Justin Baldoni, the director and star of It Ends With Us, is suing The New York Times for libel over its reporting on the lawsuit filed against him by co-star Blake Lively.
Lively filed a suit last month accusing Baldoni of sexual harassment on the set of the film. She also claimed he went on to try and undermine her career with rumors and blackballing efforts.
The actress alleges that Baldoni engaged in a “multi-tiered plan” to harm her reputation after she and her husband, A-list star Ryan Reynolds, met with Baldoni to discuss “repeated sexual harassment and other disturbing behavior” against Lively.
The Times went on to publish a story on the lawsuit on December 21, but Baldoni claims the paper deliberately left out key information in its report that contradicts Lively’s claims.
“The article’s central thesis, encapsulated in a defamatory headline designed to…
