Baldoni initially outlined his allegations against Lively in an 87-page lawsuit he filed Dec. 31 against the Times, accusing the newspaper of libel after it published an explosive story into Lively's claims of harassment and what she called a "smear campaign” aimed at her reputation over the production of "It Ends With Us” (Lively was not named as a party in the lawsuit).

Conservative figurehead Candace Owens, never one to shy away from voicing her opinions, has weighed in on the recent drama involving Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni. On the January 8 episode of her Candace YouTube show, she made it clear that she wasn’t a fan of the actress or the situation surrounding the controversy.