Lively formally filed a lawsuit against Baldoni, his film studio and public relations team after previously filing a complaint with the California Civil Rights Department.

Lively formally filed a lawsuit in New York against Baldoni, his PR team, and Wayfarer Studios for mental pain and anguish, severe emotional distress, and lost wages, all related to the allegations made in the NY Times piece, reports Page Six. Vulture has reached out to Lively’s team for comment.

The director of the film “It Ends With Us” has sued The New York Times for libel over its story saying he sexually harassed and tried to smear the reputation of the film's star Blake Lively.

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.’

Blake Lively filed her federal lawsuit against Justin Baldoni late Tuesday, alleging in a scathing 93-page complaint that her It Ends With Us director and co-star subjected her to “disturbing” sexual harassment during production and then engaged in a retaliatory campaign designed to “silence” and “eviscerate” her credibility.

Blake Lively 'enjoyed the holidays' following her complaint against Justin Baldoni, and the actress 'tries to live in the moment right now,' a source tells PEOPLE.

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

Blake Lively has formally filed a lawsuit against Baldoni and others for alleged sexual harassment while filming "It Ends With Us."

PEOPLE's new cover story about Blake Lively's case against her 'It Ends With Us' costar and director Justin Baldoni goes inside the 'stressful' ordeal.

The scandal surrounding "It Ends with Us" takes another turn, as a new suit points the finger at the Times for "libel and false light invasion of privacy" relying on "cherry picked" evidence.