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.

Scrolling through BookTok, it's impossible to miss the Colleen Hoover phenomenon. Her novels, especially It Ends with Us, have garnered immense popularity, often hailed as must-reads. Intrigued by the hype, I decided to check her work out myself to see what all the buzz was about.

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.

Bestselling author Colleen Hoover has withdrawn from Instagram as Blake Lively's sexual harassment case against Justin Baldoni unfolds.

Colleen Hoover deactivated her Instagram account amidst the escalating legal battle between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, stars of the film ’It Ends With Us’

Sources claim that Taylor Swift is taking a step back from her friendship with Blake Lively amid the actress' ongoing feud with Justin Baldoni

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."