Lively’s complaint stated that as a result of these experiences and the alleged smear campaign against her, the actress-producer “suffered from grief, fear, trauma, and extreme anxiety.”
Baldoni’s new lawsuit came after his legal team filed a $250 million suit against The New York Times for libel on December 31 over an article covering Lively’s complaint. The lawsuit against the Times alleges that the publication used “‘cherry-picked’ and altered communications stripped of necessary context and deliberately spliced to mislead.”
In the article, Lively provided a statement: “I hope that my legal action helps pull back the curtain on these sinister retaliatory tactics to harm people who speak up about misconduct and helps protect others who may be targeted.”