Jennifer Love Hewitt’s ‘Not Talked’ to Sarah Michelle Gellar Since 1997
[This story contains spoilers for the I Know What You Did Last Summer reboot.]
Jennifer Love Hewitt is addressing the years-old rumored beef between her and her I Know What You Did Last Summer co-star Sarah Michelle Gellar.
During a recent interview with Vulture, the actress, who reprised her role for the new I Know What You Did Last Summer movie, said that while she’s “not talked” to Gellar since the 1997 film’s premiere, there’s no drama between them.
“I honestly don’t even know what that was or how that all came to be,” Hewitt said of her alleged feud with the Buffy the Vampire Slayer star. “I just think people don’t want the narrative to be easy. Why do we always have to be against each other and out for each other?”
She added, “I haven’t seen Sarah. Literally, we’ve not talked since I saw her at 18 years old when the first movie came out. That’s why it’s so funny to me. People were like, ‘Say something back.’ And I’m like, ‘What am I going to say? I’ve not seen her.’ On my side, we’re good. I have no idea where this is coming from.”
Though Hewitt hoped to reunite with her at the new film’s premiere last week, Gellar confirmed on Instagram that they didn’t get a chance to see each other.
“For everyone asking – I never got to see @jenniferlovehewitt who is fantastic in the movie,” she wrote in one of her recent posts’ comments after fans noticed they didn’t pose together on the red carpet. “I was inside with my kids when the big carpet happened. And unfortunately JLH didn’t come to the after party. If you have ever been to one of these it’s crazy. I sadly didn’t get pics with most of the cast. But that doesn’t change how amazing I think they all are. Unfortunately some things happen only in real life and not online.”
The I Know What You Did Last Summer reboot, which hit theaters on Friday, follows a new generation of friends who are terrorized by a stalker who knows about a gruesome incident from their past. In addition to Hewitt, Freddie Prinze Jr. also reprised his role from the original pic. As for Gellar, while her character died in the 1997 movie, she makes a surprise appearance in the reboot during a dream sequence. Franchise newcomers include Madelyn Cline, Chase Sui Wonders, Jonah Hauer-King, Tyriq Withers, Sarah Pidgeon and Gabbriette Bechtel.
