The 'It Ends With Us' author has returned to social media amid the Baldoni and Lively legal battle, but has almost entirely removed photos and references to the warring duo.

Colleen Hoover, the author of the bestselling novel “It Ends with Us” that the movie starring Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni was based on, is returning to Instagram one month after deactivating her account — with all photos of both co-stars wiped from her page.

As the ongoing legal drama continues to dominate the headlines, It Ends With Us author Colleen Hoover appears to have removed herself from the narrative. The best-selling author,