Paul Feig, Blake Lively
Michael Kovacs/Getty Images; Jeff Spicer/Getty ImagesBlake Livelycoming up Simple service 2 has not been canceled amid the ongoing legal battle, according to the film’s director.
Paul Feig responded to online rumors on Friday, January 10 that Amazon Films has decided to shelve the project indefinitely as a result of The Lively case against her It ends with us costar Justin Baldoni.
“This is complete BS. sorry The movie is finished and coming out soon,” Feig, 62, wrote via X. “Don’t believe anything you read on social media these days.”
In a follow-up post, Feig praised Lively and the costar Anna Kendrick for their work on the project.
Blake Lively is getting more support amid her sexual harassment lawsuit against It Ends With Us director and actor Justin Baldoni. “I’ve done two films with Blake now, and all I can say is that she’s one of the most professional, creative, collaborative, talented and kind people I’ve ever worked with,” A Simple Favor director Paul ( …)
“The movie is great and Blake and Anna are amazing,” he said gushed. “I can’t wait for you all to see it. Stay tuned for more details. Simple service 2 coming soon!’
Feig directed Lively, 37, and Kendrick, 39, in 2018 Simple service about a single mom vlogger named Stephanie who investigates the mysterious disappearance of her friend Emily. Kendrick plays Stephanie to Lively’s Emily.
Nearly six years later in 2024. Lively and Kendrick reunited to film the upcoming sequel. That same year, Lively also worked with Baldoni, 40, on the adaptation of Colleen Hooveris It ends with us. (Baldoni also directed the film, while Lively was an executive producer.)
Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick are set to return for more backstage fun in the sequel to 2018’s A Simple Favor. The darkly comedic thriller is based on Darcy Bell’s book of the same name and follows mommy blogger Stephanie (Kendrick) as she befriends a wealthy mother named Emily (Lively). After Emily mysteriously disappears, (…)
lively sued Baldoni in December 2024 for alleged sexual harassment, claiming that Jane the Virgin alum created a “hostile work environment” on the set of the summer blockbuster. She also alleged that Baldoni attempted to launch an alleged campaign of “social manipulation” to destroy her career and reputation. Baldoni vehemently denied the allegations and subsequently sued for $250 million vs New York Times for their report outlining Lively’s claims.
“In this vicious smear campaign entirely orchestrated by Blake Lively and her team, New York Times subject to the whims and whims of two powerful ‘untouchable’ Hollywood elites, flouting the journalistic practices and ethics once befitting a respected publication, using forged and manipulated texts and deliberately omitting texts that challenge their chosen PR narrative,” Baldoni’s lawyer Brian Friedman it said in a statement last month. “In doing so, they predetermined the outcome of their story and aided and abetted their own devastating PR smear campaign designed to revive Lively’s self-inflicted failing public image and counteract the organic basis of criticism among the online public.” The irony is rich.
Meanwhile alive, denied the allegations in a statement of his own.
“This case is based on the patently false premise that Ms. Lively’s administrative complaint against Wayfarer et al was a ruse based on choosing not to file a lawsuit against Baldoni, Wayfarer, and that litigation was never her ultimate goal “, the actress told Us Weekly in a statement.
