, intimidate or intimidate Baldoni through the use of the 'Nicepool' image.”

In a Jan. 7 appearance on “The Megyn Kelly Show,” Friedman weighed in on Nicepool's character, asking why Reynolds would turn his wife's sexual harassment claims into comedy.

“What Ryan Reynolds seems to have done is use his power and influence over Deadpool and make a mockery of Justin Baldoni,” Friedman said. Daily mail.

On the show, Kelly played a clip of the Nicepool character wearing a bun that Baldoni used in the past. Dialogue in the clip appeared to reference the “Clouds” actor's affinity for social activism and Lively's Ladypool character and her pregnancy, prompting Kelly to ask Friedman what he thought.

He said: “The way I think about it is if your wife is being sexually assaulted, you don't laugh at Justin Baldoni; you don't laugh at the situation – you take it very seriously.”

Friedman said the way Reynolds approached the issue undermines the credibility of his wife's sexual-harassment lawsuit against Baldoni.

“What you don't do is make fun of the person and turn it into a joke,” Friedman explained, adding that the proper way Reynolds should have handled the situation would have been to “file complaints with HR (and) raise the issue and follow the legal process.” .”

He continued: “If someone is being sexually harassed, you don't laugh about it – it's a serious issue.”

“There's no question it's about Justin,” Friedman said of Nicepool's resemblance to Baldoni. “I mean anyone who can watch it — the hair bun, you know, the pregnancy comment — it's pretty obvious what's being done.”

Lively filed a 10-count complaint against Baldoni, alleging that he sexually harassed her on the set of an adaptation of the Colleen Hoover novel and that he planned a “coordinated effort to destroy her reputation.”

According to People magazineThe Gossip Girl star claimed Baldoni “frequently” called women “sexy” in the workplace and recounted a specific instance in which he “forced” her to take off her coat to reveal her panties, even though they were partially undone and visible. her bra.

Lively also alleged that Baldoni made inappropriate remarks about actors, entered her trailer while she was undressed, and sometimes talked about her past addiction to “pornography.”

Baldoni, meanwhile, has denied the claims, with his lawyer calling Lively an attempt to “correct her negative reputation”, adding that the claims are “false, cruel and with the intention of publicly offending”.