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.

The two stars of the new Paul Feig-directed dark comedy thriller Another Simple Favor walked the red carpet at the movie’s recent premiere at South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas. Both Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick were at the March 7 premiere,

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

Paul Feig returns to SXSW for the third time Friday night. Following his previous premieres of "Bridesmaids" and "Spy” at the festival, the director will open this year's SXSW at the Paramount Theater in Austin with "Another Simple Favor,

Dirty martinis, double crosses, and dazzling fashion. "Another Simple Favor" premiered in Austin at SXSW. The wild ride will be on Prime Video soon.

A Simple Favor director Paul Feig did not shy away from expressing his appreciation for Blake Lively. The filmmaker, who has repeatedly shown his support for her amid her legal battle with Justin Baldoni,

Moderated by Kc Ifeanyi, Executive Director of Editorial Programming, Fast Company Producer and director Paul Feig is looking to strike gold twice with the follow-up to his 2018 hit film A Simple Favor starring Blake Lively,

Another Simple Favor director Paul Feig gushed over star Blake Lively’s input on her character’s wardrobe. “Her ideas on wardrobe are spectacular,” Feig said in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter published on Saturday,

That’s how we work. That’s how I’ve worked with every movie star ever,” Feig tells PEOPLE at the film’s premiere at SXSW