Colleen Hoover's first shocking step against Blake Lively unveiled

It Ends With Us author, Colleen Hoover has returned to Instagram after deactivating her account in January, amid the ongoing legal fight between the novel based film costars, Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni.

The 45-year-old author resumed her activities on Instagram and removed photos of Lively and Baldoni, which were previously showcased on her account.

Hoover’s return Instagram comes almost after a month when she deactivated her social media account, distancing herself from the growing controversy surrounding the movie adaptation of her bestselling novel.

At the time of Lively’s filing, the bestselling author showed support for her, writing via her Instagram Story, "Blake Lively 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."

In the legal complaint, the A Simple Favor actress accused the 41-year-old actor of sexual harassment, and starting a smear campaign against her while working together.

After The New York Times broke the news of the Gossip Girl alum’s allegations against the Five Feet Apart director,

Justin Baldoni in his counter lawsuit called Blake Lively’s claims "completely false, outrageous and intentionally salacious".