It is no secret that Blake Energetic and Ryan Reynolds are attempting to save lots of face as of late. Alas, they seem like making issues worse. Living proof: exposing simply how messy their PR staff is with a tasteless marriage replace in early February. However Hollywood’s former golden couple actually shocked the world after they stepped out on the “Saturday Night time Dwell” fiftieth Anniversary particular and even participated within the present amid their high-profile and ongoing scandal with Energetic’s “It Ends With Us” costar Justin Baldoni. “THE GASP I simply did seeing Blake Energetic and Ryan Reynolds on the SNL fiftieth Pink Carpet,” one X consumer tweeted. 

As chances are you’ll recall, even earlier than “It Ends With Us” was launched, there have been whispers that one thing was amiss between the 2 costars. Then, on December 31, 2024, Energetic filed a lawsuit in opposition to Baldoni for “retaliating in opposition to her for reporting sexual harassment and office security considerations,” per Forbes. On January 16, Baldoni countersued Energetic and Reynolds, in addition to their public relations staff, for defamation and extortion. At first, many followers seemed to be firmly “Workforce Blake.” Nonetheless, as time handed and extra behind-the-scenes particulars got here to mild, many Energetic followers began leaping ship. Since then, there have been much more clear indicators that Energetic’s fame in Hollywood has soured and that Energetic and Reynolds have a shady facet we won’t ignore. Now, the previous golden couple’s new SNL50 misstep has everybody calling them out.

Too quickly?! Simply the choice to indicate up at such a high-profile occasion just like the “Saturday Night time Dwell” fiftieth anniversary particular, while within the thick of their present skilled and private turmoil, had many scratching their heads. However issues went from unhealthy to worse when Ryan Reynolds opted to attract consideration to the large elephant within the room, seemingly making mild of what was in any other case a really critical state of affairs.

Throughout what seemed to be a scripted question-and-answer session with Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, the comedic duo referred to as immediately on Reynolds, asking him how issues had been going. “Nice — why, what have you ever heard?” the actor nervously quipped again. In the meantime, Energetic seemed on through the trade, showing each bewildered and unamused earlier than instantly switching again to her signature megawatt smile. And scene!

As you possibly can think about, many had been none too happy with the couple’s shenanigans and instantly shared their ideas on social media. “Since when does a #Sufferer of #SexualHarassment conform to let her worst nightmare be used as a joke on tv along with her husband deadpanning it for laughs? That reveals actual trauma #BLAKE particularly you laughing!” one X consumer tweeted. In the meantime, one other wrote, “Ryan Reynolds and Blake Energetic casually sitting and smiling in SNL viewers like they did not break a great man’s profession and in addition tried to steal the film credit,” together with a clown emoji. It is protected to say {that a} stunt like this flies within the very face of the previous adage, “There is not any such factor as unhealthy publicity.”