The New York Times, which had a hand in igniting the public war of words between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni by publishing a story over alleged misconduct in the filming of It Ends With Us, has moved to dismiss a defamation lawsuit accusing it of conspiring with the actress’ public relations team to advance a distorted narrative.

The New York Times moved Friday to dismiss Justin Baldoni and Wayfarer Studios' defamation lawsuit over its article that began the legal battle between the actor-director and his "It Ends With Us" co-star,

Blake Lively has decided to bring out the big guns in her ongoing legal battle with Justin Baldoni. The Gossip Girl star has hired Nick Shapiro, the CIA’s former deputy chief of staff and senior advisor to former CIA director John Brennan,