Colleen Hoover's feelings about Justin Baloni and Blake Lively's drama emerge in alleged text messages

The 'It Ends With Us' author allegedly felt torn and like she had to choose a side amid the scandal

It Ends With Us author Colleen Hoover allegedly faced disappointment amid Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni's feud, new text messages reveal.

Court documents obtained by Us Weekly on Thursday show that Wayfarer Studios filed a declaration with multiple exhibits, including alleged messaged exchanged between Hoover and Baldoni.

According to the documents, in August 2024, Baldoni seemingly shared a text message he received from Hoover with his PR team.

“It just feels like I’m on an island here,” Hoover allegedly wrote. “I know things took an awful turn, and I felt forced to choose when I did not want to, but the back and forth articles from both camps are just so upsetting and ridiculous.”

Hoover is the author of the 2016 novel and also served as executive producer of the 2024 film adaptation starring Lively and Baldoni.

“It’s making everyone working on this movie look immature,” Hoover’s message continued. “Everyone is out there trying to save themselves, and now this has turned into a huge mess. I know you guys think I’ve made decisions for certain reasons but I have felt the rift from long before I ever was in contact with Blake.”

According to the message, Hoover also claimed she was not allowed to read the script until “I was sat with readers.”

“But then all the interviews made it seem like you included me in the script from the beginning,” she stated, adding that “I have been disappointed personally by your actions many times. I appreciate that you haven’t directly said anything negative. That’s how it should be. But you are grown men with a platform. You know how to use it to protect your image. Please don’t continue to use it to harm me or mine. That’s all I’m asking.”

Court documents additionally contained Baldoni's message to Hoover in which he apologised that she was “hurting.”

“We do not control the headlines,” he wrote. “I just want you to know that I have deeply cared about you for the past five years and that hasn’t changed.”

In December 2024, Lively sued her Baldoni for sexual harassment after which, his lawyers denied the accusations and claimed that the actress filed the lawsuit to “fix her negative reputation” and “rehash a narrative” around the film’s production.

Baldoni then filed his own lawsuit against Lively, however, the case was dismissed in June.

Meanwhile, Lively’s case is set to go for trial in March 2026.