The highly publicised Blake Lively-Justin Baldoni lawsuit drama has now prompted a subtle but surprising reaction from Scarlett Johansson. Johansson, who was once married to Ryan Reynolds, addressed the subject in her Vanity Fair cover star interview. The Marvel star, who will make her directorial debut with “Eleanor the Great,” has never met Baldoni and has nothing to do with the feud, but pointed out its “weird timing.” Her only link is Wayfarer Studios, cofounded by Baldoni, a prominent backer in her new work.
Scarlett Johansson on Blake Lively-Justin Baldoni lawsuit: ‘Such weird timing’
Scarlett Johansson finally hopped on the discussion surrounding Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s ongoing lawsuit drama, and her reaction is far from what one would expect. Johansson, who is Vanity Fair‘s cover star for its June 2025 issue, is about to make her directorial debut with her feature film “Eleanor the Great,” with Baldoni’s Wayfarer Studios as a prominent backer. While she has never met the co-founder of the production company, the actor admitted to feeling his and Lively’s rift had “such weird timing.”
The “Avengers” star has no direct link to the ongoing legal matter that began after Lively filed a lawsuit against her “It Ends With Us” co-star. In doing so, she accused him of sexual harassment and orchestrating a smear campaign against her — allegations that Baldoni has vehemently denied. He then responded with a $400 million countersuit against the “Gossip Girl” alum and her husband, Ryan Reynolds. Latest updates concerning the case involve the director’s legal team serving subpoenas to Taylor Swift and her lawyers at Venable.
Scarlett Johansson, not complicit in the Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni conflict, restricted her comments to working with Wayfarer. “They were super supportive throughout the process,” she said of the production studio, which also backed the 2024 film “It Ends With Us.” Later, she noted, “But yeah, such weird timing.”
Johansson was previously married to Lively’s now-husband, Ryan Reynolds. As for her upcoming film, “Eleanor the Great” will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival 2025 on May 20 and will release in theaters later this year.
Originally reported by Nikita Mahato on Reality Tea.
