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.

Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni remain locked in a legal battle.The Colleen Hoover adaptation was widely criticised at the time of release for the lack of conversation around domestic abuse, with producer and lead actress Blake Lively particularly coming under fire.

Colleen Hoover, bestselling author of It Ends with Us who earlier deactivated her Instagram account amid the ongoing battle between the co-stars Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively, is currently