Blake Lively made her first public appearance in two months alongside husband Ryan Reynolds at SNL50: The Anniversary Special on Sunday. During the event, Reynolds, 48, playfully referenced the controversy surrounding It Ends with Us in a skit with Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. When asked how he was doing, he quipped, “Great—why, what have you heard?” in a nod to the ongoing headlines about the film’s troubled production and the scandal involving Justin Baldoni.
This is what you call Billionaire Audacity.
Ryan Reynolds is in for an enormous fall from the faux grace he has conjured for himself.
Of course he’s at SNL.. ScarJo is connected to the cast.
And Blake Lively sitting there like she hasn’t got two brain cells to rub together. pic.twitter.com/gstc070wTW
— Vegemite Toast (@vegemitetoast_) February 17, 2025
The event marked Lively’s first red carpet appearance since December 11, 2024, when she attended the Beauty Inc Awards in New York City, just weeks before legal issues with Baldoni surfaced.
The couple joined a star-studded lineup at the 50th-anniversary celebration of Saturday Night Live, featuring SNL veterans like Eddie Murphy, Kristen Wiig, Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, and Bill Murray. Other high-profile attendees included Kim Kardashian, Aubrey Plaza, Paul McCartney, Cher, Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg, and many more.
Despite the ongoing controversy, Lively and Reynolds presented a united front as they attended the high-profile event at Rockefeller Plaza in New York City.