‘Brotherly Respect' Between Chris Pratt and Ryan Reynolds Lending Support to Blake Lively's Battle

Miami Herald

15-05-2025

Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively, once the toast of Hollywood and one of the town's most influential and social couples, have found themselves iced out of most of their A-list circles and been noticeably absent from hangouts, including with Taylor Swift's squad, but a source exclusively tells Life & Style the pair are still tight with fellow power couple Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger and are spending more and more time with them as they continue their toxic battle with Justin Baldoni in court.
"As humble as Chris and Kat tend to be publicly, Chris loves being part of a power couple and an extended member of American royalty as a member of the Kennedy clan," an insider that has known the couple for years says. "They gravitate toward other couples who are similarly connected. Ryan and Blake are temperamentally a great match for the Pratts, and Ryan and Chris have a genuine friendship that goes back about ten years now."
Both Ryan, 48, and Chris, 45, found their starts as mega-famous superhero actors playing action-comedy roles earlier in their careers and made their names on the gravitas of their on-screen charisma. Their wives are finding common ground, too. Katherine, 35, has made a name for herself as an author and lifestyle guru, recently releasing a line of "mommy and me" styles, Cleobella x Katherine Schwarzenegger, while Blake, 36, runs her own beverage company, Betty Buzz, and has long prioritized raising her four children out of the public eye.
Like Chris and Kat, Ryan and Blake tend to keep their home life as private and drama-free as possible, which has become even more important as the legal drama surrounding Blake's film It Ends With Uscontinues to make headlines.
"Yes, it's a very strange time for Ryan and Blake right now as their It Ends With Us legal drama drags on and on," the insider admits, referring to the ongoing legal battle between the Gossip Girl alum and the film's director, Justin, 41.
After fans noticed obvious tension between Justin and Blake while on press tour for It Ends With Us, rumors began to surface of some sort of a rift between them that hurt production and promotion for the film. She accused the director of sexual harassment and orchestrating a smear campaign against her, with her lawyers claiming Justin "embarked on a sophisticated press and digital plan in retaliation" after she brought up concerns that she and other cast and crew had "experienced invasive, unwelcome, unprofessional and sexually inappropriate behavior." Justin denied the allegations and hit back with his own $400 million countersuit in response to what he insists are false accusations by the Gossip Girl alum, but the source notes Chris and Katherine are standing by Blake and her Deadpool star hubby 100 percent.
"Chris and Kat are confident Blake and Ryan will make it through that okay."
With all four stars juggling their demanding schedules, impressive brand empires and upcoming projects, the new friendship seems to be rooted more in stability, support and shared life experiences than partying.
"Chris sees how much Ryan has sacrificed to get where he is," the source explains. "And Chris has already had to make a lot of those same sacrifices himself. That's where their brotherly respect comes from."
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