16-07-2025
Truth about Sarah Michelle Gellar and Jennifer Love Hewitt's 'feud' as stars avoid each other on red carpet
Sarah Michelle Gellar has broken her silence after fans noticed that she didn't see former co-star Jennifer Love Hewitt at the I Know What You Did Last Summer movie premiere this week.
Gellar, 48, and Hewitt, 46, both appeared in the original 1997 slasher film, but only Hewitt returned for the 2025 reboot.
The pair both attended the Los Angeles premiere of the movie on Monday, but noticeably didn't pose for a photo together.
Fans then noticed that Gellar didn't mention or include Hewitt in an Instagram post about the premiere, even though she went out of her way to thank the film's writers and director.
'I love you, but where's Jennifer?' commented one distraught fan.
Another wrote, 'I love you so dearly, but it makes me so sad there is ZERO recognition for Jennifer Lover Hewitt either.'
Clearing up the speculation, Gellar insisted that there was no bad blood between herself and Hewitt.
She went on to say that the pair had simply missed each other on the red carpet and that Hewitt was a no show at the official after party.
'For everyone asking - I never got to see @jenniferlovehewitt who is fantastic in the movie,' she explained.
'I was inside with my kids when the big carpet happened. And unfortunately JLH didn't come to the after party,' she continued.
'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.'
Fans seemed satisfied with the explanation, with one responding, 'Thanks for clearing that up queen, was making me a little sad because I love you both so much!'
Another commented, 'No need to explain. Some people just love to feed into false drama.'
In December, Gellar sparked feud rumors with Hewitt thanks to an awkward interview that went viral.
Clearing up the rumors, Gellar insisted that there was no bad blood between herself and Hewitt
At the time, Gellar was asked about the possibility of Hewitt being in the new I Know What You Did Last Summer film during a red carpet interview with Extra.
In response to the question, a clearly frustrated Sarah paused and said, 'I have nothing to do with that,' before ending the interview by smiling and walking off.
Both Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. reprised their roles as Julie James and Ray Bronson for the I Know What You Did Last Summer remake.
The new film focuses on a new group of teenagers (Madelyn Cline, Chase Sui Wonders, Jonah Hauer King, Tyriq Withers and Sarah Pidgeon), who are taunted by a vicious stalker who somehow knows a deadly secret from their past.
They ultimately get advice from two survivors of the 1997 Southport Massacre - Julie and Ray - though it seems director Jennifer Kaytin Robinson (Do Revenge) tried to bring another original cast member back: Sarah Michelle Gellar.
Gellar, 48, played Helen Shivers in the original, though she has consistently said she will not be in this project, despite being good friends with Robinson, starring in her 2022 film Do Revenge, and being married to Prinze Jr. since 2002.
The reason is a simple one: Helen Shivers was killed in the first film, but, as Robinson told Entertainment Weekly, that didn't stop her from trying.
'I tried, okay? I harassed her! But she is dead. I tried to pitch some crazy s**t too,' Robinson joked.
'I was like, "What if it's like you weren't dead and you're actually alive, but in hiding?"' the director recalled.
'And Sarah's like, "I was on ice. I was the most dead a person could be. You can see my frozen body,"' Robinson recalled.
'I was like, "Yeah, but what if?" And she said, "I am dead. I am Sarah Dead Gellar,"' Robinson joked.
A photo of her Helen character is seen at the trailer resting on her gravestone, though it seems that will be all fans will see of that character.
