• Colleen Hoover says legal drama between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni overshadowed "It Ends with Us." • The author said she was "completely unaware" of drama while the movie was being made. • Hoover said the controversy around the movie impacted her family and the actors' careers.

Author Colleen Hoover has broken her silence about the controversy surrounding the movie adaptation of her book, "It Ends With Us."

Hoover, 45, didn't hold back in an interview with Elle magazine about the legal drama between the 2024 movie's two stars, Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, saying it "overshadowed" her book.

"I can't even recommend it anymore," Hoover said of her book. "I'm almost embarrassed to say I wrote it. When people ask what I do, I'm just like, 'I'm a writer. Please don't ask me wha

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