Justin Baldoni's attorney claims The New York Times failed to verify information in their article about Blake Lively, leading to a lawsuit for libel.
An attorney for actor Justin Baldoni denied that there was a coordinated smear campaign against his client’s “It Ends With Us” co-star Blake Lively , telling NBC that The New York Times ’ article about the actress’ allegations “destroyed people’s careers.” “They didn’t do their homework,” attorney Bryan Freedman said in an exclusive interview, a portion of which aired on Nightly News on Thursday and aired with additional clips on The TODAY Show on Friday.
“They didn’t do anything to verify the whether or not there was the truth and veracity of the story and the correctness of the story, and had they done simple, basic investigation, that they would have learned what the truth of the story was.” In a statement on Dec. 31, the Times said it plans “to vigorously defend against the lawsuit.” “The role of an independent news organization is to follow the facts where they lead,” a spokesperson for the publication said in a statement. “Our story was meticulously and responsibly reported. It was based on a review of thousands of pages of original documents, including the text messages and emails that we quote accurately and at length in the article.” In a statement to NBC News, the Times said Baldoni's lawsuit has numerous inaccuracies from the word count to the way in which the newspaper sought comment. The interview came just days after Baldoni, his publicists and several others sued the Times for libel for its Dec. 21 article, titled “‘We Can Bury Anyone’: Inside a Hollywood Smear Machine.” “It Ends With Us,” which was released in theaters in August, is an adaptation of the popular Colleen Hoover novel that gained a massive fanbase on TikTok. Lively portrays the lead, Lily Bloom, while Baldoni plays her abusive romantic partner, Ryle Kincaid. Baldoni also adapted and directed the project. Lively had filed a complaint with the California Civil Rights Department on Dec
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