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It Ends with Us author Colleen Hoover quietly bows out from Instagram amid Blake Lively-Justin Baldoni drama
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Bestselling author Colleen Hoover has quietly stepped back from Instagram amid the intensifying legal battle between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, the stars of the film adaptation of her novel, It Ends With Us. Lively filed a sexual harassment complaint against her co-star in December resulting in a counter lawsuit filed by Baldoni against the Gossip Girl star and New York Times.
Colleen Hoover deactivates Instagram
In her legal action, Lively, who played the role of Lily Bloom in the film adaptation of Hoover’s 2016 novel, claimed that Baldoni fostered a ‘hostile’ work environment on set, intruded into her van while she was nursing her infant, incorporated intimate scenes into the script without her approval, and accused Baldoni of initiating a smear campaign against her, resulting in a series of legal disputes.
Conversely, Hoover, like many celebrities in Hollywood, had previously expressed her support for Lively on Instagram but has chosen to remain silent as the situation escalates.
The day following Lively's filing of her complaint, which was accompanied by a New York Times article titled “We Can Bury Anyone': Inside a Hollywood Smear Machine,” Hoover publicly supported the actress. "@blakelively, you have been nothing but honest, kind, supportive, and patient since the day we met," the author stated alongside a photograph of herself and Lively in an embrace. "Thank you for being exactly the human that you are. Never change. Never wilt."
However, it has come to light that her Instagram account is currently inactive. It Ends With Us, a novel published in 2016 by Colleen Hoover, narrates the story of Lily Bloom, whose relationship with her boyfriend, Ryle Kincaid, tragically becomes abusive. This novel was adapted into a film directed by Justin Baldoni, which premiered in theaters in August 2024.
Lively & Reynolds ask court to silence Baldoni's lawyer
According to TMZ, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds are asking the court to stop Justin Baldoni's lawyer from making public statements about the case.
They believe the lawyer is making false statements and harming their reputation. Baldoni's lawyer released footage from the movie set to prove Baldoni's innocence. Lively's team says the footage is misleading and made her uncomfortable. Baldoni's team believes a gag order is unfair because they say the actor has already been smeared by the media and he just wants to release evidence to prove his innocence.
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