Bestselling author Colleen Hoover has reportedly deactivated her Instagram profile which boasted a following of over 2 million. This development comes in the wake of the legal tussle between Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively, who famously featured in the film adaptation of Hoover’s 2016 novel, It Ends with Us.
Here are all the available details regarding the accomplished author’s apparent decision to take a hiatus from social media.
Colleen Hoover deactivates her Instagram account with 2 million followers
At the time of writing, Colleen Hoover does not have an official Instagram page. Upon visiting her page, followers reported seeing a ‘Sorry, this page isn’t available’ message instead of her usual profile. While it remains unclear when the popular novelist went ahead with this step, the news of her account being deactivated was first reported in a Reddit thread on Tuesday.
The deactivation of Colleen Hoover’s Instagram comes after she publicly supported Blake Lively in her ongoing scuffle with Justin Baldoni. On December 21, 2024, Hoover shared a photo of herself and Lively from the screening of It Ends with Us, captioning the post, “@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.” (via People)
The controversy between the two actors began when Blake Lively accused her co-star, Justin Baldoni, of sexual harassment and staging a smear campaign against her before filing an official complaint. Lively’s actions resulted in a massive public backlash against Baldoni, who retaliated by filing a $250 million lawsuit against the New York Times for its participation in sensationalizing Lively’s story. He then sued Lively, her spouse Ryan Reynolds, and the actress’ publicist Leslie Soane, accusing them of defamation, civil extortion, false light invasion of privacy, and more. He is seeking $400 million in damages.
Baldoni’s legal team has since released a behind-the-scenes video from the sets of It Ends with Us to prove its client’s innocence. Meanwhile, Lively’s representatives have claimed that the snippet only solidifies Baldoni’s guilt.
