Ryan Reynolds has added further fuel to the fire after ‘confirming’ that the Deadpool & Wolverine character Nicepool was inspired by Justin Baldoni, according to sources who claim his legal team will now be investigating whether Disney allowed money to be spent on a film ‘bullying another person’.

On Tuesday, Reynolds filed a motion to be dismissed from Baldoni’s $400 million defamation lawsuit, which stemmed from allegations made by his wife Blake Lively, 37, accusing her It Ends With Us costar of 𝓈ℯ𝓍ual harassment, something he denies.

Reynolds claimed that Baldoni’s ‘thin-skinned outrage over a movie character, the satirical “woke” Nicepool, does not even pretend to be tied to any actual legal claims.

The ‘sketch shows’ dig appears to reference Reynolds’ SNL 50 appearance, where he seemingly mocked the ongoing legal drama with Baldoni.

Lively was the first to sue in December last year, alleging that Baldoni ordered a ‘smear campaign’ against her due to tensions on the set of It Ends With Us, a domestic violence drama.

Baldoni retaliated with a $400 million defamation case against Lively and Reynolds as well as the New York Times, which ran a lengthy article about her claims.