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Who is Justin Baldoni’s ‘pit bull’ lawyer, Bryan Freedman? The It Ends with Us actor’s attorney criticised Ryan Reynolds’ joke about Blake Lively at SNL50 and hasn’t ruled out deposing Taylor Swift

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Lawyer Bryan Freedman is, by his own admission, a “pit bull” when it comes to defending his clients, including Justin Baldoni. Photos: Getty Images, @justinbaldoni/Instagram
Lawyer Bryan Freedman is, by his own admission, a “pit bull” when it comes to defending his clients, including Justin Baldoni. Photos: Getty Images, @justinbaldoni/Instagram
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Baldoni’s famously aggressive lawyer has also represented everyone from Mariah Carey to Tucker Carlson and Robert Downey Jr

Justin Baldoni’s lawyer Bryan Freedman did not approve of the joke Ryan Reynolds made in reference to his wife Blake Lively on SNL50: The Anniversary Special, according to People magazine.

Justin Baldoni (right) with businessman Steve Sarowitz, who helped fund It Ends With Us. Photo: @wayfarertheaters/Instagram
Justin Baldoni (right) with businessman Steve Sarowitz, who helped fund It Ends With Us. Photo: @wayfarertheaters/Instagram
Amid the ongoing It Ends with Us legal battle, the Deadpool & Wolverine actor, 48, seemingly referenced the lawsuits when he was asked “how’s it going” by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, to which he responded with mock innocence: “Great, why? What have you heard?”
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Justin Baldoni and his wife Emily were all smiles during the press tour for It Ends With Us, but things quickly went south for the film. Photo: Invision/AP
Justin Baldoni and his wife Emily were all smiles during the press tour for It Ends With Us, but things quickly went south for the film. Photo: Invision/AP

During an episode of Hot Mics with Billy Bush earlier this month, Freedman criticised the couple’s “latest move”. “I’m unaware of anybody, frankly, whose wife has been sexually harassed and has made jokes about that type of situation,” said Freedman. “I can’t think of anyone who’s done anything like that. It surprised me.”

In December, Lively sued Baldoni, his PR team and Wayfarer Studios alleging sexual harassment and retaliation, which he denies, per People magazine. The following month, Baldoni responded with a lawsuit of his own suing Lively, Reynolds, their publicist and The New York Times over defamation and extortion.

Here’s what we know about Justin Baldoni’s lawyer.

Where does Bryan Freedman live?

Bryan Freedman with his friend Ryan Silver. Photo: @coachryansilver/Instagram
Bryan Freedman with his friend Ryan Silver. Photo: @coachryansilver/Instagram

Freedman is based in Los Angeles, according to the BBC. He and his wife Denise had been living at a US$5.5 million home in the Pacific Palisades “since the early 2000s”, according to a profile in The Hollywood Reporter, until it burned down during the Los Angeles wildfires in January.

Where did Bryan Freedman study?