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RESOLVING THE LEDGER
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Justin Baldoni 's Wayfarer Studios was ordered to pay The New York Times more than $171,000 in damages after a judge dismissed its defamation lawsuit against the publication over its bombshell report on Blake Lively's sexual harassment and smear campaign allegations related to It Ends With Us . "We're delighted by the court's decision," a spokesperson for The New York Times said in a statement. "The anti-SLAPP statute is designed to combat exactly these kinds of meritless suits brought to silence the press."
A rep for Wayfarer Studios did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
According to court documents reviewed by Entertainment Weekly , New York Supreme Court Justice Gerald Lebovits awarded The New York Times $171,616.20 after granting summary judgment.
The decision stems from Wayfarer Studios' lawsuit over The New York Times ' December 2024 investigation , which broke the news of Lively's original sexual harassment complaint against Baldoni. The publication's story was based on a pre- lawsuit , California Civil Rights Department filing from Lively against the It Ends With Us director .
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