Ryan Reynolds He is expanding his football empire!
the Deadpool Wolverine A star and his Co-owner of Wrexham AFC, Rob McElhenneywas selected on Thursday, January 16, from a group of investors set to acquire the first Colombian team, Club Deportivo La Equidad Seguros.
according to Bloomberg and espnThe investor group is led by a real estate investor The Tillis And CEO of Football Sam porterThey both own a stake in the Mexican football team Necaxa. Other investors include the actress Eva LongoriaFashion model Kate Upton and Upton's husband, an MLB pitcher Justin Verlander.
“We welcome Al Tillis and Sam Porter, who arrive with a clear, long-term vision to further strengthen our club.” X Thursday. “This is the first step towards a future full of opportunities.”
“Not only do the Tillis and Sam Porter have extensive experience in the world of sports, but they also have the support of well-known figures such as Eva Longoria, Rob McIlhenney, Ryan Reynolds, Justin Verlander and Kate Upton, Shawn Marion and Scott Galloisy,” the statement continued.
Reynolds (age 48) and McElhenney (age 47) He took ownership of the Welsh team Wrexham in 2021, helping the club achieve global visibility thanks in part to a FX documentary series, Welcome to Wrexham. Telles bought a minority stake in Wrexham in April 2024, while Reynolds and McElhenney bought out Invested in NecaxaBloomberg reported.
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni.
Courtesy Sony Pictures Inc.News came about Reynolds' latest investment On the same day the defendant was named In a $400 million lawsuit she filed Justin BaldoniHis wife Blake Lively's And it ends with us Costar and director.
According to Deposit that was previously obtained Us Weekly ThursdayBaldoni, 40, Lively, 37, Reynolds, and Lively's publicist, are accused of… Leslie SloanCivil blackmail, defamation, false invasion of privacy, and other claims. Baldoni claimed in the lawsuit that he was pressured by Reynolds And “Celebrity Friend” Of Lively's acceptance of the actress's changes to the film's script.
Updated 1/16/25 at 12:43 PM ET: Justin Baldoni's Wayfarer Studios filed a $400 million lawsuit against actor Blake Lively and her publicist, Leslie Sloan, on Thursday, January 16, in a 179-page filing that… Obtained. By Us Weekly, Baldoni claimed that Lively was “determined” to make him “a real villain in her story.” (…)
Baldoni's lawyer Brian Friedmanshared a statement to we“This lawsuit is a legal action based on a massive amount of untampered evidence detailing Blake Lively and her team’s duplicitous attempt to destroy Justin Baldoni, his team, and their companies by releasing new, grossly altered, and unsubstantiated information to the media.”
The statement continued: “It is clear based on our full willingness to present all of the full text messages, emails, video footage and other documentary evidence that was shared between the parties in real time, that this is a fight that will not be won and will not be won.” You will definitely regret it. Blake Lively was either severely misled by her team or she knowingly and intentionally misrepresented the truth.
Justin Baldoni's legal battle with It Ends With Us star Blake Lively continues with a new lawsuit. According to a filing obtained by Us Weekly on Thursday, January 16, Baldoni, 40, is accusing Lively, 37, her publicist, Leslie Sloan, and Ryan Reynolds of civil racketeering, defamation, false invasion of privacy and other claims. (…)
The lawsuit follows suit filed Lively against Baldoni On December 31, 2024, she charged him with sexual harassment, retaliation, breach of contract, infliction of emotional distress, invasion of privacy and loss of wages.
we She reached out to Lively's rep, fellow defendant Sloane, for comment on Thursday but did not receive a response.
