Blake Lively’s ‘Another Simple Favor’ director slams ‘outrage’ against actress over diva rumors

Blake Lively has a friend in Paul Feig In a contemporary interview with Esquire the director of Lively's newest film Another Simple Favor shut down misconceptions about the actress amid her nasty legal battle with Justin Baldoni and the speculation that she has tried to take control over the films she stars in Blake is an amazing collaborator so when I read people s misconceptions about how movies are made it s just frustrating for me Feig commented Every star I ve worked with works this way The idea that a star just shows up and you go Here s the script please point me to one movie star who works that way When the gang on the internet get up in arms about something it s just like guys you don t know what you re talking about I love working with Blake she s just the best BLAKE LIVELY RYAN REYNOLDS PDA TOUR BACKFIRES AHEAD OF JUSTIN BALDONI TRIAL EXPERT Outrage is the the majority boring emotion humans have these days Feig added When it s towards something meaningful that s great But people get outraged at everything It s like this is what you re angry about There s other things to be outraged about please go and help make the world a better place In February a social media post was shared by Prime Video announcing the upcoming premiere of Another Simple Favor which Lively stars in alongside Anna Kendrick The post which also tagged Lively Kendrick Feig Amazon MGM Studios and the film's official Instagram page received a mix of reactions from fans One user wrote Paul Feig s cut or Blake s cut It was seemingly a reference to accusations Baldoni made about Lively allegedly attempting to control certain aspects of the filming of It Ends with Us It s my cut There is no other cut Blake has been nothing but supportive and a dream to work with Feig wrote about Lively who sued Baldoni in December She is the best and an amazing collaborator and I m her biggest fan Just sought to clear that up BLAKE LIVELY ANNA KENDRICK'S 'ANOTHER SIMPLE FAVOR' DIRECTOR SLAMS STATES THE ACTRESSES ARE FEUDING Has no one stated her she's canceled another user commented on the Prime Video Instagram post I ll never watch anything with Blake Lively ever again one fan chimed in One month later social media personality Melanie King speculated that Lively and Kendrick were at odds ahead of promoting their film a sequel to the movie A Simple Favor Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick before they walk the red carpet at the sxsw Another Simple Favor premiere I just stated on Blake being terrified to walk the carpet as Anna is pissed and never wants to work with her again King wrote on X Feig responded by writing Um you're wrong The ongoing backlash comes months after Lively filed her lawsuit against Baldoni and film producer Jamey Heath for sexual harassment retaliation and emotional distress She first filed a complaint with the California Civil Rights department and later filed one in federal court in December In response Baldoni filed a million lawsuit against Lively and her husband Ryan Reynolds accusing them of civil extortion and defamation LIKE WHAT YOU RE READING CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSIn addition to releasing a website detailing the timeline of events that allegedly occurred Baldoni's company also shared unedited footage from the set of It Ends With Us Both Lively and Baldoni have claimed the footage bolsters their respective asserts After the release Lively's legal company demanded a gag order be issued against Baldoni's lawyer Bryan Freedman On Jan Baldoni's lawyers filed a response calling Lively's gag order attempt an intimidation tactic and tactical gamesmanship A judge later ordered that both sides follow the New York Rules of Professional Conduct which limit speaking to the press CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERLast week Lively opened up about how this past year has brought the lowest lows during an appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers What I can say without going too into it is that this year has been full of the highest highs and the lowest lows of my life and I see so multiple women around afraid to speak especially right now afraid to share their experiences She continued And fear is by design it's what keeps us silent but I also acknowledge that countless people don't have the opportunity to speak so I do feel fortunate that I've been able to And it's the women who have had the ability to use their voice that's kept me strong and helped me in my belief in my fight for the world to be safe for women and girls It's a pretty simple thing but you know nothing she added trailing off when the audience began to applaud