Justin Baldoni is facing another legal battle.

Four months after the It Ends With Us director’s $400 million lawsuit against the New York Times regarding an article detailing his and Blake Lively ’s fallout—and his alleged smear campaign against her—was dismissed by a judge, the newspaper has filed a lawsuit for punitive damages against the Wayfarer Studios filmmaker.

In documents filed Sept. 30 and obtained by People Oct. 2, NYT filed a complaint “to recover costs, fees and expenses incurred,” a mid the legal dispute with Baldoni, which was originally filed in December before its June dismissal.

The newspaper, which maintained it would vigorously defend itself against Baldoni’s initial suit, is seeking “compensatory and punitive damages against

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