Wayfarer ordered to pay NYT over $171,000
The judgment closes out the fight that began after the paper's investigation into harassment allegations on It Ends With Us
This one's a headline mismatch worth noting: the title promises Disney and James Cameron beating a $500 million Avatar suit, but the actual article is about a New York judge ordering Justin Baldoni's Wayfarer Studios to pay the New York Times more than $171,000. No Avatar, no Disney, no Cameron in the facts given. If you're tracking either story, don't trust the headline — check the source directly before you repeat it.
Why it matters to you: A real court judgment against Wayfarer Studios closes a chapter in the It Ends With Us media fight, but the headline attached to it describes an entirely different case.
This story ran in the Coral Wire edition of Thu, Oct 8 2026, when the Coral Index stood at 38/100 (Headwinds).
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