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.

Bestselling author Colleen Hoover is making headlines for all the wrong reasons. Hoover recently deactivated her Instagram, sparking speculation that she may retire from writing for life.

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.