New York Times is asking a federal judge to dismiss Justin BaldoniA defamation suit against paper for his role in publishing a bang report ignited its legal battle Blake LiveliBaldoni has accused the Times of working in coordination with Livali and his PR team on 21 December. The title “We Can Bureau Anise”: Inside A Hollywood Smear Machine “, in which it was revealed that the actress had filed a complaint of civil rights”It ends with us“Director and co-star of misconduct. The piece also included allegations that Baldony and his representatives were engaged in a wide effort to tarnish the prestige in vengeance after raising their concerns about their on-set behavior.
In his filing, Times has accused Baldoni, his company Vafner and his PR team of trying to “draw the Times in their big quarrels” and claim that the paper is publishing an article and video only about the paper attached to “attached (D) and publish an article and video.” In the conclusion of the filing, the paper argues that, the suit of Baldoni and fellow plants “tells the one-way story that made a lot of headlines, but the ‘The Times’ is not in the controversy.”
Daniel Rhodes Ha, a Times spokesman, said in a statement, “As our proposal reveals, the matter should never be brought against the New York Times. Blake Liveli raised serious concerns about the way the film was treated on the set and after the release of the film. We did exactly what news organizations should do: We informed the public about the complaint filed with the Department of Civil Rights of California. Mr. Baldoni’s wrong campaign against The Times – questioning our morality, trying to discredit our reporting, filing a baseless lawsuit – will not silence us. ,
A Baldony spokesperson did not immediately respond to the remarks requests.
However, a spokesman from Lively issued a statement in support of the pace of the Times, saying that the paper “Justin Baldoni’s trial correctly explains what it is: a shameless PR document that has no business in the law of law.”
The statement continues, quoting from Livali’s revised complaint: “For years, Baldoni urged men to listen and believe. But when a woman talked about her behavior, she and her billionaire Backer Steve Sorvitz used a ‘social media combat plan’ to scorch the earth and with the media that reported on her. These bullying strategies will not be left in court, and everyone should see their meritless claims what they are. ,
Earlier this month, Baldoni’s team amended their initial complaint to argue that Matadata on the Times website suggests that the paper had reached a complaint of Livali’s civil rights at least 11 days before its initial story. Baldoni’s initial $ 250 million suit was filed against the Times on the same day in which Baldony as well as his campaigners and Vafarr were also sued. On 16 January, Wafer was counted. Two weeks later, it added time as a defendant.
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This article has been updated with a statement by a spokesperson of the vibrant, in support of the speed of The New York Times.
