Justin Baldoni
Nicholas/Getty hunting imagesA judge has granted to pause Justin BaldoniDemand of $ 250 million against The New York Times.
Judge Lewis J. Liman awarded The New York Times“Application to maintain discovery on Tuesday, March 4, according to documents. During this period, the judge will review the newspaper Motion to be dismissed of demand.
“The Wayfarer parties are likely to be unjustly injured by a stay as the court decides the pending motion,” said Federal Judge on Baldoni, Wayfarer Studios, his CEO, Financier. Steve Sorowitzand publishers Melissa Nathan and Jennifer Abel in a rapid five -page order obtained by Period Tuesday.
“The The times did not delay the presentation of his motion; He filed the motion within 21 days after being served, “he added, according to the departure.” The court intends to address the motion to dismiss it immediately after it is completely submitted. To the extent that Wayfarer parties are concerned about the delay, they have it within their power to accelerate their most modified modified complaint or their opposition to the motion of rejection. The same Wayfarer matches suggest that the discovery of the The times It is unlikely to be voluminous. “”
Images of Bryan Bedder/Getty for Vital Voices Partnership Global The New York Times has officially filed a motion to dismiss the $ 250 million demand for Justin Baldoni. According to Deadline, the departure filed a motion in a Federal New York court on Friday, February 28, defending his report from Blake Lively’s accusations against Baldoni, 40, on the set (…)
After the judge’s decision, a spokesman for The New York Times He turned to the small legal victory of the role.
“We appreciate today’s court’s decision, which recognizes the important values of the first amendment at stake here.” New York Times The spokesman said in a statement to Use weekly Tuesday. “The court has prevented Mr. Baldoni from loading The times With discovery applications in a case that should never be submitted. “
Us He has contacted Baldoni for comments.
The judge’s decision comes four days later The New York Times He filed a motion that was calling for to be withdrawn from the demand. The departure also defended his report from Blake Lively’s accusations against Baldoni, 40, on the set of Ends with us.
Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively
Pictures of Sony“As our motion demonstrates, this case should never be submitted The New York Times“, A spokesman said Us On Friday, February 28. “Blake Lively raised serious concerns about the way he was treated on the set and after the film launch. We did exactly what the news organizations should do: We informed the public of the complaint he presented to the California Civil Rights Department. The mistake of Mr. Baldoni against The times – When questioning our ethics, trying to discredit our reports, file without foundation, it will not silence us. “”
In December 2024, The New York Times published a story where Lively, 37, accused her Ends with us Director and cost of sexual harassment and orchestrate a frotis campaign against her. (Following the New York Times History, animated Baldoni sued by harassment and sexual retaliation.)
Baldoni denied allegations and later claim The New York Timesclaiming that the media company “chose” communications and omitted the context that he allegedly deceived readers in his article “We can bury anyone: inside a Hollywood frotis machine.”
Images James Devaney/GC The New York Times has denied Justin Baldoni’s latest legal claims on his participation in Blake Lively’s demand. “The legal archives of Baldoni/Wayfarer have an inaccuracy about the New York Times, including, for example, the false statement that the Times had early access to Ms. Lively’s civil rights complaint”, to (…)
At that time, to New York Times The spokesman was next to his story, saying Us In a statement that the departure was planned to “defend the demand vigorously”.
“The role of an independent news organization is to follow the facts where they are headed,” the statement read. “ Our story was informed thoroughly and responsible. It was based on a review of thousands of original documents, including text messages and emails we cite accurately and long -term in the article. These texts and emails were also the strong point of a discrimination claim filed in California by Blake Lively against Justin Baldoni and its associates.
Baldoni also presented a $ 400 million defamation disposition Against Lively, her husband, Ryan Reynoldsand Lively’s publicist Leslie Sloane. Slone, on the other hand, has filed a motion to eliminate demand.