Ryan Reynolds expands his football empire!
THE Deadpool and Wolverine star and his co-owner of Wrexham AFC, Rob McElhenneywere named on Thursday January 16 among a group of investors ready to take over Colombia’s premier team, Club Deportivo La Equidad Seguros.
According to Bloomberg and ESPN, the investor group is led by a real estate investor Al Tylis and director of football Sam Porterwho both own a stake in the Mexican soccer team Necaxa. Other investors include actress Eva Longoriamodel Kate Upton and Upton’s husband, an MLB pitcher Justin Verlander.
“We welcome Al Tylis and Sam Porter, who arrive with a clear, long-term vision to continue to strengthen our club,” La Equidad shared in a statement via X on Thursday. “This is the first step towards a future full of opportunities.”
“Al Tylis and Sam Porter not only have extensive experience in the world of sports, but they also have the support of recognized personalities such as Eva Longoria, Rob McElhenney, Ryan Reynolds, Justin Verlander, Kate Upton, Shawn Marion And Scott Galloway,” the press release continued.
Reynolds, 48, and McElhenney, 47, took over ownership of Welsh team Wrexham in 2021, helping the club achieve global exposure in part through their FX docuseries, Welcome to Wrexham. Tylis bought a small stake in Wrexham in April 2024, while Reynolds and McElhenney invested in Necaxa, Bloomberg reported.
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni.
Courtesy of Sony Pictures Ent.News of Reynolds’ latest investment came the same day he was named a defendant in a $400 million lawsuit filed by Justin Baldonihis wife Blake LivelyIt is It ends with us costar and director.
According to the file obtained by Us every week On Thursday, Baldoni, 40, accused Lively, 37, Reynolds and Lively’s publicist, Leslie Sloanecivil extortion, defamation, invasion of privacy by false light and other claims. In the lawsuit, Baldoni claimed he was pressured by Reynolds and a “megacelebrity friend” of Lively to agree to changes the actress made to the film’s script.
UPDATE 1/16/25 at 12:43 p.m. ET: Justin Baldoni’s Wayfarer Studios has filed a $400 million lawsuit against his It Ends With Us co-star Blake Lively and his publicist, Leslie Sloane, on Thursday January 16. In the 179-page filing obtained by Us Weekly, Baldoni claimed that Lively was “determined” to make him a “real villain in her story.” (…)
Baldoni’s lawyer, Bryan Freedmanshared in a statement to We“This lawsuit is a legal action based on an overwhelming amount of unfalsified evidence detailing Blake Lively and her team’s disingenuous attempt to destroy Justin Baldoni, his team, and their respective companies by releasing grossly altered, unsubstantiated information to the media. , new and falsified. »
The statement continued: “It is clear, given our complete willingness to provide all text messages, emails, video footage and other complete documentary evidence shared between the parties in real time, that this is a battle that ‘she won’t win and she won’t win. I will definitely regret it. Blake Lively was either seriously misled by her team or intentionally and knowingly misrepresented the truth.
Justin Baldoni’s legal battle with It Ends With Us partner Blake Lively continues with a brand new explosive lawsuit. According to the filing obtained by Us Weekly on Thursday, January 16, Baldoni, 40, accuses Lively, 37, her publicist, Leslie Sloane, and Ryan Reynolds of civil extortion, defamation, invasion of privacy by false day and other allegations. (…)
The lawsuit follows one filed by Lively against Baldoni on December 31, 2024, accusing him of sexual harassment, retaliation, breach of contract, emotional distress, invasion of privacy and lost wages.
We reached out to Lively’s rep, her co-defendant Sloane, for comment Thursday, but did not receive a response.
