‘It ends with our’ author Colleen Hoover returns to Instagram – and removes photos from Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively

Colleen Hoover has returned to Instagram after deactivating her account on January 22.

Together with her return, the It ends with us The author’s profile no longer contains photos of Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni – the stars of the film adjustment of the book.

Her comeback of 12 February follows her decision to take a step back from the social media platform in the midst of the current legal battle between Lively, 37 and Baldoni, 41.

Lively in the lead role like Lily Bloom and Baldoni played as her boyfriend, Ryle Kincaid, in the film that describes an abuse relationship. The film, based on the best -selling novel Van Hoover 2016 and directed by Baldoni, met theaters in August 2024.

Four months after the release of the film, on December 20, 2024, Lively filed a complaint about sexual harassment against Baldoni, in which she claimed that he had misconduct during the production of the film.

Moreover, according to her complaint, the A simple favor Star met Baldoni and several of the producers of the film, in addition to husband Ryan Reynolds as her representative, to establish protection before production resumed after two Hollywood attacks. The complaint claimed that after his production company had agreed to protect, Baldoni later overtaken crisis publicists to start a retaliation campaign against her.

The day after Lively had submitted her complaint, Hoover posted a supporting Instagram story.

“@Blakelief, you are nothing but honest, friendly, supportive and patient since the day we met,” Hoover wrote in addition to a photo of himself and hugging a lively cuddle in a screening of the film. ‘Thank you for exactly being the person you are. Never change. Never welcome. ”

Since the first complaint, Baldoni has denied the allegations of Lively. On December 31, 2024, he submitted a lawsuit of $ 250 million against The New York Time claiming defamation, false light invasion of privacy, Promesse Fraud and violation of implicit-in-Fact-Feit contract with regard to an article of December 21 from the outlet entitled “We Can Bury Elky”: Inside a Hollywood Smar Machine. ”

On January 6, the legal team of Lively people told people in a statement that her “serious claims of sexual harassment and retribution” are “supported” by concrete facts. ” The next day Baldoni’s lawyer Bryan Freedman told on behalf of his client that they release his “all the evidence that will show a pattern of bullying and threats to take over,” the film.

Baldoni opposed the first claim of Lively with a lawsuit of $ 400 million against her on January 16, Reynolds and their publicist, who claimed defeat, extortion and more.

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On 1 February, Baldoni’s lawyer launched a website with what Freedman said that his client’s accusations was proof to Lively. The judge warned both parties to refrain from the case of the case on the public forum in the pre-trial conference on 3 February.

Their trial is planned to start on March 9, 2026, a date set by Judge Lewis J. Liman.