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.

After deactivating her Instagram, rumors started to swirl that It Ends With Us author Colleen Hoover is retiring from writing. The Instagram hiatus comes after Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively’s heated legal battle after the actress accused the director for sexual harassment.

Colleen Hoover, bestselling author behind hits like It Ends with Us and Verity, has decided to step away from Instagram, leaving her millions of followers wondering why. The move comes right

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

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,

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.

Author Colleen Hoover has been drawn into the $400 million lawsuit between actress Blake Lively and director Justin Baldoni over the 2024 film adaptation of Hoover's novel, It Ends With Us.As

Bestselling author Colleen Hoover has withdrawn from Instagram as Blake Lively's sexual harassment case against Justin Baldoni unfolds.

Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni reportedly had friendly working relationship on 'It Ends With Us' in early conversations before things soured

A New York judge set a March 2026 trial date on Monday and moved an initial conference from mid-February to next week as the public feud between Blake

Justin Baldoni told Blake Lively he "f--ked up" in a voice memo he allegedly sent to the actress during production of It Ends With Us: "I'm a very flawed man."