Nearly a year after Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s It Ends with Us legal battle began , Colleen Hoover is reflecting on the fallout from her bestselling novel’s adaptation.

In December 2024, Lively filed a complaint (followed by a lawsuit) alleging sexual harassment, retaliation, and other claims against Baldoni and members of his production and publicity teams.

Baldoni — who starred alongside Lively in addition to serving as director and producer — filed a lawsuit against The New York Times over its coverage of Lively’s initial complaint, alleging the paper played a role in a “defamation campaign” against him. He also sued Lively, her PR team, and her husband, Ryan Reynolds.

Both of Baldoni’s lawsuits have since been dismissed by a judge, while Lively’s case agains

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