It Ends With Us author Colleen Hoover has deleted all traces of Blake Lively from her Instagram page amid the latter’s legal battle with Justin Baldoni.
The leading actress from the book’s movie adaption, Blake, is currently embroiled in legal drama with her It Ends With Us director and co-star, Baldoni. In December, the 37-year-old Gossip Girl actress filed a lawsuit against him, accusing him of sexual harassment and allegedly causing severe emotional distress while working on It Ends With Us.
She also claimed the 41-year-old tried to “destroy” her reputation in a smear campaign. He strongly denies the allegations and, last month, countersued Blake and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, 48, for £321 million ($400m) for an apparent attempt to destroy his reputation and career.
Baldoni also alleged Lively used her A-list star power to try to get Hoover to side with her. When Lively first filed the lawsuit, Hoover shared a statement in support of her. However, she has been noticeably absent from her Instagram since December. According to Baldoni’s lawsuit, which can be found on a website with his latest court filings, Hoover previously had a better relationship with him and told him: “You are the right person to make this movie.”
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Amid the ongoing drama surrounding the two leading stars, author Colleen, who wrote the hit novel, deleted the December statement she made supporting Lively. For a short period of time, she deleted her page but recently returned with all traces of the It Ends With Us stars removed. Colleen is still following Lively’s Instagram page but does not follow Justin Baldoni on the social media app.
Her most recent posts, all from December, included her review of the Swept Away musical as well as screenshots of articles revealing her books, Verity and Reminders of Him, were to be made into movies. On the day that Lively’s lawsuit became public, Hoover posted on Instagram a message of support for her.
The author wrote alongside a photo of her with Lively in a warm embrace: “@blakelively, you have been nothing but honest, kind, supportive, and patient since the day we met. Thank you for being exactly the human that you are. Never change. Never wilt.” Hoover also added a link to an article detailing the allegations Lively has made against Baldoni.
Her message of support is no longer on her social media page. The Mirror have reached out to Hoover’s reps for comment. In December, Baldoni’s team released a statement in response to Lively’s accusations, calling them ‘shameful’ and ‘categorically false’.
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