Ryan Reynolds debuted his newly dyed hair as he ditched his graying locks while attending the Time100 Gala in New York City on Thursday. 

The ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool actor, 48 – who accompanied wife Blake Lively on the red carpet amid their ongoing lawsuit with Justin Baldoni – became the latest member of the ‘midlife crisis’ hair dye club with other stars such as Ben Affleck and George Clooney. 

Reynolds opted for a light brown shade for his wavy locks while the stubble around his chin and jawline appeared to also have the same tint. 

The star had begun embracing his silver hair years earlier – and could be seen sporting the color nearly 10 years ago during an outing in London in 2016. 

Ryan has previously opened up about aging during a past interview with Vogue, and said, ‘There are so many bizarre and unhealthy standards placed on so many people.

‘And not just in the public eye, but in regular life outside of that world. In terms of aging gracefully, I never bemoan a birthday.’

Ryan Reynolds, 48, debuted his newly dyed hair as he ditched his graying locks while attending the Time100 Gala in New York City on Thursday

Reynolds opted for a light brown shade for his wavy locks while the stubble around his chin and jawline appeared to also have the same tint

He added, ‘We all want to be old people at one point, so you may as well enjoy getting there. I think it’s Sєxy to embrace [aging], rather than combat it.’ 

And while talking to Variety in 2022, Reynolds explained that he has slowly stopped doing his own stunts in films. 

‘You’re not allowed to eat Advil like cereal,’ the actor joked. ‘Things start to hurt. After I turned 35, being thrown onto cement wasn’t hilarious anymore. It had been upgraded to hell.’ 

Ryan further expressed, ‘I really like physicality in movies. I think it’s important to do as much of [the stunt work] yourself as you can, but I’ll step aside when there’s something that’s just too gnarly and there’s a trained professional ready to go.’ 

Earlier this month, Ben Affleck was also spotted showcasing a new look as he also said goodbye to his silver hair and beard. Similar to Reynolds, the Oscar winner opted for a brown shade. 

The Good Will Hunting star first debuted the transformation while making an appearance at CinemaCon in Las Vegas. 

And in March, George Clooney shocked fans when he stepped out with a darker head of locks after rocking the silver fox look for years. 

The reason was due to the actor recently making his Broadway debut in the production of Good Night, And Good Luck – where he took on the leading role of CBS journalist Edward R. Murrow. 

He added, ‘We all want to be old people at one point, so you may as well enjoy getting there. I think it’s Sєxy to embrace [aging], rather than combat it’

Earlier this month, Ben Affleck was also spotted showcasing a new look as he also said goodbye to his silver hair and beard

Clooney also revealed that his wife Amal – whom he tied the knot with in 2014 – was not a fan of the look. 

In February the star told the New York Times: ‘My wife is going to hate it because nothing makes you look older than when an older guy dyes his hair. My kids are going to just laugh at me nonstop.’

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Earlier this week while stopping by CBS Mornings told host Gayle King of the hair dye job: ‘I know it’s not good.’ 

King also told the Hollywood star, ‘I have to take a moment looking at you with the dark hair.’ 

George then said, ‘Oh, It’s not good! I’m not used to it, you never get used to it. Listen, I started getting gray when I was 25 so I’ve been grey most of my life so it’s not my favorite look.

‘And my wife, she thinks it’s funny. Well, they [his children] laugh at it [his hair] because honestly nothing makes you look older than being 63 and dying your hair.’

Reynolds strutted on the red carpet on Thursday with his own new hair color with wife Blake Lively – who was recently named Time100’s Most Influential People of 2025. 

At the Time100 Gala, the Gossip Girl alum – who is currently embroiled in Justin Baldoni lawsuit drama – sparked a furious response from Megyn Kelly following the actress’ controversial inclusion on the publication’s Most Influential People list.

And in March, George Clooney shocked fans when he stepped out with a darker head of locks after rocking the silver fox look for years

Clooney also revealed that his wife Amal – whom he tied the knot with in 2014 – was not a fan of the look; couple seen in 2024 in NYC 

George then said, ‘Oh, It’s not good! I’m not used to it, you never get used to it. Listen, I started getting grey when I was 25 so I’ve been grey most of my life so it’s not my favorite look’; seen earlier this month in NYC 

The conservative journalist blasted Blake and her ongoing lawsuit against Justin Baldoni in an impᴀssioned rant while speaking to DailyMail.com on the red carpet.

According to Megyn, Blake – who left readers outraged over her Time100 cover – ‘shouldn’t be here.’

The red carpet feud erupted amid a new lawsuit filing in Blake and Justin’s legal battle in which his production company and his publicist for his film It Ends With Us, Jennifer Abel, accused his embattled former publicist, Stephanie Jones, of allegedly plotting with Blake to cover up efforts to leak Abel’s sensitive text messages to the actress.

At the Time100 gala, Megyn ramped up her attack against the Gossip Girl star, accusing her of ‘bastardiz[ing] Me Too allegations’ in her quest to sue her It Ends With Us director and costar Justin for Sєxual harᴀssment, which he has denied.

Baldoni later followed up by launching a $400 million defamation lawsuit against Lively, her publicist and her husband Ryan – which all have denied as well – and he also filed a $250 million libel lawsuit against the New York Times for its reporting on her allegations.

‘It’s a ridiculous joke. She shouldn’t be here,’ she said of Blake. ‘I think [Blake has] launched a fake Me Too allegation against [Justin], and she’s lived to regret doing it, because virtually every allegation she has made has fallen apart.

‘So for her to be honored for doing that, to try to ruin a man over absolutely nothing, is a scandal.’

The subject is familiar turf for Megyn, as she reportedly told investigators that she had been Sєxually harᴀssed by her former Fox News boss Roger Ailes.

Her experiences and those of other high-profile female anchors and reports at Fox were later dramatized in the 2019 film Bombshell, in which Charlize Theron played Megyn with the aid of extensive facial prosthetics.

Reynolds strutted on the red carpet on Thursday with his own new hair color with wife Blake Lively – who was recently named Time100’s Most Influential People of 2025

According to Megyn, Blake – who left readers outraged over her Time100 cover – ‘shouldn’t be here’

The Megyn Kelly show host, who showcased her svelte figure in a red sleeveless dress, joked that she hoped to get a selfie with Blake and Meghan Markle ‘in the distance’ because they had provided her with ‘so many hours of content.’

She said Time was just trying to generate publicity for the magazine by putting ‘big stars’ on the cover, but it was ‘very wrong’ to lend its legitimacy to the controversial star.

Megyn joked to DailyMail.com that she wouldn’t be making an effort to avoid Blake or Ryan, but she had a ‘feeling she’s going to be avoid me.’

As for the rumors of a feud between Blake and her Another Simple Favor costar Anna Kendrick, the conservative host was less concerned, as it was Blake’s alleged attempts to ‘bastardize Me Too allegations against people who don’t deserve it’ that got her blood boiling.

According to the lawyer, thoroughly investigating the Gossip Girl star’s claims was necessary to prevent other future accusers from being tarnished.

She added that even though Blake and Ryan have ‘very powerful PR people and lawyers,’ it’s important to be ‘clear-eyed’ and to ‘call out’ claims when they aren’t legitimate.

‘Otherwise, no one who has actually experienced these things is going to be believed,’ Megyn declared.

Blake arrived at the gala in a shimmering red off-the-shoulder gown that highlighted her cleavage and featured a modest train trailing behind her.

She added some extra color to the look with multiple rings and bracelets decorated with jade, and she wore her long blond hair in thick waves that cascaded elegantly down her back.

‘So for her to be honored for doing that, to try to ruin a man over absolutely nothing, is a scandal,’ Kelly added; Baldoni seen in 2024 in L.A. 

Ryan favored classic men’s style with a black tuxedo and bow tie.

The ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool star posed for several pH๏τos together with his wife, but pH๏τographers at the event also wanted to snap some solo pictures of him.

In one awkward moment, Time CEO Jessica Sibley struggled to explain why Blake had been included on the Time100 list despite the controversy that has overwhelmed her and her film projects amid her ongoing legal battle with Justin Baldoni.

‘I think she’s having a great year,’ she said bizarrely.

She said the magazine’s goal was to be ‘the humanities guide to trust in journalism,’ adding that the magazine was ‘excited to tell her story.’

Scarlett Johansson was attending the gala amid concerns that her major new career move could be overshadowed by Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds’ ongoing drama, as Ryan is her ex-husband

Among the stunning A-listers at the event was Scarlett Johansson, who put on a busty display in a sleek black sleeveless halter dress that emphasized her hourglᴀss figure.

The Avengers: Endgame star wore a rigid gold necklace with a small chain dangling down, and her dress featured a gold bar securing its ruched midriff.

Scarlett – who didn’t appear to be joined by her husband, SNL writer and Weekend Update host Colin Jost – added a splash of color with her scarlet nail polish.

She was attending the gala amid concerns that her major new career move could be overshadowed by Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds’ ongoing drama, as Ryan is her ex-husband.