Ryan Reynolds is buying another football team amid the Justin Baldoni trial
Ryan Reynolds is expanding his football empire!
The Deadpool and Wolverine star and his Co-owner of Wrexham AFC, Rob McElhenneywere named on Thursday, January 16, among a group of investors who intend to take over Colombia’s top team, Club Deportivo La Equidad Seguros.
According to Bloomberg and ESPNthe group of investors is headed by a real estate investor Al Tylis and football manager Sam Porterwho both own a stake in Mexican soccer team Necaxa. Other investors include an actress Eva Longoriasupermodel Kate Upton and husband Upton, an MLB pitcher Justin Verlander.
“We welcome Al Tillis and Sam Porter, who have arrived with a clear, long-term vision to further strengthen our club,” La Equidad shared in a statement via X on Thursday. “This is the first step to a future full of possibilities.”
“Al Tylis and Sam Porter not only have extensive experience in the world of sports, but also have the support of celebrities such as Eva Longoria, Rob McElhenney, Ryan Reynolds, Justin Verlander, Kate Upton, Sean Marion and Scott Headin,” the statement says.
Reynolds, 48, and McElhenney, 47 became the owner of the Welsh team “Wrexham”. in 2021, helping the club achieve worldwide fame, including through their FX documentary series, Welcome to Wrexham. Tylis bought a small stake in Wrexham in April 2024, while Reynolds and McElhenney invested in NecaxaBloomberg reports.
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni. Courtesy of Sony Pictures Ent.
News of Reynolds’ latest investment has arrived On the same day, he was found guilty in a $400 million lawsuit filed Justin Baldonihis wife Blake Lively‘s It ends with us cast and director.
According to submission received Us Weekly on ThursdayBaldoni, 40, accuses Lively, 37, Reynolds and Lively’s publicist, Leslie Sloancivil extortion, defamation, false light invasion of privacy and other claims. In the lawsuit, Baldoni alleged that Reynolds pressured him and “mega celebrity friend” Lively to accept the changes of the actress in the script of the film.
UPDATE 01/16/25 at 12:43 PM ET: Justina Baldoni’s Wayfarer Studios filed a $400 million lawsuit against This Ends With Us actor Blake Lively and her publicist Leslie Sloan on Thursday, January 16. In a 179-page statement obtained by Us Weekly, Baldoni claimed that Lively was “determined” to make him a “real villain in her story.” (…)
lawyer Baldoni, Brian Friedmanshared in a statement for us“This lawsuit is a lawsuit based on an overwhelming amount of unfalsified evidence detailing a duplicitous attempt by Blake Lively and her team to destroy Justin Baldoni, his team and related companies by spreading grossly edited, unsubstantiated, new and fake information to the media. »
The statement continued: “Based on our own complete willingness to provide all text messages, emails, video footage and other documentary evidence that has been provided to the parties in real time, it is clear that this is a battle that will not be won and will certainly be regretted. Blake Lively was either grossly misled by her team or deliberately and knowingly misrepresented the truth.”
Justin Baldoni’s legal battle with ‘It Ends With Us’ co-star Blake Lively continues with an explosive brand new lawsuit. According to a statement obtained by Us Weekly on Thursday, Jan. 16, Baldoni, 40, is accusing Lively, 37, her publicist Leslie Sloane and Ryan Reynolds of extortion, defamation, invasion of privacy and other claims. (…)
A lawsuit is filed after it is filed Alive against Baldoni on December 31, 2024, accusing him of sexual harassment, retaliation, breach of contract, infliction of emotional distress, invasion of privacy and loss of wages.
us reached out to a representative for Lively, Sloan’s other co-defendant, for comment on Thursday, but did not hear back.
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