Social Media Reacts To Ryan Reynolds’ Joke About Justin Baldoni & Blake Lively Scandal

“How sweet of SNL to try and do damage control for Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively — but it won’t work,” one social media user said of the appearance.

If there is one thing Saturday Night Live is great at, it’s turning the news into a joke, and the Blake Lively/Justin Baldoni drama was not safe from it during the show’s 50th anniversary special.

During a segment that saw Tina Fey and Amy Poehler getting questions from the celebrity-filled audience, Ryan Reynolds — Lively’s husband — stood up to ask one.

Fey and Poehler asked Reynolds how he was doing, before he answered, “Great,” before pausing a beat and adding, “Why? What have you heard?”

The ladies immediately replied in unison with an emphatic, “no, nothing,” while flashing Reynolds a thumbs up.

Lively was sitting next to Reynolds during the joke where she started out smiling. However, she quickly joined in on the joke with a concerned look on her face when Reynolds answered.

She then smiled as the Deadpool star continued with his unrelated question.

Many assumed the joke was a clear reference to the drama that has unfolded between the couple and Baldoni, who starred in and directed It Ends With Us, as well as Wayfarer Studios in the months since the film premiered.

The audience laughed at the joke in the moment, but some social media users called out the decision to make light of the situation that has been making headlines for months.

While many were criticizing their appearance, others were more focused on those around the embattled couple, including Kevin Costner’s reaction to seeing the pair out in public, and hearing their joke, as well as Anya Taylor Joy appearing to roll her eyes.