By Page Six | Created at 2025-01-28 05:09:09 | Updated at 2025-01-30 18:30:57
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Blake Lively was all smiles despite her messy “It Ends With Us” legal battle with co-star and director Justin Baldoni.
The “Gossip Girl” alum was seen cheesing in a selfie alongside her husband, Ryan Reynolds, and Michele Morrone — whom she starred with in the upcoming sequel “A Simple Favor 2” — on Sunday.
The Italian actor and model posed in between the couple as he casually wrapped his arm around Lively’s shoulder for the friendly photo op.
“Missed you guys! Love you!!” Morrone, 34, captioned the snapshot shared to his Instagram Story.
Reynolds, 48, later reposted the picture, which was set to the song “Let Me Blow Ya Mind” by Eve.
Lively’s reunion with Morrone comes as the pair are seemingly getting ready to promote their highly anticipated film.
Earlier this month, director Paul Feig teased that “A Simple Favor 2” is “coming soon.”
“The movie is awesome, and Blake and Anna [Kendrick] turn in amazing performances. I can’t wait for you all to see it. Stay tuned for more details,” the filmmaker posted on X.
According to the synopsis, the movie “follows Stephanie Smothers [Kendrick] and Emily Nelson [Lively] as they head to the beautiful island of Capri, Italy, for Emily’s extravagant wedding to a rich Italian businessman.”
Lively, 37, has been keeping a low profile since she filed a complaint — and subsequent lawsuit — against Baldoni, 41, for alleged sexual harassment and retaliation in December 2024.
The “Jane the Virgin” alum — who vehemently denied her claims — has since filed a $400 million lawsuit against Lively and Reynolds for alleged defamation and extortion.
Just days after her complaint was published by the New York Times on Dec. 21, Morrone shared support for the actress in a video posted to his Instagram Story.
“So it’s usually not my thing to make these types of videos, but I think it’s time to stand up for a person I really love, and this person is Blake Lively,” the “365 Days” star said at the time.
Morrone added that he could sense “something was wrong” with Lively while working together on “A Simple Favor 2.”
“I felt the pain, and then we had the opportunity to talk, me and her,” he continued.
“Blake was in pain. And I’m really tired to see those kind of cruel and bad comments about her without knowing the situation.”
