Baldoni directed and co-starred with Lively inIt Ends With Us.

Lively filed a separatefederal court lawsuit against Baldonion Dec. 31.

The amended suit claims thatThe Timesmay have been working on the story as early as Oct. 31.

Justin Baldoni Accuses Blake Lively, New York Times of ‘Colluding’ in Amended $400 Million Lawsuit

Justin Baldoni, Blake Lively.Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Images; Ian West/PA Images via Getty Images

This article was updated on Feb. 2 at 9:31 a.m.

ET to include a statement shared with Rolling Stone from a spokesperson atThe New York Times.