Ryan Reynolds isn’t laughing anymore — and neither is Hollywood. The once-beloved Deadpool wisecracker has apparently gone full diva meltdown, with insiders whispering that Blake Lively’s messy lawsuit against her It Ends With Us co-star Justin Baldoni has turned Reynolds into a ticking time bomb.
The 48-year-old, who built an empire on snark and charm, is now being called everything from “rude” to “narcissistic” after a series of eyebrow-raising outbursts. Fans are asking: has the Hollywood jokester finally lost his shine?
Tick, Tick, BOOM: Ryan Reynolds Melts Down As Blake Lively’s Messy Lawsuit VS Justin Baldoni Rocks Hollywood
It all started at the Toronto International Film Festival, where Reynolds helped debut the John Candy doc I Like Me. Instead of delivering his usual cheeky red-carpet banter, he barked at a nervous child reporter who dared to politely introduce himself. “Nice to meet you too, let’s skip to the question,” Reynolds snapped, before backpedaling into fake warmth. The internet, of course, torched him. “Jerk!” one user seethed. Another called him “disgusting,” while a third blasted: “Rude is his default setting.”
And if humiliating a kid wasn’t bad enough, Reynolds went toe-to-toe with comedy legend Eugene Levy on the same carpet. Lip readers claim Reynolds muttered “Bull—, man” before Levy gently reminded him, “Language, you don’t need to speak so harsh.” Reynolds’ response? A venom-laced: “Please don’t ever tell me how I can talk to people. I’m done here.” He stormed off, leaving Levy stunned and fans gobsmacked.
Sources close to the actor insist this sudden rage spiral isn’t random — it’s Blake Lively’s lawsuit that “flipped a switch.” One insider dished: “Ryan’s furious at Baldoni, furious at the press, and it’s bleeding into everything he does. The lightness is gone. He’s angry, defensive, and impossible to be around.”
And let’s not forget his past. Reynolds once enraged Denzel Washington on the set of their thriller Safe House after his phone went off during one of the Oscar winner’s most emotional scenes. Instead of admitting the mistake, Reynolds famously blamed the stuntmen before later confessing the phone was his. Classy.
The man who made millions selling himself as Hollywood’s lovable smartass is suddenly looking less like a quick-witted hero and more like a bitter diva on the edge. With Blake’s legal mess raging on, Reynolds’ temper tantrums are stacking up — and insiders warn his once bulletproof reputation may be burning faster than he can douse the flames.
