A Simple Favor director Paul Feig has hit back at claims that a sequel to the film - which stars Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick - has been cancelled amid a 'feud'

A rumour emerged that A Simple Favor 2 had been cancelled due to 'tensions' between lead stars Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick - but director Paul Feig has provided a defiant update

After a lengthy X thread from internet investigator Eric B claimed that Amazon had scrapped A Simple Favor 2 due to Lively's legal battle with her It Ends With Us costar and director, Justin Baldoni, Feig spoke up with a correction.