Ryan Reynolds goaded by Broadway crowd to drop $25K on Jonathan Groff’s hat

Ryan Reynolds was goaded by theatergoers into dropping $25,000 connected a chapeau worn by Jonathan Groff successful nan Broadway show “Just successful Time.”

During nan “Glee” alum’s last Broadway capacity arsenic Bobby Darin connected Sunday, assemblage members had nan chance to bid connected his signed hat, pinch proceeds benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

Per a video shared connected societal media, nan bidding started astatine $5,000 earlier quickly rising to $15,000.

The accelerated bidding near nan “Deadpool” prima successful daze arsenic he stared astatine nan assemblage members betting against him.

“Wow,” he could beryllium seen mouthing earlier bidding $20,000.

“We emotion you, Ryan,” a instrumentality could beryllium heard saying successful consequence earlier nan MC quickly told him, “You cognize I want more, 21?”

When nan 49-year-old character seemingly protested, she told him, “Well, we could conscionable extremity it if you want to do a large number. It’s for charity, honey!”

Reynolds settled erstwhile and for each arsenic he shouted, “25!”

After nan bidding had ended, Groff, 41, thanked Reynolds by personally hand-delivering his hat.

The 2 actors embraced and chatted earlier Reynolds tried to spot nan chapeau connected his daughter’s head, though she quickly swatted it away.

For nan typical Broadway night, nan “Proposal” prima was accompanied by his wife, Blake Lively, and their daughters James, 11, Inez, 9, and Betty, 6. Their 3-year-old son, Olin, was seemingly missing from nan outing.

The “Gossip Girl” actress, 38, sat down Reynolds while holding their youngest, Betty, adjacent to her. Meanwhile, Reynolds sat betwixt James and Inez.

This is not nan first clip an A-lister has donated to a bully origin successful Broadway.

In 2022, Nicole Kidman sewage her hands connected Hugh Jackman’s “The Music Man” chapeau aft donating $100,000 to Broadway Cares.