Breaking News: Ryan Reynolds Moves to Sanction Justin Baldoni’s Legal Team, Baldoni Fires Back…see more

According to court docs obtained by TMZ … lawyers for the “Deadpool” star on Tuesday hit JB and his team with a request for monetary sanctions — which they say is a reaction to the “preposterous” defamation lawsuit that makes a mockery of the legal system.

As we previously reported, RR claimed Baldoni took his “thin-skinned outrage over a movie character” and decided to go after Ryan in court … a reference to the satirical, “woke” Nicepool character from the new “Deadpool” movie, which JB thought was an obvious shot at him.

Ryan already filed a motion to be dropped from the lawsuit … but it’s clear from the latest filing, he wants to also send a message that JB’s team way overstepped. Mike Gottlieb and Esra Hudson, lawyers for Reynolds, tell TMZ, regarding Baldoni’s complaint, “These are not serious claims — they are a desperate ploy for clickbait headlines that have no place in federal court.”

Reynolds previously said Baldoni’s lawsuit would never hold up in court … he noted that his reference to Baldoni as a “predator” is constitutionally protected opinion … and, even if not, he says it’s substantially true.