the winter storm and arctic blast we are tracking and actor justin baldoni striking back after blake lively accused him of sexual harassment while he files a lawsuit of his own and after x speakable tragedy the musical tradition bringing bourbon stet back. >> this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. >>> good evening and welcome. some looming questions about the deadly new orleans truck attack are being answered including whether the attacker had help. the answer, we are now told, is no according to authorities in new orleans who say the army veteran shamsud- din jabbar carried it out alone killing 14 new year's revelers on bourbon street. today it was reopened to the public while not far away tens of thousands descended on the superdome to witness college football's sugar bowl, all into the shadow of a massive police presence. investigators say they have tracked his movements from texas to new orleans beginning on december 30. and we are learning more about video postings on social media in which he pledged support for isis and in another why he apparently changed his source of tar

>> ken dilanian, thank you. >>> up next, the feud between actors justin baldoni and blake lively. a $250 million lawsuit against "the new york times." we'll speak exclusively to his lawyer. baldoni filing a lawsuit against the new york times and we will speak to his lawyers. re not at risk? wake up. because shingles could wake up in you. if you're over 50, talk to your doctor or pharmacist about shingles prevention. upset stomach iberogast indigestion iberogast bloating iberogast thanks to a unique combination of herbs, iberogast helps relieve six digestive symptoms to help you feel better. six digestive symptoms. the power of nature. iberogast. jordan's sore nose let out a fiery sneeze, so dad grabbed puffs plus lotion to soothe her with ease. puffs plus lotion is gentle on sensitive skin and locks in moisture to provide soothing relief. a nose in need deserves puffs indeed. america's #1 lotion tissue. advil liqui-gels are faster and stronger than tylenol rapid release gels. ♪♪ also from advil, advil targeted relief, the only topical with 4 powerful pain fighting ingredients that

action against "the new york times." >> she has said, look, her team says that this lawsuit by justin baldoni are doing legally from the civil complaints to her federal suit in the southern district of new york. she is suing baldoni for all of the claims she made we have been talking about the last few weeks. she says he was inappropriate on set, that he sexually harassed her. she also names the production company way fair, one of his producers, the pr team that was supposedly behind the smear campaign. their attorney has come out swinging saying that all of this completely not true. all of blake lively's claims are unfounded. but blake in talks about this meeting with justin baldoni and her husband ryan reynolds, they had this kind of come to jesus meeting and said, look, we are not filming any more scenes unless there are special safeguards set in place. a lot is coming out. a lot of people's names are put in the lawsuits. that's why it's captivating people's attention so much. >> right. >> blake lively is a massive star. >> they are also real people, too. >> they are. but blake lively, obv

they were stepping back from their official royal roles. >>> actor blake lively and director justin baldoni, surrounding the drama on the set of their movie "it ends with us." on wednesday, lively filed a federal lawsuit against baldoni, alleging harassment and a coordinated attack to her reputation, after she came forward on her alleged treatment on the set. earlier in the day, baldoni sued "the new york times" for libel, saying it was lively and the newspaper who coordinated a smear campaign on his reputation. >>> and best-selling author stephen king's rock radio station will continue rolling into the new year after all. the novelist was set to close wkit on january 1st, but two businessman saved the day, buying the station from king, citing its tremendous history. king, now 77, purchased his first radio station in 1983. >>> coming up on "cbs mornings," tony dokoupil is live in new orleans with the latest on the investigation into the deadly truck attack. ♪ >>> welcome to "cbs mornings." i'm nate burleson. >> i'm adriana diaz. >> i'm dana jacobson. >> tony dokoupil is covering the new yea

robitussin, with real honey & elderberry. >>> justin baldoni is firing back after co-star blake livelyassment. baldoni's attorney speaking exclusively to nbc news's liz kreutz about his own allegations. >> reporter: tonight justin baldoni's lawyer speaking out for the first time since blake lively accused the actor of unprofessional and sexually inappropriate behavior on the set of "it ends with us" and a coordinated smear campaign to damage her reputation. >> was there a coordinated smear campaign to bring down blake lively? >> 100% no. >> reporter: lively has filed a civil rights complaint and a lawsuit against her co-star, who also directed the film, where she claims that in retaliation for raising concerns baldoni and his team launched an online social manipulation campaign to destroy lively's reputation. "the new york times" published the first story about lively's allegations. now baldoni and nine other plaintiffs including baldoni's pr firm are suing the paper for libel and say they plan to take further legal action. >> do you plan to sue blake lively? >> absolutely. >> you will

. ♪ howard: ahead, corey lieu wan dow ask sky, and actor justin baldoni suing the new york times.he media quickly tried to the assemble the puzzle pieces after the horrifying new year's car attack in new orleans, and the mixed signals from some officials weren't helping. >> this is not a terrorist event. what it is right now is they're improvised explosive devices that was found. >> we have nothing additional the report at this time. the investigation is continuing to be active, and to one should jump to conclusions. howard: the early question, was the bourbon street attacker who opened fire after the car assault who killed 14 people, who died in a shootout with police an illegal immigrant? fox news reported the truck had traveled from mexico to texas, but clarified that it wasn't clear the suspect was behind the wheel, and officials soon confirmed there was another person who had rented that truck back in november and came through mexico. in the meantime, president-elect trump posted about criminals coming in. >> president biden spoke about this very briefly today. he just gave a

justin baldoni built his brand and is known for supporting women, believing women.ieve blake lively? >> i'm not asking anyone to not believe anyone. i am more than willing to take every single text message that exists out there, lay them out, put them on a one site for the world to see, have them see the truth and determine the truth for themselves. >> reporter: in a statement, the times say they standby their reporting and plan to vigorously defend the lawsuit. while a lawyer for the actress says nothing in this lawsuit changes anything about the claims in lively's suit. >> you are denying a smear campaign, but are you acknowledging there may have been some behavior onset that may have made the cast, including blake lively, uncomfortable? >> i think there is some behavior always to make somebody uncomfortable. nobody had any intention to do that. does it rise to the level of sexual harassment? >> reporter: lively has previously said, i hope that my legal action helps pull back the curtain on these sinister retaliatory tactics. >> baldoni's lawsuit also mentions thi

actor and director justin baldoni suing the new york times for $250 million over an article on costar blake lively's sexual harassment complaint against him. baldoni's attorney now fighting back, calling the report part of lively's, quote, vicious smear campaign to salvage her reputation and ruin his i'm sara sidner with john berman kate bolduan is out today. this is cnn news central breaking this morning, federal officials are calling it a deliberate act of terror as the fbi is conducting searches across multiple states. >> 15 people are dead, many more injured after a man plowed his truck through crowded new orleans streets just after the new year. three major questions this morning. were there any accomplices? was this attack tied to the cybertruck explosion outside a trump hotel in las vegas? there are notable similarities. was this attack actually directed by i.s.i.s. or just inspired by the terror group? just a short time ago, we learned the new orleans attacker pleaded guilty to dui charges in 2015, and police shared new details about a series of videos he allegedly recorded, o

crazy good. >> gio: we are back with newest twist in the battle between blake lively and justin baldonialdoni for sexual harassment as he takes aim at the "new york times." diane macedo has the latest. so many twists and turns here. >> blake lively and justin baldoni are kicking off the new year with new lawsuits. she and others are suing the new york times accusing the paper of only telling blake's side of the story while she is suing him and others doubling down on claims he sexually harassed her then launched a smear campaign against her to protect himself. this morning new duelling lawsuits between actress blake lively and her "it ends with us" co-star and director justin baldoni. baldoni and others are suing the new york times for $250 million alleging libel, fraud and false invasion of privacy over this article titled we can bury anyone inside a hollywood smear machine. in the 87 page document, baldoni and others allege the article cherry picked and altered communication and dispute allegations made by lively in a california complaint laying out their version of events. baldoni's

it ends with us costars blake lively and justin baldoni. quite the opposite, actually, as both filed new lawsuits on new year's eve. and when it comes to allegations of sexual harassment, smear campaigns and a fight for control of their film, the claims being made by blake and justin are so contradictory, it's created the ultimate, he said she said scenario. so we're going to break down if there's a likely winner after all the dust settles, but at least some are starting 2025, right? we've got a new year's revelation from rihanna, and our surprise for andy cohen made his times square toast with his co-host anderson cooper even more special. we got all that just moments away on access hollywood. back to you. okay. thank you mario. here's what's coming up on prime time tonight at eight. law and order followed by law and order special victims unit at nine 10:00. it is the nbc drama found. and then we will be back at 11 with our late live local news. that's going to do it for us here at seven. enjoy the evening. i hope to see you back at 11. by

between hollywood star blake lively and justin baldoni on the film "it ends with us" continues.r spoke out in an exclusive interview with liz kreutz. >> reporter: justin baldoni's attorney tells me they're not done taking legal action against "the new york times." freeman insists the truth is in those documents and blake lively used her power and influence to take control of the film. lively's team is saying they'll defend her accusations in court. in the 0-page federal complaint against baldoni, lively said she was a target of a social media smear campaign. baldoni's lawyer denying those allegations. >> was there a coordinated smear campaign to bring down blake lively? >> 100% not. justin baldoni said i don't want to do anything negative or hurt her. >> reporter: "the new york times" reported on a separate civil rights campaign lively filed presenting text messages that suggest she was a target of a smear campaign. baldoni is suing the paper for $250 million alleging the self-serving narrative.y's among the claims being disputed lively's allegation that baldoni would enter her

blake lively and justin baldoni. >> their accounts of what happened behind the scenes and the media tour his version of the story in a lawsuit. it's a he said/she said. >> nbc entertainment correspondent chloe melas has been following every last twist and turn. chloe, good morning. >> incding two lawsuits filed on new year's eve, no less. lively initially laid out her claims of baldoni sexually harassed and directed a smear campaign against her in a complaint with the california skifl rights department that was filed in december. now baldoni is suing "the new york times." the paper that first reported those allegations for $250 million, saying that they uncritically embraced lively's narrative. the legal battle involving the co-stars of "it ends with us" now in full swing with two explosive lawsuits filed on new year's eve. justin baldoni suing "the new york times" for an article reporting blake lively's claims that he directed a smear campaign against her during the press campaign. baldoni's lawsuit calling the article, rife with inaccuracies, misrepresentations and omissions, relying o

here's abc news reporter diane macedo and this morning's gma first look justin baldoni firing back. >hut up for one second. >> the director and star of it ends with us is joining others in filing a $250 million lawsuit against the new york times alleging libel, fraud and false light invasion of privacy over this article titled we can bury anyone inside a hollywood smear machine. >> i thought we were friends. >> the new york times says they plan to vigorously defend the lawsuit, adding , quote, our story was meticulously and responsibly reported. >> while it appears to be a he said, she said scenario in court in front of a jury, they will have the opportunity to make their arguments and convince the jury what actually happened. who's telling the truth, who's lying, and who should be held responsible for violating each other's reputation? >> and coming up at 7 a.m, we'll have much more on what's next in this growing legal battle with your gma. first look, i'm diane macedo, abc news, new york. >> a heads up about a new scam targeting toll roads and bridges across the state. the scam come

justin baldoni and nine other plaintiffs accused new york times of libel.ticle written about lively's allegations over their relationship on the set of the film. it ends with us. in a civil rights complaint, the actress claims she faced retaliation for raising concerns about his behavior on set. she accuses him of launching a, quote, social manipulation campaign camign to destroy her reputation. lively has also filed a separate lawsuit against baldoni over his alleged actions. now his lawyer is speaking out, saying the pair plans to now sue lively as well, and refutes claims that baldoni would enter her trailer uninvited while she was undressed, including when she was breastfeeding. we plan to release every single text messages between the two of them. we want the truth to be out there. we want the documents to be out there. we want people to make their determination based on receipts. in a statement, the new york times stood by its reporting and said, we plan to vigorously defend against the lawsuit. a lawyer for lively says nothing in this lawsuit changes

♪ between actors blake lively and justin baldoni, it all surrounds the romantic drama. th us, which both actors starred in. baldoni also directed that film late last month. lively filed civil rights complaint against baldoni and the movie's director, accusing them of sexual harassment during filming and retaliation. shortly after, the new york times published an article detailing her allegations. yesterday, baldoni sued the newspaper for libel, saying it and lively were conducting a coordinated smear campaign. and just hours later, lively responded with a federal lawsuit against baldoni and the production company. she solidified her allegations of harassment and claims that they engineered a social media campaign to attack her reputation. baldoni's lawyers deny these allegations. all right, here it is. top trending stories voted by you on my instagram survey. rumors are flying. the warriors may be looking at new orleans pelicans forward zion williamson as a possible trade target. not clear yet what new orleans has planned for the 24 year old, who's been sidelined since n

actor and director justin baldoni firing back against accusations of sexual misconduct by his former ostar blake lively. why baldoni is now suing the new york times for hundreds of millions of dollars. >> i lay on my back, frozen, thinking the darkest thoughts. and then everything changed. dana said. you're still you and i love you, super man. >> the christopher reeve story coming in february, still congested. >> nope. >> uh oh. new mucinex 2 in 1 saline nasal spray spray. >> goodbye. >> new mucinex 2 in 1. saline nasal spray with a gentle mist and innovative power jet spray. goodbye to congestion. it's comeback season. >> we handcraft every stearns and foster using the finest materials like indulgent memory foam and ultra conforming inner springs for a beautiful mattress and indescribable comfort. start the new year with savings up to $800 on select adjustable mattress sets. >> covid 19 i'm not waiting. if it's covid, paxlovid paxlovid is an oral treatment for adults with mild to moderate covid 19 and a high risk factor for becoming severe. >> it does not prevent covid 19. >> my symp

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. ♪♪ legal battle between actors blake lively and justin baldoni.all surrounds the romantic drama it ends with us, with both actors, starting now. baldoni also directed the film late last month. lively filed a civil rights complaint against baldoni and the movie's producer, accusing them of sexual harassment during filming and retaliation. shortly after, the new york times published an article detailing her allegations. well, yesterday, baldoni sued the newspaper for libel, saying it was lively who was conducting a coordinated smear campaign. and just hours later, lively responded with a federal lawsuit against baldoni and his production company. she solidified her allegations of harassment and claims they engineered a social media campaign to attack her reputation. baldoni's lawyers have denied these allegations. don't forget, you can watch our newscast 24/7 on pluto and other streaming platforms. audrey and jess join us with what's coming up now at 530. right now at 530, we continue our coverage of those deadly attacks in new orleans, what we know

. ♪ ♪ >> nischelle: tonight, blake lively versus justin baldoni. >> i thought we were friends. >> nischelleiple new lawsuits between the "ends with's" cars so it meant costars explains. revealing ryan reynolds and the millions of dollars now at st

the blake lively-justin baldoni drama. >> do you plan to see you blake lively? y. >> nischelle: his attorney's first interview after justin's plans to see blake are revealed. why he wants every text message between the costar is released. >> i would never lieyo

lively, lively's costar in the film it ends with us, justin baldoni, says. lively, fabricated sexual harassment claims and says the new york times intentionally left information out of their story that conflicted with lively's narrative. cnn's elizabeth wagmeister has the latest. >> actor justin baldoni, who also directed the hit movie it ends with us, is now suing the new york times for $250 million, launching a counterattack in an escalating controversy with his costar blake lively. >> what's your name? baldoni and his team saying the newspaper was party to a quote, vicious smear campaign by lively, who filed an earlier complaint accusing baldoni of sexual harassment on set and retaliation during the promotion of the film. it's just the latest salvo in an ongoing dispute between the two actors that erupted during production of the movie, in which baldoni plays lively's on screen, abusive husband. the complaint, filed by baldoni in a total of ten plaintiffs, including his producing partners and publicist, states the times, relied almost entirely on lively's

the original complaint was reported by the new york times, which justin baldoni sued.k i understand this story, there's more that gets dropped and reported. do you understand the background of what is going on behind the scenes? >> i would need notes as far as going back and forth. it has been a literal flurry of litigation. there has been interesting complaints from blake lively's team, the wind and interesting routes to get their narrative out. they went to a state agency where they filed an 80 page complaint was quite a narrative of what happened on the films that from her perspective, we got a counter perspective immediately, and new year's eve, we got the classic news dump. we got the litigation from justin baldoni . it has been like watching a tennis match. in the opening, even for jaded hollywood insiders, the process has been a relevant revelatory as far as how modern celebrity jousting and reputation management, this was once considered something for gigantic corporations, not individuals. we are in a new era as this thing has shown us. >> that is what has str

up next on nightly news, liz croix, with new details emerging from actor justin baldoni's new lawsuit over blake lively's sexual harassment claims. lester holt anchors nightly news from los angeles. coming up next. >>> tonight, chilling new details in a deadly pair of attacks. the terrorist massacre in new orleans and a cybertruck explosion in las vegas. first, the new video of the truck attack on bourbon street that killed 14 people. the fbi now believes the isis-inspired attacker acted alone. two improvised explosives also found nearby. and after it was postponed the sugar bowl kicking off under heightened security. plus, the survivor speaking out from his hospital bed. what he recalls from the moment of impact. >>> and honoring the victims including a former princeton football player, an aspiring nurse and a single mom. >>> also tonight, new video of that cybertruck before the explosion outside a trump hotel in las vegas. police now saying the driver, believed to be an active-duty soldier, suffered a gunshot wound to the head before the blast. what they found in the truck, and is t

. >>> actor justin baldoni firing back after co-star blake lively accused him of sexual harassment. attorney on his new $250 million lawsuit. >>> and after unspeakable tragedy the musical tradition bringing bourbon street back. ♪ >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening and welcome. some looming questions about the deadly new orleans truck attacker being answered tonight including whether the attacker had help. the answer, we're now told, isis no. according to authorities in new orleans who say army veteran shamsud-din jabbar carried out the grisly attack alone, killing 14 new year's revelers on the city's famed bourbon street. today bourbon street was reopened to the public while not far away tens of thousands descended on the superdome to witness college football's sugar bowl. all under the shadow of a massive police presence. investigators say they have now tracked jabbar's movements from texas to new orleans beginning on december 30th and are now revealing more about video postings on social media in which he pledged his support for isisnd in a

justin baldoni suing the new york times for an article reporting blake lively's campaigns he directedlling it rife with inaccuracies, relying on a self-serving narrative and showing examples of text messages the lawsuit says work misleadingly edited by blake lively and published by the new york times such as indicating an emotive indicating the comment was sarcastic. >> they alleged the times cherry picked and decided to take snippets of negative things, negative text messages out of context and put them in their article, which ended up making baldoni and others look bad. >> reporter: the new york times says it plans to vigorously defend against the lawsuit. meanwhile blake lively filing her lawsuit against baldoni as well as the pr team they hired in new york federal court. the suit laid out in lively's bombshell complaint alleges baldoni and the lead producer engaged in sexually inappropriate behavior on set. >> okay. >> reporter: and the lawsuit says baldoni and the production company directed the pr team to actively engage under retaliatory social manipulation campaign. other defe

actor justin baldoni is now suing the new york times for $250 million, accusing the publication of libel after blake lively filed a complaint accusing baldoni of sexual harassment and retaliation due to the filming of the movie. it ends with us libel lawsuit claims the publication published an article with inaccuracies and omissions and misrepresentations. lively has gained public support across the industry, multiple unions and sony, the studio behind the film, since the article was posted last month, ringing in the new year with a new family member. we'll introduce you to the one of the first babies born in 2025, right here in the bay area. [music] a customer service counter. after the holiday to return a gift. and while some stores will let you return anything. others have time limits and some even charge restocking fees. fox's jenna saks breaks down the return policies. >> if santa goofed and didn't get the right size or color, you probably have until the end of january to get square. >> many retailers extend their return windows around the holidays. most offer 60 days. if you have a

and the latest on the blake lively and justin baldoni lawsuit. there's a new one. and what lively is saying about it this morning. also, an exclusive announcement from simone biles. we're going to have that and so much more coming up right here on gma. >> love an exclusive announcement. >> did you go to michigan for christmas new year? >> we did not. but we did get some time with family in florida. so we chose a slightly warmer. yeah, it was a nice trip. we got like my cousin's kids because i don't have any like my siblings for some reason are just not having babies. so we had to go find some kids to play. >> it was fun. oh, oh, that was exciting. >> what just happened? >> i think i think y2k, is finally, finally reached its ugly head. >> that was quick. yes. you're back now i'm going to glitch some sort of a coronal mass ejection happening. what's going on? are we. are we all still alive? i think so. is my watch still working? yeah. >> it's going. >> we made it while we made it through that. look at that. i feel like we've done something. we've accomplished someth

justin baldoni claims. lawsuit calls the article ripe with misrepresentions. the new york times has plans to defend against the lawsuit and the story was meticulously reported. lively has filed her lawsuit against baldoni and his production company and pr team they hired. the suit echos claims laid out in the earlier bombshell complaint alleging baldoni's and the lead producer engaged in inappropriate behavior on set. the attorney for baldoni has called lively's allegations categorically false. >> after eight years, brad pitt and angelina jolie reached a divorce settlement. it was filed on monday. the actresses lawyer said she left all of the properties they share and she is exhausted, but relieved this one part is over. pitt's team declined to comment on the matter. >> finally, san antonio spurs superstar was in new york city after games against the knicks and nets. he put in a request on social media for the best place to play chess and wound up in washington square park where dozens showed up to face-off against him. despite the gloomy weather, everyone was