Baldoni’s legal action also alleged that Lively, Reynolds and Sloane worked with The New York Times to “spread a false narrative that Baldoni committed sexual misconduct towards Lively,” partly through the publication of an article in the Times in December.

While a federal judge has dismissed Baldoni's $400 million defamation and extortion lawsuit against Lively, the actress' original suit against her 'It Ends With Us' director and co-star remains set for trial.