Hugh Jackman is the newest name in the list of A-listers facing public scrutiny due to the Justin Baldoni-Blake Lively case. Fans are aware that Jackman and Lively’s husband Ryan Reynolds starred together in the 2024 movie Deadpool & Wolverine.
Although fans absolutely loved the movie at first, their joy turned sour when Baldoni’s camp alleged that a sequence in it was created to mock him. Since the sequence included both Reynolds and Jackman, fans are wondering just how involved the latter might have been in the plan.
Especially since his appearance in the It Ends With Us promotional skit also raised eyebrows. As things stand, it might not be too long before trouble catches up to him over these allegations as well.
Hugh Jackman lands in trouble thanks to his best friend, Ryan Reynolds
As stated above, the ongoing case between Ryan Reynolds’ wife Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni has made people look at Deadpool & Wolverine with fresh eyes. For context, a particular sequence in the movie included a character named Nicepool (Ryan Reynolds), whom Baldoni alleged was created to mock him.
Due to Jackman’s involvement in the scene, many believe that he might have played a key part in it as well. Moreover, he also appeared in the It Ends With Us promotional skit. This has caused an even bigger uproar since the skit allegedly had nothing to do with the movie’s content, and everything to do with making a mockery of Baldoni.
Weighing in on the same, Candace Owens recently claimed in her podcast that “[Hugh Jackman] was in fact a part of the bullying that happened to Justin Baldoni”. She further noted that the Nicepool scenes were not a part of the initial filming to prove her point.
This was all just meant to be a power display. And Hugh Jackman played a role in it, he did. So, he was one of the unnamed dragons, if you will, in all of this. And it looks like for that, he is being awarded for his contributions with a deposition.
This is in reference to the recent Daily Mail report, where a source claimed, “Hugh will be deposed if this goes to trial. There is no way that he cannot”.
This news comes in the heels of a report suggesting that Baldoni’s legal team wants to delve into “the full scope of Reynolds’ conduct” during the filming of the contentious sequences in the months leading up to the lawsuit.
As Ryan’s good friend, who starred in the film and was with Blake and Ryan many times in private during that time, his deposition will likely be crucial. They are not going to leave any stone unturned.
Fans are aware that pop star Taylor Swift has been dragged into the legal tussle between her friend Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni already.
As such, the possible inclusion of another A-lister into the foray is making a lot of fans shake their heads. Especially since Jackman earned a lot of netizens’ ire with the news of his cozy date with Sutton Foster recently.
Hugh Jackman recently earned renewed ire from netizens over date with Sutton Foster
Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster were first romantically linked in 2022 during The Music Man’s Broadway revival, which they acted in together. Interestingly, both were married to their long-time partners, Deborra-Lee Furness in Jackman’s case, and Ted Griffin, in Foster’s case, at the time.
Although both parties kept on denying the rumors at the time, it wasn’t long after both of their respective relationships ended up in divorce. Ever since, rumors have surged that their affair was in fact the reason behind the divorces. A source also claimed to US Weekly that,
A lot of people on Broadway knew, and we kept it quiet because both of them are so nice and great people. Everyone respected their privacy. But there was an affair and overlap.
Another source alleged that Jackman ambushed his wife of 27 years with the news as she was the last to know about his affair. They further claimed that the alleged affair was “Broadway’s worst-kept secret”.
Regardless, they finally made things public in January when they stepped out together for a cozy dinner date in California. In fact, Foster was also spotted supporting the Wolverine star at his Broadway opening of From New York, With Love soon after.
Needless to say, the public opinion about Hugh Jackman hasn’t been the greatest these past couple of months, and this recent news of his possible involvement in the Blake Lively-Justin Baldoni case isn’t exactly helping his case at all.
Deadpool & Wolverine is streaming on Disney+. Meanwhile, It Ends With Us is available on Netflix.
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