Sharon Stone claims she was dropped from Blake Lively movie 'Another Simple Favor'

As if the water "Another Simple Favor" found itself in wasn't hot enough, Sharon Stone is turning up the temperature.

The Hollywood veteran raised eyebrows in the comment section of a recent E! News reel about the film when she claimed she had been added, then ousted from the cast.

"I LOVED being cast and removed from my role unexpectedly for no reason at all LOVED it," Stone wrote with clapping emojis in a comment on the video posted Thursday. It is unclear what role she was slated to play, or how it would have slotted into a cast that added big names like Allison Janney and Michele Morrone.

USA TODAY has reached out to Stone's reps for comment.

The video itself was an exploration of rumors that stars Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick are not getting along.

That narrative has driven much of the press cycle surrounding "Another Simple Favor" thus far. The sequel to 2018's "A Simple Favor," the new movie promises more dark comedy as Lively and Kendrick revive their roles as frenemies turned accomplices.

At the film's premiere earlier this week, fans analyzed everything from Kendrick's body language and on-carpet quips to Lively's choice of dress.

Director Paul Fieg has attempted to quiet rumors that Kendrick and Lively don't get along, clapping back on X after a popular YouTuber alleged the pair never wanted to work together again.

Blocking the firehose of conjecture surrounding Lively's alleged likeability problem has proved difficult in recent months, though. The former "Gossip Girl" star has been the subject of hot debate since her role in a different film, "It Ends with Us," sparked an ugly legal tug of war with former co-star Justin Baldoni.

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Lively's portrayal of a calculated and at times outright sinister figure in "Another Simple Favor" may add to its allure as that battle in the court of law − and public opinion − continues.

Baldoni and Lively, who co-headlined "It Ends with Us," have since publicly splintered, with Lively alleging Baldoni sexually harassed her and others on set, then coordinated an online smear campaign to discredit her.

Baldoni has countered that it was Lively who behaved poorly on set and used her influence alongside husband Ryan Reynolds to extort and defame him.

The two are headed to trial in New York in March 2026.

In the meantime, fans are hungry for Kendrick to speak out, a move she has not yet taken. Feig, however, has been eager to speak up for Lively, telling USA TODAY earlier this month that her role in "A Simple Favor" works precisely because it stands at odds with her true character.

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"It's not who she is at all," he said. "Blake is just the sweetest kind of Earth Mother. But she can snap into this character and just be so biting and asserting and scary, but funny at the same time."

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