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Is Blake Really Unhireable—and Can Ryan Escape the Blast Radius?

The ‘Deadpool’ actor takes a star turn in the latest batch of emails made public by the legal/P.R. war between his wife and Justin Baldoni—providing an incredibly rare view into the ways an A-list star (who’s also a very ticked-off husband) can and cannot wield his power.

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Reynolds’s messages offer a highly unusual peek into how an A-list actor—who in this case also happens to be a gifted writer—wields words and power to cajole or browbeat those around him. Photo: Gotham/WireImage
Kim Masters
January 27, 2026
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