Baldoni and Lively have been at odds since the now-endless It Ends With Us press tour, after which rumors of sexual harassment allegations spilled into the press. By the end of Us, Baldoni had filed suit against the Times for its bombshell story accusing him of harassing Lively and orchestrating a smear campaign against him.

Baldoni's lawyer sent a litigation hold letter to Marvel and Disney, one week after claiming a deleted Deadpool & Wolverine scene is further evidence of Ryan Reynolds’ supposed wrath toward Baldoni.