Rob McElhenney supporting Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively through 'difficult' legal wrangle with Justin Baldoni

Rob McElhenney is supporting Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively through their "difficult and challenging" legal wrangle with Justin Baldoni.

Blake has been locked in a legal battle for months with her 'It Ends With Us' co-star and director Justin after accusing him of harassment on the set of the 2024 romantic drama film.

And Ryan's close pal - with whom he co-owns Wrexham AFC football club - has revealed he and his wife Kaitlin Olson are showing their "support in any way that we can".

He told Variety: "It’s just our way of staying connected and navigating something together. And also me giving and showing as much support as I possibly can with all the other stuff that he’s got going on, that I know is so difficult and challenging.

"We both are just trying to offer our support in any way that we can that doesn’t just simply add oxygen to the fire."

In January, Justin filed a countersuit against Blake, accusing her of defamation and extortion.

In the countersuit, he alleged Blake had invoked her pop star pal, Taylor Swift, and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, as protectors in creative disputes.

Justin's lawyers wrote in a filing: “The message could not have been clearer.

“Baldoni was not just dealing with Lively. He was also facing Lively’s ‘dragons,’ two of the most influential and wealthy celebrities in the world, who were not afraid to make things very difficult for him.”

The latest development is Blake allegedly asking Taylor to delete their text messages as part of the ongoing legal battle.