Gotham/GC Images Taylor Swift was reportedly a major inspiration on the set of It Ends With Us. Justin Baldoni directed the 2024 adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s bestselling novel, starring Blake Lively as protagonist Lily Bloom opposite himself as Ryle Kincaid.

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,

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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.

Colleen Hoover returned to Instagram one month after deactivating her account and wiped all photos of It Ends With Us leads Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni from her page amid their lawsuits. Fans noticed that the New York Times bestselling author discreetly returned to the social media platform on Wednesday2.

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.

Colleen Hoover has returned to Instagram weeks after deactivating her account amid the legal battle between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni. But her feed no longer features any photos of the two stars.