In 2025, a judge threw out Justin Baldoni’s lawsuit against The New York Times. Baldoni filed a $250 million defamation lawsuit against the Times as well as a $400 million lawsuit against Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds. After the judge dismissed the lawsuit, the newspaper filed a separate lawsuit to recover the legal fees it incurred. Justin Baldoni now must pay The New York Times’ legal feesA judge recently ruled that Baldoni’s production company now must pay the Times $171,616.20 in damages. He is also on the hook for Blake Lively’s legal feesBaldoni also must pay Lively’s legal fees.