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Baldoni has enlisted the help of attorney Brian Friedman to assert that The New York Times published a defamatory report that distorted the truth. According to Baldoni and Friedman, the article failed to present full text messages that could provide context contrary to Lively’s claims. They argue that Baldoni did not harass Lively, but rather she attempted to wrest control over the film from him despite him being its director and producer.