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, 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.