Blake Lively’s embattled movie Another Simple Favor has been hit with fresh controversy after Sharon Stone claimed she was ‘unexpectedly’ dropped from the cast.
The Basic Instinct icon, 67, lashed out at the production team of the upcoming film, which has been hit by claims of a ‘feud’ between leading stars Blake and Anna Kendrick.
Sharon reportedly left a now-deleted comment beneath a post from E News which analysed Blake’s alleged feud with Pitch Perfect star Anna, 39.
She fumed: ‘I LOVED being cast and removed from my role unexpectedly for no reason at all LOVED it [clapping emojis].’
MailOnline has approached Blake’s representatives and Amazon MGM for comment.
The shock remark comes amid swirling rumours of tension between Blake – who has also been locked in a legal battle with It Ends With Us co-star Justin Baldoni – and Anna ahead of the May release of the A Simple Favor sequel.
Blake Lively’s movie Another Simple Favor has been hit with controversy after Sharon Stone (pictured, in January) claimed she had been ‘unexpectedly’ dropped from the cast
The shock remark comes amid swirling rumours of heightened tension between Blake (pictured, last week) and co-star Anna Kendrick
Its South By Southwest premiere last week was overshadowed by controversy including a protestor brandishing a ‘Justice for Justin Baldoni, Blake lied’ sign and a seemingly icy reunion with co-star Anna.
Despite the drama, the Gossip Girl star gushed about the event, comparing it to a ‘rock concert’ on in an Instagram post.
In the caption she wrote: ‘Watching @asimplefavor opening night @sxsw felt like a rock concert. Thank you to the very best audience. Texas turns it out.
‘Making this movie was already the gift, every element of it. To share it with you all and feel the love returned to us was the best feeling. Thank you for having us Austin.’
Last week, Blake was accused of beefing up the crowd at the premiere after she was seen posing for a selfie with Laurie Feig, the wife of Another Simple Favor director Paul.
Some of the star’s critics became convinced based on photos that Laurie was pretending to be a fan in the crowd, despite being married to the filmmaker.
‘Why is the director of Another Simple Favor’s wife pretending to be a fan in the crowd waiting for Blake on the red carpet to take a selfie?’ wrote a YouTuber critical of Blake.
‘Watch how many PR bots reply that “this is normal”, “internalized misogyny”, and “why do you care”?’ the poster added.
The Basic Instinct icon, 67, lashed out at the production team of the upcoming film, which has been hit by claims of a ‘feud’ between leading stars Blake and Anna Kendrick
The film’s South By Southwest premier last week was overshadowed by controversy including a seemingly icy reunion with co-star Anna
The premiere also started off on the wrong foot, as Blake was greeted by a protestor.
Proving that the PR disaster of It Ends With Us is far from over, a woman was seen wearing a shirt that said ‘Blake lied’ and held a sign that read: ‘Justice for Justin Baldoni. Blake lied,’ as the star walked the red carpet nearby.
To make matters worse, there were more excruciating moments as Blake’s co-star Anna had an awkward response to a question about working with her on the film.
‘Oh you know,’ Anna cryptically said on the red carpet when asked what it was like to work with Blake again.
There were also no photos of Blake and Anna posing solo together, aside from a picture with their director.
Inside the event, the stars were pictured awkwardly standing next to each other, with Anna holding her head down as she listened to the Gossip Girl star speak.
Blake excitedly recounted the filming of the movie in Capri, Italy, as her colleague stood by and only glanced over once in a video shared by Variety.
The pair have reunited for the much-anticipated film, which follows Stephanie Smothers (Anna) and Emily Nelson (Blake) as they ‘head to the beautiful island of Capri, Italy, for Emily’s extravagant wedding to a rich Italian businessman,’ per IMDB.
The leading stars have been hit by rumors of a ‘secret feud’ after reuniting on set – five years after the original movie came out.
On Monday, Lively was also accused of beefing up the crowd at the premiere after she was seen posing for a selfie with Laurie Feig, the wife of Another Simple Favor director Paul
It was previously reported that Anna is less than thrilled that her co-star’s legal drama is overshadowing their film
The actress previously filed a sexual harassment lawsuit in December against the film’s director, who also co-starred in the hit romantic drama
It was previously reported that Anna is less than thrilled that her co-star’s legal drama is overshadowing their film.
Last month, Blake unleashed a new salvo in her ongoing legal back-and-forth with Justin by claiming that she was not the only woman he made uncomfortable on the set of It Ends With Us.
An amended version of her complaint filed late in New York federal court alleged that she has corroboration of her original claims, and a spokesperson for the actress claimed that ‘other women confided in Blake about their discomfort,’ according to People.
Blake previously filed a sexual harassment lawsuit in December against the film’s director, who also co-starred in the hit romantic drama.
Justin followed up by launching a $400million defamation lawsuit against the actress, her publicist and her husband, Ryan Reynolds.
He also filed a $250million libel lawsuit against the New York Times for its reporting on Blake’s allegations.
Despite the escalating legal battle between the two parties, there’s no end in sight for the feuding Hollywood stars.
In January, a judge scheduled a trial date for their lawsuits in March of 2026, and both parties have already decided to skip any attempt at mediation.
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