Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively's 'feud' deepens as insiders shed light

Their failure to interview together for It Ends With Us set off a flurry of rumours about Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s relationship off screen. Now, Lively, 37, looks set to go it alone again, or swerve the promotional trail altogether, for her upcoming film Another Simple Favor, with insiders claiming her costar Anna Kendrick, 39, would prefer not to team up. Anna Kendrick would prefer not to team up with Blake Lively to promote their upcoming movie Another Simple Favor due to her ongoing legal issues, insiders have told DailyMail.com After Lively, 37, reportedly did little to address how her saga has tarnished the early reception to film, insiders claim Kendrick, 39, has been in talks with bosses about distancing herself 'It was originally planned that the two would do much of the promotion together. She would prefer this because she does not want to have to dodge questions about Blake’s lawsuit,' a source said The Gossip Girl alum is currently locked in a bitter battle with Justin Baldoni, 41, whom she accused of sexual harassment in a bombshell lawsuit last year It comes after DailyMail.com reported that Lively has been given a private coach to ‘school her’ ahead of SXSW, and that executives are working with Feig, 62, to ensure everything centres on the movie and not her legal issues. Kendrick received an outpouring of sympathy when she shared the promotional poster for their upcoming film last week - a stark contrast to the scathing comments targeted at Lively The Gossip Girl alum is currently locked in a bitter battle with Baldoni whom she accused of sexual harassment in a bombshell lawsuit last year.