The "Deadpool" franchise is named in Justin Baldoni's new lawsuit against "It Ends With Us" costar Blake Lively and her husband Ryan Reynolds. Here's why.

Justin Baldoni’s legal team is claiming that ‘Nicepool,’ the annoying male feminist from ‘Deadpool & Wolverine,’ was based on Baldoni.

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds reunited with her costar Michele Morrone, marking the couple’s first joint appearance since the start of their legal battle with It Ends With Us director Justin Baldoni.

Enter Ryan Reynolds (Blake's husband) and Deadpool. Variety is reporting that Justin's legal team sent a letter to Disney execs earlier this month over the Deadpool & Wolverine character Nicepool, who is played by "Gordon Reynolds" aka Ryan.

"It is not strange that Ryan Reynolds was named in light of Baldoni's theories in the complaint," a defamation attorney tells Yahoo Entertainment.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “It Ends With Us” actor and director Justin Baldoni has sued his co-star Blake Lively and her husband, “Deadpool” actor Ryan Reynolds, for defamation and extortion on Thursday in the latest move in a bitter legal battle surrounding the dark romantic drama.

The legal battle between Baldoni and Lively began in December when the “Gossip Girl” actor lodged a complaint with California’s Civil Rights Department in which she accused

Justin Baldoni sent a nearly 7-minute long voice note apology to Blake Lively during the production of It Ends With Us, in which he said he was a “very flawed man,” TMZ reports. The voice recording appears to have been sent at 2 a.

The lawsuits involving actors Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have garnered global attention after an apparent feud through the filming of "It Ends With Us." CBS News legal contributor Caroline Polisi breaks down the legal complaints.

Justin Baldoni's lawsuit seeks $400 million from Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds, claiming their actions have harmed his career and reputation.