Hugh Jackman Uses 2019's 'Sexiest Man Alive' John Legend to Troll Ryan Reynolds

The kids...do not care pic.twitter.com/kFTp6CyHI3 christine teigen (@chrissyteigen)

And Teigen isn't the only one having fun with the news on social media: Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds love any excuse to reignite their long-running troll war . The actors have both previously held the title of People's Sexiest Man Alive (Jackman in 2008, Reynolds in 2010), and following the announcement that Legend was the latest guy to be awarded the title, they took to Twitter to congratulate him and welcome him into the 'Sexiest Man Alive' club... and couldn't resist sniping at each other along the way.

Dear John. Massive congrats on joining this prestigious group. 99% of the time People get it right. ie Blake, DJ. A a word of caution. Theres the 1%. Its important you fall in w the right crowd. Enjoy your reign. HJ @people @VancityReynolds @johnlegend @blakeshelton @TheRock pic.twitter.com/2JqGHrvOom Hugh Jackman (@RealHughJackman)

Jackman applauded Legend on his entry into the "prestigious group," nodding to previous winners Blake Shelton, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Idris Elba as examples of times that People has got it "right", before adding that 1 per cent of the time they don't... heavily implying that Reynolds acquired the title through chicanery or otherwise nefarious means.

Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman have been engaged in a lighthearted "feud" for years. BusinessInsider USA Images

The tweet was accompanied by a video in which Jackman "accidentally" drops his own 2008 People's Sexiest Man Alive cover in front of Reynolds, just to rub it in that he got there a full two years before him.

Legend, for his part, is taking the news with a little more humility. "I was excited, but I was a little scared at the same time because its a lot of pressure," the EGOT-winning artist told People. "Everyones going to be picking me apart to see if Im sexy enough to hold this title. Im [also] following Idris Elba, which is not fair and is not nice to me!"