The director of the film “It Ends With Us” has sued The New York Times for libel over its story saying he sexually harassed and tried to smear the reputation of the film's star Blake Lively.

Justin Baldoni is firing back after being accused of sexual harassment by his co-star Blake Lively, filing a libel suit against the New York Times on Tuesday, claiming that the newspaper published an article “rife with inaccuracies,

The scandal surrounding "It Ends with Us" takes another turn, as a new suit points the finger at the Times for “libel and false light invasion of privacy” relying on “cherry picked” evidence.