Caught on Camera: Scarlett Johansson’s Quick Exit as Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively Hit the TIME100 Red Carpet
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Scarlett Johansson made a poised and polished appearance at the TIME100 Gala on April 24, skillfully sidestepping what could have been an awkward encounter with her ex-husband, Ryan Reynolds, and his wife, Blake Lively. A video from the event captured the Black Widow star smiling warmly for photographers before quickly exiting the red carpet—just moments before Reynolds and Lively arrived.
Both Johansson and Lively were honored at the prestigious gala, having secured spots on TIME’s list of the 100 Most Influential People of 2025. Johansson’s evening included a special interview with her fellow Marvel co-star Chris Evans, offering a glimpse into her continued cultural impact well beyond the world of superheroes.
Though Johansson and Reynolds share a history — they married in 2008 and amicably split in 2010 — there was no visible tension between them at the gala. Their separation was handled with remarkable maturity, as reflected in their joint statement to People magazine at the time: “We entered our relationship with love, and it’s with love and kindness we leave it.” Further affirming the lack of animosity, Johansson described Reynolds simply and warmly as “a good guy” during a 2023 appearance on Gwyneth Paltrow’s The goop Podcast.
Since their divorce, Johansson has built a vibrant family life, first welcoming daughter Rose with French journalist Romain Dauriac, and later marrying Saturday Night Live star Colin Jost, with whom she shares a son, Cosmo. Reynolds, meanwhile, married Lively in 2012, and the couple has become one of Hollywood’s most beloved duos, raising four children together.
At the gala, Lively took the stage to deliver an emotional and powerful speech, drawing attention to her mother’s survival story following an assault by a work acquaintance. Lively’s address also touched on her ongoing legal battle related to her film It Ends with Us, and she used the platform to thank “every man, including my sweet husband, who [is] kind and good when no one is watching.”
While the night was filled with high emotions and major honors, Scarlett Johansson’s quiet grace in navigating her past and present relationships demonstrated a different kind of influence — one built on dignity, respect, and self-assuredness.
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