“To address some inaccuracies in the lawsuit, when seeking comments from Mr. Baldoni and others who would be mentioned in the article, The Times shared the information that we intended to publish, including references to specific text messages and documents, asked them to identify any inaccuracies, provide additional context and speak with our team,” the spokesperson continued, adding that they plan to “vigorously defend against the lawsuit.”
The spokesperson also said, “Mr. Baldoni, Wayfarer* and the other subjects chose not to have any conversations with The Times or address any of the specific text messages or documents and instead emailed a joint response, which was published in full. (Also, they sent their response to The Times at 11:16pm ET Dec 20th, not at 2:16am ET Dec 21st as the complaint says.)”
*Wayfarer is the production company behind It Ends with Us, founded by Justin. Jamey is the CEO.