Sarah Michelle Gellar reacts to Jennifer Love…
Sarah Michelle Gellar is slaying the rumors once and for all.
The actress, 48, shut down hypothesis about a attainable feud with her “I Know What You Did Last Summer” co-star Jennifer Love Hewitt after the pair didn’t pose collectively for footage on the purple carpet of the sequel’s premiere on Monday.
“For everyone asking — I never got to see @jenniferlovehewitt, who is fantastic in the movie. I was inside with my kids when the big carpet happened. And unfortunately, JLH didn’t come to the after-party,” Gellar commented on Instagram Wednesday.
Jennifer Love Hewitt attends the “I Know What You Did Last Summer” Hollywood premiere on Oct. 8, 1997. Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images
The “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” star added, “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.”
Gellar performed Helen Shivers, the sweetness queen who was murdered in the unique film, while Hewitt, 46, portrayed Julie James in the 1997 film and the 2025 model.
Ryan Phillippe performed Barry William Cox, who was also murdered the first time around.
Sarah Michelle Gellar stuns at the “I Know What You Did Last Summer” purple carpet. WireImage
Gellar’s husband, Freddie Prinze Jr., 49, reprised his function as Ray Bronson in the sequel.
While on the carpet, Gellar posed for footage with her associate of 23 years. She also took pictures with the slasher’s new star, Madelyn Cline, the movie’s director, Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, and her former “Buffy” co-star, Seth Green.
“What a night!!! Still can’t believe …… years later (no need to date myself) I got to walk the red carpet at another premiere of @ikwydlsmovie,” Gellar captioned her authentic Instagram post. “Still starring the most handsome man I know @realfreddieprinze, but this time directed by my best friend @jennkaytin and written by Jenn and @samlansky I love this movie sooooo much and this cast!! Now for the important thank you’s @justinemarjan @kmannmakeup @jamielevin_ @taraswennen @oscardelarenta @fernandogarciam1205 @margosiegelpr @lesilla @effyjewelry @guitam_jewelry @lateliernawbar @selimmouzannar for this look I’ll never forget.”
Freddie Prinze Jr. at the “I Still Know What You Did Last Summer” premiere in 1998. WireImage
Gellar and Prinze Jr. first met on the set of “I Know What You Did Last Summer,” but didn’t begin relationship until 2000.
In October 1997, the pair walked the carpet for the unique horror film individually at the GCC Galaxy Theatre in Hollywood, Calif.
Gellar, Prinze Jr. and Hewitt all posed for footage collectively, as effectively.
The 1997 solid of “I Know What You Did Last Summer.” Fred Prouser
Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze Jr. pose collectively on the carpet. Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/MEGA
“History repeating itself! Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. at the I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER premiere in 1997 and again in 2025,” influencer Evan Ross Katz wrote on Instagram beneath a side-by-side shot from both carpets.
The 1997 Kevin Williamson-written movie adopted a group of 4 mates who unintentionally kill a man. One yr later, they’re stalked by a hook-wielding killer.
In 1998, the follow-up movie, “I Still Know What You Did Last Summer,” was launched.
Jennifer Kaytin Robinson and Sarah Michelle Gellar. / SplashNews.com
Jennifer Love Hewitt carrying a Rachel Gilbert gown to the purple carpet. Image Press Agency/NurPhoto/Shutterstock
According to Sony Pictures, the 2025 film follows 5 mates who “inadvertently cause a deadly car accident” before they “cover up their involvement and make a pact to keep it a secret rather than face the consequences.”
Meanwhile, “a year later, their past comes back to haunt them and they’re forced to confront a horrifying truth: someone knows what they did last summer … and is hell-bent on revenge. As one by one the friends are stalked by a killer, they discover this has happened before, and they turn to two survivors of the legendary Southport Massacre of 1997 for help.”
This time around, Prinze Jr. and Hewitt nabbed pictures with the remainder of the solid, including Cline, 27, Lola Tung, Nicholas Alexander Chavez and Chase Sui Wonders.
Seth Green, Sarah Michelle Gellar at the “IKWYDLS” purple carpet. Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/MEGA
However, this isn’t the first time Gellar has shut down rumors of an obvious feud between herself and Hewitt.
In December, the “Ringer” alum was requested whether or not or not the “Ghost Whisperer” actress would return for the “I Know What You Did Last Summer” sequel.
“I have nothing to do with that,” Gellar responded before strolling away from the interviewer. The web buzzed with theories that her snappy response signified unhealthy blood between the actresses.
The solid of “I Know What You Did Last Summer.” FilmMagic
Gellar clarified the state of affairs on her Instagram Stories shortly after.
“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,” she wrote beneath a picture from the movie’s set.
Gellar had beforehand leaked an on-set picture of Prinze Jr. taking pictures in Australia on Thanksgiving.
Hewitt also caught wind of the online chatter.
Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Jennifer Love Hewitt in the 1997 slasher. ©Columbia Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection
“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,” she mentioned on Tommy DiDario’s “I’ve Never Said This Before” podcast.
“I’ve really enjoyed going and trying to read the stuff now and be like, ‘What are people saying about when we did the movie before, now, all of that stuff?’” Hewitt continued. “Somebody the other day was like, ‘Yeah, I think Julie made sure that she was killed because girl actresses don’t like to work with girl actresses.’ I was like, ‘What are you talking about?’”
“I was 18,” the “Party of Five” alum defined. “They were not taking script notes from me guys. Like what are you talking about?”
Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Jennifer Love Hewitt in a scene from “IKWYDLS.” ©Columbia Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection
Hewitt also confirmed that your entire solid bought along great on set in 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.”
Prinze Jr. and Hewitt had a great working relationship this time around as effectively.
Jennifer Love Hewitt, Freddie Prinze Jr. in the 2025 movie. ©Columbia Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection
“Whatever a high school union feels like, that’s what it felt like,” the actor informed People earlier this month. “You have no idea what’s changed, what’s the same. You’re excited to show what you think you’re better at. You hope they notice it. It was all those things.”
Due to the tight filming schedule, “there just had to be trust that each of us cared enough to put the work in,” Prinze Jr. continued. “I didn’t have any reason not to trust her. I know how much this character means to her. She puts everything into this girl and always has since the first movie.”
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