There were initial rumblings about an onset feud between Lively and Baldoni during the film’s promotional phase, but things escalated when the actress filed a lawsuit against Baldoni in December 2024.

The best-selling author deactivated her Instagram account in late January amid the movie stars' ongoing legal battle.

When the drama between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni started last summer, It Ends With Us’ author Colleen Hoover, was still posting her support for the lead actress and the film. Then, when Lively’s complaint against the director and his production company was filed in December,

It Ends With Us” author Colleen Hoover faced criticism online after backing Blake Lively, and experts weigh in on if the author’s career is at stake next.  Read More

Colleen Hoover, the author of "It Ends With Us" has deleted images of Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni from her Instagram page

This article contains mentions of sexual harassment  Colleen Hoover wrote the 2016 best-selling novel It Ends With Us, which was adapted into the 2024 eponymous film starring Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni.

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According to Lively's attorneys, the subpoenas are intended to "expose the people, tactics, and methods that have worked to ‘destroy’ and ‘bury’ her reputation and family over the past year."

After deactivating her Instagram account amid the legal battle between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, Colleen Hoover officially made her return to the social media platform on February 12 — and her content looks a bit different.