Ryan Reynolds buys another football team during Justin Baldoni's lawsuit

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The Deadpool & Wolverine star and her Co-owner of Wrexham AFC, Rob McElhinneywere named on Thursday, January 16, among a group of investors set to take over Colombia's top team, Club Deportivo La Equidad Seguros.

According to Bloomberg and ESPNthe investor group is led by a real estate investor Al Tailis and football manager Sam Porterwho both own part of Mexican soccer team Necaxa. Other investors are the actress Eva Longoriasupermodel Kate Upton and Upton's husband, an MLB pitcher Justin Verlander.

“We welcome Al Tailis and Sam Porter, who arrive with a clear, long-term vision to continue to strengthen our club,” La Equidad shared in a statement. X on Thursday. “This is the first step towards a future full of possibilities.”

“Al Tailis and Sam Porter not only have extensive experience in the world of sports, but also have the support of such notables as Eva Longoria, Rob McElhenney, Ryan Reynolds, Justin Verlander, Kate Upton, Sean Marion and Scott Gallowayy,” the statement said.

Reynolds, 48, and McElhenney, 47, took over the ownership of the Welsh team Wrexham In 2021, helping the club gain worldwide exposure, thanks in part to their FX docs, Welcome to Wrexham. Tylis bought a small stake in Wrexham in April 2024, while Reynolds and McElhinney invested by Necaxareports Bloomberg.

News came in about Reynolds' latest investment the same day he was named as an accused A $400 million lawsuit filed by Justin Baldonihis wife Blake Livelys It ends with us costar and director.

According to received the application Us Weekly on ThursdayBaldoni, 40, accuses Lively, 37, Reynolds and Lively's publicist of Leslie Sloanefor civil extortion, defamation, false invasion of privacy and other claims. In the suit, Baldoni claimed she was pressured by Reynolds and “megacelebrity friend” Lively to accept the changes made by the actress to the film's script.

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UPDATE 1/25/16 at 12:43 PM ET: Justine Baldoni filed a $400 million lawsuit against It Ends With Us actor Blake Lively and her publicist Leslie Sloane on Thursday, Jan. 16, at Wayfarer Studios. Us Weekly's Baldoni claimed that Lively was “determined” to make him a “real-life villain in her story.” (…)

Baldon's lawyer, Brian Friedmanshared in a notification to the recipient We“This lawsuit is a legal action based on an overwhelming amount of undisputed evidence detailing a duplicitous attempt by Blake Lively and her team to destroy Justin Baldoni, his team and their respective companies through the media's distribution of grossly edited, unsubstantiated, new and distorted information. “

The statement continued: “Based on our own willingness to provide all of the complete text messages, emails, video footage and other documentary evidence shared between the parties in real time, it is clear that this is a battle she will not win and will certainly regret. Blake Lively or either her team was seriously misled, or he intentionally and knowingly misrepresented the truth.

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Justin Baldoni's legal battle with It Ends With Us actor Blake Lively continues with a brand new explosive lawsuit. Baldoni, 40, is accusing Lively, 37, her publicist Leslie Sloan and Ryan Reynolds of civil extortion, defamation, false invasion of privacy and other claims, according to a filing obtained by Us Weekly on Thursday, Jan. 16. (…)

Proceedings follow what was filed Lively against Baldoni on December 31, 2024, accusing him of sexual harassment, retaliation, breach of contract, infliction of emotional distress, invasion of privacy and lost wages.

We A representative for Lively, Sloan, the co-defendant, was reached for comment Thursday but did not receive a response.