‘It Ends With Us’ author details novel’s dark inspiration, casting decisions for upcoming film
LA TimesColleen Hoover revealed that “It Ends With Us,” starring Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, above, is based on her mom’s abusive marriage, and addresses an aging flub that had readers side-eyeing the casting of the film’s stars. Colleen Hoover is opening up about the inspiration for her bestselling 2016 romance novel “It Ends With Us,” and it’s much more personal than readers may have realized. And then from then on, I just remember growing up with a mother who was so strong and independent.” Hoover said readers seemed to connect with “It Ends With Us,” and that she found it heartwarming that her mother’s story had given other women the strength to leave dangerous situations. Hoover became a bestselling sensation in 2012 when she self-published the book “Slammed” through Amazon’s self-publishing program so her grandmother could read one of her stories.
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Blake Lively accuses ‘It Ends With Us’ director Justin Baldoni of harassment and smear campaign
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Blake Lively accuses director, co-star of ‘It Ends with Us’ of sexual harassment, smear campaign
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On-set drama: It Ends With Us insider rips ‘effortlessly rude’ Blake Lively, ‘performative feminist’ Justin Baldoni
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It Ends With Us: Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s rumored drama is laughable.
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Review: In ‘It Ends With Us,’ flirtation leads to abuse in a movie that soft-pedals the source text
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Blake Lively reveals Ryan Reynolds wrote pivotal scene in her new film It Ends with Us
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Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni to lead romance drama 'It Ends With Us'
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