The New York Times is not going to take the Justin Baldoni defamation lawsuit sitting down. The paper of record is fighting the defamation lawsuit the It Ends With Us director filed against them with a legal motion of their own. It’s yet another chapter in a saga that has been ongoing since late last year, when actress Blake Lively filed a lawsuit against Baldoni for his allegedly inappropriate on-set behavior.
The Grey Lady is alleging that Baldoni’s claims against them are “conclusory” and fail to prove malice on the part of the paper. Read More