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Joe Rogan isn't usually the guy weighing in on Hollywood drama, but this weekend, he made an exception. During Saturday's episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, the podcaster and MMA commentator took a hard stance in favor of actor-director Justin Baldoni-who's currently locked in a legal war with Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds.
"They f***ed up," Rogan said bluntly, referring to the couple's decision to sue Baldoni over a behind-the-scenes fallout during the making of It Ends With Us. "Ryan's trying to get out of it now. He's like, 'I wasn't even there,' and they're like, 'You're in this, buddy.'"
The tension stems from a $400 million defamation and fraud lawsuit filed by Baldoni, who claims Lively falsely accused him of sexual harassment as a way to push him off the film and take creative control. According to Baldoni, Reynolds and their publicist Leslie Sloane were complicit in the alleged scheme.
"Hollywood is scared of them": Rogan says Baldoni's fighting back alone
Rogan, ed by former UFC fighter Brendan Schaub, praised Baldoni for standing his ground-something, they agreed, most people in the industry wouldn't dare do against a couple with that much star power.
"You're going up against two A-listers," Rogan said. "Most people in Hollywood would never touch that. But Baldoni's out here dropping receipts."
Those receipts include leaked texts, a voice note Baldoni says proves his innocence, and even a website loaded with timelines and behind-the-scenes footage. Variety reports the site was created to offer full transparency as the case builds toward trial.
Lively's team isn't backing down either. Her attorneys argue that Baldoni's countersuit is retaliation for her speaking out and that it violates California's anti-SLAPP laws, which are designed to protect people who speak up about harassment.
But Baldoni's lawyer, Bryan Freedman, says that's a misread of the law. "These statutes aren't meant to shield the rich and powerful from ability," he told The Hollywood Reporter.
The court has set a trial date for March 2026, giving both sides time to prepare-and giving the public plenty of time to keep picking sides.
And with Joe Rogan's massive platform now in the mix, this Hollywood feud isn't going quiet anytime soon.