After deactivating her Instagram account amid Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni's ongoing legal battle, sources say there's a new update regarding It Ends With Us author Colleen Hoover: that she's retiring from a writing career.

While Hoover, 45, has not revealed her reasons for stepping back from social media, her decision to do so just days after Baldoni filed a $400 million lawsuit against Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, has sparked speculation that the two incidents might be connected.

Candace Owens claims that Colleen Hoover is the main villain in the entire drama that has surrounded Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively.

Colleen Hoover, the author of the book that inspired the 2024 film It Ends With Us, was dragged into the $400 million legal battle between the film’s star, Blake Lively, and director, Justin Baldoni.

It Ends With Us fans probably all remember where they were when news broke that Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively's rumored feud from the movie set had evolved into a full-on legal battle. While the movie released in August 2024,

Bart Johnson, brother-in-law of Blake Lively, is apologizing for his "unkind" social media comments, one month after criticizing Justin Baldoni.

Fans of the author realized that her Instagram account is currently inactive. Hoover’s decision to step back from Instagram follows the current legal battle between Lively, 37, and Baldoni, 40, the stars of the film adaptation, It Ends with Us.

Bestselling author Colleen Hoover has withdrawn from Instagram as Blake Lively's sexual harassment case against Justin Baldoni unfolds.

The public is extremely invested in every single minor update surrounding the legal battle among Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, resulting in a PR nightmare. Here are four PR tips to learn from the case.

"It Ends With Us" was released in August but was shrouded by speculation over discord between Lively and Baldoni.

Early text messages exchanged between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni revealed that they exchanged cutesy messages before tensions flared up on the It Ends With Us set. The texts included in their legal filings showed them sending affectionate messages and showering each other with praise,