Actress Katherine Heigl is suing a California dog rescue organization for defamation, People reported. The Ugly Truth star and her mother, Nancy Heigl, founded the Jason Heigl Foundation, an animal rescue operation named after the actress’s late brother,

Katherine Heigl sued the California-based nonprofit dog rescue The Pitty Committee for breach of contract, defamation and economic sabotage following a soured business partnership between the organization and the actress's animal rescue the Jason Heigl Foundation.

A judge on Tuesday signaled he may dismiss the New York Times as a defendant in a $400 million defamation lawsuit where the actor Justin Baldoni alleged the newspaper colluded with the actress Blake Lively to smear him after she accused him of sexual harassment.

The New York Times is moving closer to a dismissal from Justin Baldoni’s $250 million defamation lawsuit over the newspaper’s coverage of “It Ends With Us” co-star Blake Lively’s accusations of sexual harassment and a smear campaign effort.