Overview

• Reynolds confessed to assisting in the leak during a Vanity Fair lie detector test.
• The leaked footage helped secure the green light for the first 'Deadpool' film.
• Reynolds compared his role in the leak to that of NBA player Scottie Pippen.
• The confession confirmed long-standing fan suspicions about Reynolds' involvement.
• The success of the 'Deadpool' franchise owes much to the viral impact of the leaked footage.