United Kingdom, March 19 -- Ryan Reynolds has rubbished Justin Baldoni's defamation lawsuit.

The 48-year-old actor has filed a motion to dismiss Baldoni's lawsuit, insisting that the 'It Ends With Us' director's allegations have no merit.

Mike Gottlieb and Esra Hudson, Reynolds' attorneys, said in a statement: "The entirety of Mr. Baldoni's case appears to be based on Mr. Reynolds allegedly privately calling Mr. Baldoni a 'predator,' but here's the problem - that is not defamation unless they can show that Mr. Reynolds did not believe that statement to be true.

"The complaint doesn't allege that. In fact, it suggests the opposite: that Mr. Reynolds genuinely believes Mr. Baldoni is a predator."

Reynolds's legal team insist that the ac...