Baldoni has accused the newspaper of working with Lively to damage his reputation by publishing information to support her version of events on the set. Both Lively and Baldoni starred as the lead actors and directors in the 2024 movie It Ends with Us, which was based on a Colleen Hoover novel. Lively filed a civil lawsuit in New York on Tuesday in which she accused Baldoni, and of sexual harassment and initiating a scheme to “destroy” her reputation. Now Baldoni is suing the newspaper over this article titled ‘‘We Can Bury Anyone’: Inside a Hollywood Smear Machine‘. In a statement, a spokesperson for the New York Times said: “We plan to vigorously defend against the lawsuit.”“The role of an independent news organisation is to follow the facts where they lead.

Source: The Times January 03, 2025 11:39 UTC