Blake Energetic is as soon as once more coming below hearth for her alleged conduct.
Barbara Szeman, who labored as an assistant director on Energetic’s 2018 film “A Simple Favor,” posted cryptic feedback on social media that seem to accuse the 37-year-old actress of being “cruel” on set.
The Instagram account @barbwiretv — which has since disappeared from the platform — posted a message to the film’s director, Paul Feig, after it was revealed that the sequel, “Another Simple Favor,” would hit Prime Video in Could.
Her alleged feedback got here after British actor Henry Golding, who stars reverse Energetic within the thriller, shared a poster of the sequel.
The actor, 38, had shared a submit from Feig, 62, and captioned it, “From my man crush @paulfeig, with love,” to which Szeman allegedly rapidly chimed in, per Each day Mail on Friday.
“I worked with you on the first one. My experience with everyone was absolutely amazing, except for a certain someone who is the reason I quit being an AD. Guess who that person is …” she reportedly wrote within the feedback part.
Szeman allegedly added to Golding, “I wish you all the best with this though!”
After a number of individuals responded to her assertion, Szeman reportedly elaborated by writing, “Thanks for the kindness. I want to avoid attention around this but I will say she was cruel to many.”
“I know I cried my way home many nights because you try so hard to please someone who is never pleased and puts you down constantly.”
“I can’t believe it’s actually getting back at her. Karma is real,” Szeman reportedly added, which many assumed referred to Energetic.
Szeman is listed on IMDb as fourth assistant director on “A Simple Favor,” which additionally stars Anna Kendrick.
On Wednesday, a Fb account with the identify Barbara Julianne posted: “Last time I leave a comment on an Instagram post.”
When somebody commented on the submit and requested, “What did you do?” Julianne replied with a YouTube hyperlink to Perez Hilton’s video about her Instagram feedback.
She famous, “The video is about me.”
Julianne later wrote on the Fb submit, “Just didn’t want to be dragged into this whole thing to begin with lol.”
The Put up has reached out to a rep for Energetic.
“Another Simple Favor” is ready to open the SXSW pageant in Austin, Texas, on March 7, amid Energetic’s court docket battle with Justin Baldoni, her former “It Ends With Us” co-star and director.
The “Gossip Girl” alum has accused the “Jane the Virgin” star, 41, of sexual harassment and retaliation, which he has denied.
Feig, who additionally directed the sequel, has spoken out in help of Energetic a number of instances since her authorized battle has come to mild. He replied to at least one Instagram commenter below the film’s poster, “Blake has been nothing but supportive and a dream to work with. She is the best and an amazing collaborator and I’m her biggest fan.”
In a January submit, the artistic teased that the sequel “is awesome, and Blake and Anna turn in amazing performances. I can’t wait for you all to see it.”
A supply, in the meantime, informed People who Kendrick, 39, is “not used to being caught up in any drama.”
“The comments on Instagram have upset her, especially the ones saying fans are now refusing to watch the movie because they don’t want to support Blake,” added the insider.
Kendrick and Energetic play frenemies Stephanie and Emily within the “Simple Favor” movies, with previous rumors resurfacing that there was behind-the-scenes pressure between the 2.
A second supply informed Individuals there “really is no drama or rift” between the celebrities.
“There is no feud,” a 3rd insider added. “The film is in the early stages of planning what press will look like, and Blake and Anna will be doing some things together.”
Energetic sued Baldoni for alleged sexual harassment. She additionally accused him of orchestrating a retaliatory public smear marketing campaign in opposition to her.
In flip, Baldoni countersued Energetic and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, alleging defamation, extortion and extra. Each stars have denied the opposite’s claims by means of their respective attorneys.
As a part of his protection, the actor launched never-before-seen textual content messages and a web site outlining the timeline of occasions whereas filming the film, claiming Energetic took measures to achieve management over the movie.
In his authorized paperwork, Baldoni additionally accused Energetic of allegedly blowing the “It Ends With Us” price range by $430,000 on her wardrobe and skipping a gathering with the movie’s intimacy coordinator.
Energetic and Baldoni’s trial is ready for March 2026.
Their respective authorized groups met in court docket earlier this month for a pretrial convention, the place the decide instructed all attorneys concerned within the case to not make “extrajudicial statements” that would sway potential jurors.
The decide additionally threatened to maneuver up the March 2026 trial if the drama between the Hollywood stars continues to be “litigated in the press.”
