The saga is on track to make it to the courtroom in early 2026.

This fails on numerous fronts.

First, there was no leak.

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… Information was produced pursuant to a subpoena.

Wayfarers willfully avoids this reality to advance its publicity seeking leak narrative but they cannot change the subpoena.

Deadline has viewed a copy of the subpoena cited by Jones.

Ryan Reynolds as Nicepool puts his hand on his chest in a still from ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’; Justin Baldoni wears a man-bun and holds a microphone

Jones legal team also takes aim at what they describe as Freedmans opportunistic positioning.

have quite literally zero to do with the lawsuit Jones has filed, the lawyers wrote.

Its about whether a former client and a former employee broke their contractual obligations.

The amended complaint is in response to an attempt by Reynolds to exit the defamation and extortion case.

Patrick Hipes contributed to this report.