July: Lively and Reynolds were announced as the leads for "Green Lantern" and made their first public appearance together at Comic-Con in San Diego that Summer. At that point, Reynolds was married to Scarlett Johansson, while Lively was still dating her on-again, off-again boyfriend and "Gossip Girl" costar, Penn Badgley.
September: Unlike their characters on "Gossip Girl," Lively and Badgley didn't end up together; the former couple split in mid-September.
October: Lively presented Reynolds with the most anticipated movie trophy at Spike TV's Scream Awards, where they engaged in some witty banter on stage.
December: Rumors of trouble in paradise plagued Reynolds and Johansson's two-year marriage for months before it was announced that he filed for divorce just before Christmas.