Justin Baldoni filed a lawsuit, in which he alleges that an 'enraged' Ryan Reynolds accused him of 'fat-shaming' Blake Lively during a meeting at the couple's N.Y.C. apartment. Lively has said the meeting was 'convened to address the hostile work environment that had nearly derailed production.

The libel lawsuit accuses the Times of relying "almost entirely" on what it described as "Lively's unverified and self-serving narrative."

Justin Baldoni’s former agency, WME, has insisted that Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively didn’t pressure bosses into dropping the It Ends With Us director and co-star and director—despite his claims in an explosive new lawsuit.