Director Paul Feig omitted Blake Lively from an Instagram post in promotion of their upcoming collaboration Another Simple Favor, amid the ongoing drama and litigation she's immersed in against her It Ends with Us costar-director Justin Baldoni. Feig, 62, took to Instagram Tuesday with a post promoting the motion picture, a sequel to 2018's A Simple Favor, tagging 11 other collaborators on the film - but not Lively, whose name is listed first in the credits.

The collaborators included Anna Kendrick, Henry Golding, Allison Janney, Elizabeth Perkins, Michele Morrone, Alex Newell, Taylor Ortega, Andrew Rannells, Elena Sofia Ricci and Holmes, as well as the film's studio, Amazon Prime. The omission stood in contrast to a post that came from Prime Video which did have Lively tagged, attracting a number of comments critical of the actress amid allegations Baldoni made in court filings over the film.

Lively has accused Baldoni of sexual harassment, while he has fired back with a $400 million lawsuit against Lively, Reynolds and her publicist Leslie Sloane claiming defamation and extortion. Baldoni has also posted court filings detailing communications with the Hollywood power couple linked to It Ends with Us on a newly-released website. Dailymail.com has reached out to Feig and his rep for further comment on this story.

Director Paul Feig, 62, omitted Blake Lively, 37, from an Instagram post in promotion of their upcoming collaboration Another Simple Favor, amid the ongoing litigation she's immersed in against her It Ends with Us costar-director Justin Baldoni, 41. Feig seen in 2022. Feig took to Instagram Tuesday with a post promoting the motion picture, a sequel to 2018's A Simple Favor, tagging 11 other collaborators on the film - but not Lively, whose name is listed first in the credits.

Feig - whose other cinematic credits include 2011's Bridesmaids, 2016's Ghostbusters and 2024's Jackpot! - did make a supportive statement of Lively in the comment thread of the Prime Video post. Amid Baldoni's claims that Lively and her inner circle used her clout to commandeer changes to the script - even enlisting Taylor Swift to lean on him at one point - and re-cut the motion picture, a user asked in the comment section, 'Is it Paul Feig's cut or Blake's cut?'.

The Emmy-nominated director, who has directed shows such as Arrested Development, The Office and Nurse Jackie, made clear he had full creative control over the film, while heaping massive praise on Lively. 'It’s my cut,' Feig, a native of Mount Clemens, Michigan-born said in response. 'There is no other cut. 'Blake has been nothing but supportive and a dream to work with. She is the best and an amazing collaborator and I’m her biggest fan. Just wanted to clear that up.

Feig's post was put up to hearken the news the motion picture, which was written by Jessica Sharzer, will be kicking off next month's SXSW Film and TV Festival in Austin, Texas. 'I have a simple favor to ask you… can you save the date?' Feig said in the post. '#AnotherSimpleFavor from @AmazonMGMStudios is premiering as the opening night film at @SXSW in Austin on March 7th. And then we hit @PrimeVideo on May 1st. Stay tuned for more details and much more fun!'.

Prime Video's post, which did have Lively tagged into it, read, 'We have Another Simple Favor to ask you… can you save the date? Opening Night at SXSW. May 1 on Prime Video.'. Lively stars in alongside Kendrick in the sequel to their 2018 film A Simple Flavor, as they reprise their respective roles of Emily Nelson and Stephanie Smothers. The omission stood in contrast to a post that came from Prime Video which did have Lively tagged, attracting a number of comments critical of the actress amid allegations Baldoni made in court filings over the film.

Feig did make a supportive statement of Lively in the comment thread of the Prime Video post. Feig said of LIvely, 'Blake has been nothing but supportive and a dream to work with. She is the best and an amazing collaborator and I’m her biggest fan. Just wanted to clear that up.' Pictured in 2018 in NYC. Lively stars in alongside Anna Kendrick in the sequel to their 2018 film A Simple Flavor, as they reprise their respective roles of Emily Nelson and Stephanie Smothers.

A logline from producers said that the sequel 'follows Stephanie Smothers and Emily Nelson as they head to the beautiful island of Capri, Italy, for Emily's extravagant wedding to a rich Italian businessman.'. People flooded both the Prime Video post and Feig's with comments referring to allegations made by Baldoni in court filings and an adjacent website. 'Did Ryan rewrite a scene?' one user asked, another wisecracked, 'Is the poster promoting Ryan's gin as well?' while another person asked, 'Is this the real version or did Blake edit it?'.