LOS ANGELES:
The lawsuit seeking at least $250 million was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, the next major move in a growing story that has made major waves in Hollywood. It alleges the Times and Lively coordinated a smear campaign against Baldoni and his nine fellow plaintiffs.
The Times stood by its reporting and said it plans to "vigorously defend" against the lawsuit.
The plaintiffs include the film's lead producer Jamey Heath, its production company Wayfarer Studios, and crisis communications expert Melissa Nathan, whose text message was quoted in the headline of the December 21 Times story: """We Can Bury Anyone": Inside a Hollywood Smear Machine.""
Written by Megan Twohey, Mike McIntire and Julie Tate, the story was published just after Lively filed a legal complaint that is usually a predecessor to a lawsuit with the California Civil Rights Department over her alleged treatment.
Both her legal complaint and the Times story allege Baldoni enlisted publicists and crisis managers in a plan to destroy Lively's reputation if she went public with her on-set concerns.
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