Ryan Reynolds was a no-show throughout Friday evening’s Critics Alternative Awards regardless of his movie “Deadpool & Wolverine” tying for Greatest Comedy movie with Kieran Culkin’s “A Real Pain.”
The funnyman and his spouse, Blake Energetic, have largely prevented the highlight amid their ongoing authorized battle with Energetic’s “It Ends With Us” co-star, Justin Baldoni.
Nonetheless, Reynolds, 48, took to Instagram hours after the Critic’s Alternative ceremony to acknowledge his win — and reveal his whereabouts.
“Zing! Thanks @criticschoice — whole team @deadpoolmovie is thrilled,” he wrote. “But wait a minute. Swipe ➡️➡️. Huge congrats to @arealpainfilm.”
Reynolds wrote, produced and co-starred within the superhero motion comedy with greatest buddy Hugh Jackman.
However the “Spirited” alum was absent from the occasion resulting from one other obligation: the JP Morgan summit alongside Disney boss Bob Iger and agent Bryan Lourd.
Reynolds shared snaps from his evening to his Instagram, captioning a bunch image: “Had an amazing time on stage at @jpmorgan summit with Bob Iger and Bryan Lourd. Those boys are SHARP. Surprised to discover my mom there. She wanted to see Iger.”
The “Deadpool & Wolverone” win comes after Baldoni’s attorneys filed a $400 million lawsuit final month, claiming the “Gossip Girl” alum took sure measures to realize management over the 2024 movie.
Energetic beforehand filed a lawsuit in opposition to Baldoni and his associates in December, making claims of sexual harassment — which included allegedly strolling in on her breast-pumping for her new child and talking about his previous porn dependancy — and a retaliatory smear marketing campaign orchestrated by Baldoni.
The ex costars at the moment are set to move to trial on March 9, 2026.
The courtroom date for the case was scheduled by Decide Lewis J. Liman in a authorized order filed on Monday, in keeping with courtroom paperwork obtained by The Publish.
Reynolds and Energetic have requested the choose to ban Baldoni’s lawyer from speaking to the press, after he launched uncooked footage from “It Ends With Us” to refute Energetic’s sexual harassment claims.
In response, Freedman mentioned in a press release that Baldoni’s group received’t be “bullied” by Energetic and Reynolds.