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.

Over the years, Hoover has received love for her romance books while also earning criticism for her portrayal of toxic relationships. People either love or hate her, but readers might not hear from the author any time soon after her social media presence recently went dark.

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.

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.

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

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds are to ask a federal court to dismiss a $400 million lawsuit filed by It Ends with Us director Justin Baldoni, as their escalating legal battle intensifies ahead of a key hearing next week.

When It Ends With Us came out in August, it was accompanied by a flurry of press-tour drama that seemed to point to a messy rift between the movie’s star, Blake Lively, and her co-star and director, Justin Baldoni.

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