Sarah Michelle Gellar and Jennifer Love Hewitt cleared up the rumors that they’re feuding.
Followers started speculating that the 2 actresses had been at odds after Gellar’s snippy pink carpet alternate on the “Dexter: Original Sin” premiere on Wednesday, the place she was requested if Hewitt, 45, is returning for the “I Know What You Did Last Summer” sequel movie.
“I have nothing to do with that,” Gellar, 47, stated earlier than strolling away from the interviewer.
Hewitt later confirmed her return as Julie James to the franchise in an Instagram publish on Friday. Hewitt and Gellar each starred within the authentic 1997 slasher movie, however Gellar gained’t be becoming a member of Hewitt and her husband, Freddie Prinze Jr., within the new movie.
After her dismissive response to the query about her former co-star went viral, Gellar clarified the scenario on her Instagram Story Friday.
“Aspiring actors please note: This ‘deer in the headlights’ reaction is perfect for when you are excited to see so many old friends in one project but have already stupidly forgotten what NDA means once this month,” Gellar wrote alongside a photograph from the movie’s set.
Gellar was referring to how she beforehand leaked an on-set picture whereas Prinze Jr., 48, was filming in Australia on Thanksgiving.
Hewitt later caught wind of the rumors about her and Gellar and set the file straight on Tommy DiDario’s “I’ve Never Said This Before” podcast.
“I just heard that there’s this whole thing where they think that Sarah and I were fighting or something. There’s all these things out there,” Hewitt stated.
“I’ve actually loved going and attempting to learn the stuff now and be like, ‘What are people saying about when we did the movie before, now, all of that stuff?’” the actress continued. “Somebody the other day was like, ‘Yeah, I think Julie made sure that she was killed because girl actresses don’t wish to work with lady actresses.’ I used to be like, ‘What are you speaking about?’”
“I was 18,” Hewitt famous. “They were not taking script notes from me guys. Like what are you talking about?”
The “Party of Five” star additionally confirmed that she obtained together with Gellar once they labored collectively within the ’90s.
“All of us were in that experience together, kind of figuring it all out and everything,” she recalled. “I root for her and Freddie and think it’s the cutest thing in the world that they’ve been married for 100 years and have kids. It’s adorable. So yeah it’s been really funny to see all this stuff that people think.”
Hewitt, Gellar and Prinze Jr. starred alongside Ryan Phillippe, Johnny Galecki, Bridgette Wilson and the late Anne Heche in “I Know What You Did Last Summer.”
Gellar and Prinze Jr. met on the set of the movie and obtained married 5 years later. They’ve two youngsters, daughter Charlotte Grace, 14, and son Rocky James, 11.
The brand new “I Know What You Did Last Summer” film will characteristic Hewitt and Prinze Jr. with new forged members Madelyn Cline, Chase Sui Wonders, Sarah Pidgeon, Tyriq Withers, Jonah Hauer-King, Lola Tung, Nicholas Alexander Chavez and Austin Nichols. The movie comes out July 18, 2025.
