Well, folks, it was the glitziest, most awkward reunion you could imagine on the red carpet in New York City this weekend! Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick, those two sparkling Hollywood heavyweights, were all smiles — a little too forced, if you ask me — as they posed for cameras at the “Another Simple Favor” premiere.
Blake, 37, looked every inch the fairy-tale princess in a cleavage-baring Cinderella-blue gown complete with dramatic cutouts. Right next to her stood Anna, 39, flashing her toned midriff in a sleek white crop top and high-waisted trousers, working that “I’m unbothered” look like a champ.
The two even clasped hands and turned up their megawatt grins for the cameras, desperately trying to tamp down the storm clouds swirling around them.
Because behind those smiles? Oh, you better believe there’s drama brewing. Rumors of a rift have been circling for months — whispers of a clash over billing for their sequel, grumbles that Kendrick isn’t thrilled Lively’s messy legal battle with “It Ends With Us” director Justin Baldoni has stolen the spotlight from their new project.
And the receipts are there, people. Remember SXSW back in March? When Anna got asked about working with Blake and she gave that “painfully” vague answer — “Oh, you know…” while signing autographs? Yeah, not exactly the stuff of BFFs gushing about their latest collab.
Still, Hollywood’s spin machine is in full gear. Sources told E! News there’s “no drama” and that they’re just “coworkers and friends” who “get along well.” Director Paul Feig even jumped in, calling the whole thing “total BS” on social media. But if Sunday night’s red carpet taught us anything, it’s that “awkward body language doesn’t lie.”
Meanwhile, Blake’s personal life is a tabloid firestorm of its own. Her $400 million legal battle with Baldoni is still heating up, with accusations flying back and forth like something out of a prime-time soap opera.
She’s alleged harassment and a career-smearing campaign. He’s hit back with a defamation and extortion lawsuit that’s set to explode in court next March. Yikes.
And through it all, Anna’s just trying to promote a movie without getting caught in the crossfire. No wonder things looked tense.
At the end of the day, Blake and Anna pulled it off — technically. They smiled, they hugged, they posed. But if you watched closely, you could almost hear the grinding gears behind those polished Hollywood smiles. The movie — “Another Simple Favor” — drops May 1st on Prime Video. And you better believe everyone will be watching the press tour as closely as the film itself.
