Boston Globe CEO Linda Pizzuti Henry is backing out as an investor in Boston Unity Soccer Partners — and the new pro women’s soccer team it’s vying to bring to White Stadium — amid controversy surrounding its public-private plan with the city.

Henry, co-owner of the Globe with her husband John Henry, the billionaire owner of the Boston Red Sox, said in an Instagram story post Friday that she notified the Boston National Women’s Soccer League team that she would be “exiting the investor group” that’s behind the push to renovate the stadium as its new home.

“In December, I officially notified the Boston NWSL team that I would be exiting the investor group,” Pizzuti Henry wrote. “We are working together and expect to complete the process soon, and I will then just be a Boston fan, not part of the BOS Nation team in any way.”

Pizzuti Henry’s announcement comes as the public-private plan to rehab the 76-year-old White Stadium in Franklin Park has divided the community, and become a central issue in the mayoral campaign, with candidate Josh Kraft calling for a pause on the project Mayor Michelle Wu has championed.

The Globe has covered the developments surrounding the White Stadium plan, all while its CEO and co-owner had a direct stake in the project.

The plan is the subject of a lawsuit that seeks to stop the project, with Kraft calling for a pause on the demolition of the stadium until the courts can rule on the matter.

Kraft cited community opposition and a price tag that has ballooned from $100 million to more than $200 million in recent weeks, with taxpayers on the hook for about $100 million, and counting.

A Suffolk Superior Court trial is slated for March 18, and the mayor has said the city has no plans to halt the project, citing the much-needed investment for Boston Public Schools, which would share use of the renovated facility with the new pro team, after decades of neglect at the run-down stadium.

Wu contends there is considerable support from the community, including BPS coaches and families.

Opponents, meanwhile, say the project would not benefit BPS student-athletes and the public, and see it as a “giveaway” to wealthy private investors.

“As an ardent supporter of women’s sports, I happily joined as a limited, passive investor when the group was forming,” Pizzuti Henry said. “I remain very excited about the growth and future of women’s sports in Boston and beyond.”

In a statement, Boston Unity Soccer Partners said it wanted to “thank Pizzuti Henry “for her early investment into bringing professional women’s soccer back to Boston.

“Our ownership group continues to grow,” a BUSP spokesperson said, “and we’re excited about what’s to come as we kick off in 2026.”