After Justin Baldoni’s defamation complaint against the New York Times, the newspaper responds

While Justin Baldoni filed a complaint against the New York Times for defamation following their article published on December 21 revealing Blake Lively’s complaint against him, the newspaper declared its intention to « vigorously defend against this legal action ». « The role of an independent news organization is to follow the facts where they lead “, first declared Danielle Rhoades Ha, spokesperson for the New York Timeshas CNN. Before continuing: « This story was reported meticulously and responsibly. It is based on the review of thousands of pages of original documents, including text messages and emails that we cite accurately and at length in the article. To date, Wayfarer Studios, Mr. Baldoni, the other subjects of the article, and their representatives have not reported any errors. We also published their full statement in response to the article’s allegations. »

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“The role of an independent media is to follow the facts wherever they lead us”

New York Times Spokesperson

For its part, the American daily had already warned through one of its spokespersons that it planned to defend itself « with force » in this trial. « The role of an independent media is to follow the facts wherever they lead us »declared the spokesperson for New York Times. »

As a reminder, Justin Baldoni, accused of sexual harassment, and nine other plaintiffs, including his production company Wayfarer Studios, business partners and a public relations team have decided to sue the New York Times for defamation, invasion of privacy, disclosure of false information and implicit breach of contract. The plaintiffs are seeking an astronomical sum of $250 million in compensation. The actor also accuses Blake Lively and her husband Ryan Reynolds of having pressured the agency WME, which represented him, to terminate his contract.