First, Justin Baldoni, publicists Melissa Nathan and Jennifer Abel, and more filed a lawsuit against the New York Times for “libel and false light invasion of privacy,” reports Variety. Then, news broke that Lively formally filed a lawsuit against Baldoni and co.

The lawsuit follows Lively's complaint about publicity tactics employed in the release of movie "It Ends With Us."

The dispute has ensnared the who's who of the Hollywood public relations machinery. The lawsuit marks the third legal action over the filming of ‘It Ends With Us.’