Thrust high in the air, a giant ‘Justice for Justin Baldoni‘ placard quashed any hopes Blake Lively may have had of forgetting her legal woes for the night.

Nonetheless, the embattled actress, in a tight pink PVC coat and matching dress, slapped on her best Hollywood smile as she braved the red carpet at the premiere of her new film, Another Simple Favor, at the SXSW film festival in Austin on Friday night.

And so, Another Simple Favor director Paul Feig and Lively’s co-star Anna Kendrick – who has reportedly found the distraction from the film to be irritating – played happy families in Texas as they posed with Lively and tried to ignore the noise from a few pro-Baldoni protestors.

But where was Lively’s husband of 13 years, Ryan Reynolds?

Last week, another source said that ‘friction’ has been brewing between the actresses, who have already allegedly fought over who would get top billing.

Last week, another source said that ‘friction’ has been brewing between the actresses, who have already allegedly fought over who would get top billing.