Justin Baldoni is being sued by The New York Times for legal fees after his defamation suit over its Blake Lively story was dismissed. In the latest legal round linked to the hit 2024 romantic drama It Ends with Us, the newspaper is seeking $150,000 (£111,000) in legal fees it spent on the suit Baldoni filed, which was dismissed by a federal judge in June. The New York Times named Baldoni's production company Wayfarer Productions in legal documents submitted to New York's Supreme Court on Tuesday, The Wrap reports. The story was titled We Can Bury Anyone: Inside a Hollywood Smear Machine and was published in December 2024. Lively claimed Baldoni had sexually harassed her while making It Ends with Us, which was a surprise hit when it opened in cinemas in August 2024.

Source: The Times October 02, 2025 06:12 UTC