Overview

• The viral clip shows Reynolds telling the CTV child interviewer, “Nice to meet you too, let’s skip to the question,” before joking about Chipotle mayo on a Tim Hortons sandwich.
• Online reaction is split, with some calling the tone rude or condescending and others saying he looked rushed or was using his usual humor.
• A TIFF insider quoted by the Daily Mail says staff were ending interviews and that Reynolds chose to stop for the child and was not being rude.
• Page Six reports that a representative for Reynolds did not immediately respond to requests for comment about the interaction.
• Coverage situates the flare-up during heightened scrutiny tied to Blake Lively’s legal dispute with Justin Baldoni and notes prior criticism from a resurfaced 2005 set clip earlier this year.