In the scene in question, Nicepool makes sexist comments before defending himself and saying that he "identif[ies] as a feminist."

Ryan Reynolds presented at the 2025 National Board of Review Awards gala on Tuesday, Jan. 7 in New York City. It marked the first time he appeared publicly since his wife Blake Lively sued her 'It Ends with Us' costar-director Justin Baldoni,

Justin Baldoni’s attorney suggested that Ryan Reynolds took a veiled dig at his client during a scene in the recently released film Deadpool and Wolverine, fanning the flames of an internet theory currently making the rounds.