A judge has ordered Justin Baldoni and his production company, Wayfarer Studios, to pay $171,616 in legal fees to The New York Times.
The ruling comes after Baldoni's defamation lawsuit against the newspaper was dismissed earlier this summer.
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Baldoni and Wayfarer had sued The Times for $250 million, alleging the paper published a defamatory article about the drama on the set of "It Ends With Us."
They also filed a separate $400 million lawsuit against Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds, claiming a smear campaign.
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The Times countersued under New York's anti-SLAPP law, arguing the lawsuit was meritless and intended to harass.
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The judge agreed, ordering Wayfarer to cover the newspaper's legal costs.
Baldoni also faces a separate order to pay Blake Lively's legal fees, though the amount is still being determined.
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Lively is seeking over $8 million.
