As rumors of a feud between Blake Lively and her "Another Simple Favor" co-star Anna Kendrick continue to circulate, the movie's director is addressing the elephant in the room.

Comedy is hard, but Paul Feig keeps at it. As such, the big screen hitmaker can celebrate having two feature comedies in release this year: the sequel to his 2018 sleeper, A Simple Favor –Another Simple Favor,

ANOTHER SIMPLE FAVOR: Anna Kendrick is so good she almost distracts from a woefully forced-fun, faux-nasty screenplay that’s a massive drop off from the original. Backwards bonus point for Blake Lively playing a woman who goes around threatening lawsuits. #SXSW