The longtime couple was all smiles during a night out
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- Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds were spotted enjoying a playful evening out in New York City with fans
- Their outing follows Lively’s legal settlement in the It Ends with Us dispute, which both sides called a victory
- Reynolds has publicly praised Lively’s strength and integrity, calling her “fearless” and the “love of my life”
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds have each other’s backs.
The Gossip Girl alum, 38, and the Deadpool & Wolverine star, 49, were photographed enjoying each other’s company for an evening out in New York City that featured a sweet piggyback ride from Reynolds as they walked.
During the stroll, the couple was also spotted stopping to take a selfie with a fan on the street as the trio smiled for the photo op.
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Their outing comes a month after Lively reached a settlement with Justin Baldoni and Wayfarer Studios in their It Ends with Us legal dispute.
“This settlement is a resounding victory for Blake Lively,” her attorneys said in a May statement.
Bryan Freedman, an attorney for Baldoni, 42, and Wayfarer also called the settlement a "total victory" for his clients after “10 of Ms. Lively’s 13 claims” were dismissed.
That same month, Reynolds praised his wife for Mother’s Day, calling her “fearless” following the settlement.
The couple, who have been married since 2012, share four children together: James Reynolds, 11, Inez Reynolds, 9, Betty Reynolds, 6, and Olin Reynolds, 3.
"I appreciate this mother beyond measure," Reynolds wrote alongside photos of the two of them lounging on chairs next to each other and wearing ponchos as they posed near a waterfall. "She is kind. She is fearless. She's the absolute love of my life and to our four little kids, she's the life of their love."
He also stuck by her side throughout the legal process, speaking in support of his spouse during an April appearance on Today's Sunday Sitdown Live series.
“Really, without getting into too much, I have never in my life been more proud of my wife,” Reynolds said. “People have no idea what is really going on. I’ve never been more proud of someone in my life, with that level of integrity that they bring with them in everything they do.”
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The couple first met on the set of Green Lantern in 2010 but didn't develop a romantic relationship until a year later when they went on a double date with different dates.
"About a year after Green Lantern had come and gone and we were both single, we went on a double date — she was on a date with another guy, and I was on a date with another girl — and it was like the most awkward date for the respective parties because we were just like fireworks coming across," Reynolds told Jess Cagle on SiriusXM's Entertainment Weekly Radio Deadpool special in 2016.
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Lively and the Free Guy movie star are no strangers to PDA-filled moments.
The Age of Adaline actress recently posted a subtle thirst trap with her husband in the form of an outdoor selfie on social media of them sharing snacks, writing “delicious” over the image and setting the song to Ohio Express' 1968 track “Yummy Yummy Yummy.”
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