Paul Feig shut down speculation that the two stars didn't get along as they all attended the film festival in Austin, Texas

Paul Feig spoke out at SXSW after YouTuber Melanie King claimed Lively, 37, was afraid to walk the red carpet because Kendrick, 39, was upset with her.

Another Simple Favor director Paul Feig has slammed a YouTuber's claims of a rift between its stars Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick. Lively made a rare public appearance amid her legal feud with her It Ends with Us director and co-star Justin Baldoni at the premiere of the A Simple Favor sequel at SXSW in Austin,