Jennifer Love Hewitt is finally addressing rumors of a feud between her and Sarah Michelle Gellar.
“I honestly don’t even know what that was or how that all came to be,” the actress, 46, told Vulture in a profile published Friday. “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?”
“I haven’t seen Sarah. Literally, we’ve not talked since I saw her at 18 years old when the first movie came out,” Hewitt explained, revealing they have not stayed in touch since the original “I Know What You Did Last Summer” released.
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“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,” she added.
Both actresses starred in the 1997 slasher alongside Ryan Phillippe and Freddie Prinze Jr. — Gellar’s now-husband.
Hewitt and Prinze Jr. reprise their role as Julie James and Ray Bronson, respectively, in the latest sequel that hit theaters on Friday. Though the “Cruel Intentions” star’s character, Helen Shivers, was killed off in the first film, she shows up for a quick cameo via a dream sequence.
The “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” star and the “Ghost Whisperer” star were both in attendance at the July 14 premiere. However, they noticeably did not pose together on the red carpet — adding fuel to the feud rumors.
Following the event, Gellar shut down speculation from fans who claimed that the stars purposefully avoided each other at the premiere.
“The beef is real,” one person commented on her post from the event. “It makes me so sad there is ZERO recognition for Jennifer Lover Hewitt,” another eagle-eyed fan wrote on Instagram.
Gellar quickly responded to the critics in the comments, writing, “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,” she added. “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,” she concluded.
Fans applauded Gellar for her explanation and responded back with kind messages in the comments.
“Thanks for clearing that up queen, was making me a little sad because I love you both so much!”
“Thanks queen, the fans deserved it ❤,” another chimed in.
