Jennifer Love Hewitt and Sarah Michelle Gellar haven’t spoken in many years.
The 46-year-old actress revealed that she hasn’t kept in touch with her I Know What You Did Last Summer co-star, 48, since they starred together in the 1997 slasher.
“I honestly don’t even know what that was or how that all came to be,” Hewitt told Vulture regarding rumors of a possible feud between her and Gellar. “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?”
The cast of I Know What You Did Last Summer poses at the film’s 1997 premiere.
“I haven’t seen Sarah,” she explained. “Literally, we haven’t talked since I saw her when I was 18, around the time 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 haven’t seen her.’ From my side, we’re good. I have no idea where this is coming from.”
Hewitt played Julie James in the 1997 original and the upcoming 2025 version. In I Know What You Did Last Summer, Gellar portrayed Helen Shivers, the beauty queen who was murdered.
Jennifer Love Hewitt at the Hollywood premiere of I Know What You Did Last Summer on October 8, 1997.
Ryan Phillippe starred as Barry William Cox, who was also killed in the original film, while Gellar’s husband, Freddie Prinze Jr., reprised his role as Ray Bronson in the sequel.
Gellar addressed rumors of tension after she and Hewitt didn’t pose together on the red carpet at the sequel’s premiere Monday night.
“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,” the Buffy the Vampire Slayer star wrote on Instagram Wednesday.
Sarah Michelle Gellar at the Hollywood premiere of I Know What You Did Last Summer on October 8, 1997.
“If you have ever been to one of these, it’s crazy,” Gellar continued. “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.”
On the carpet, Gellar posed for photos with her husband of 23 years and her former Buffy the Vampire Slayer co-star, Seth Green.
The Ringer alum also snapped pictures with the film’s director, Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, and the new star of the slasher, Madelyn Cline.
“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 original 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.”
Hewitt had previously addressed the online rumors in December.
“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 said on Tommy DiDario’s I’ve Never Said This Before podcast.
“I’ve really enjoyed going back and trying to read what people are 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 added. “They were not taking script notes from me, guys. Like, what are you talking about?”
That same month, Gellar was asked whether Hewitt would return for the I Know What You Did Last Summer sequel.
Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. at the I Know What You Did Last Summer 2025 premiere.
“I have nothing to do with that,” she responded before walking away from the interviewer. Gellar later clarified the situation on her Instagram Stories.
“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 photo from the film’s set.
I Know What You Did Last Summer holds a special place in Gellar’s heart — she met Prinze Jr., 49, while filming the slasher, though they didn’t start dating until 2000.
In October 1997, the duo walked the carpet for the original horror movie at the GCC Galaxy Theatre in Hollywood, California.
That night, Gellar, Prinze Jr., and Hewitt also posed for pictures together.
The 1997 Kevin Williamson-written film follows a group of four friends who accidentally kill a man. One year later, they’re stalked by a hook-wielding killer.
Jennifer Love Hewitt on the red carpet at the I Know What You Did Last Summer premiere.
In 1998, the sequel, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, was released.
Now, Hewitt and Prinze have returned to the horror franchise to star in the 2025 remake, which follows five friends who “inadvertently cause a deadly car accident” before covering up their involvement and making a pact to keep it a secret rather than face the consequences,” according to Sony Pictures.
At Monday’s premiere, the Scooby-Doo actor spoke about Gellar still being involved in the new film in some capacity.
Seth Green and Sarah Michelle Gellar together.
“We’ve all seen it, yeah. We’re really proud of the movie. She saw it before I did,” Prinze told People. “I wasn’t able to go to the first screening, so all I had was a bunch of questions, like, ‘Did I suck? How was it?’”
“She’s like, ‘No, you did great. The movie’s great. Everybody’s going to love it,’” he said, sharing his partner’s reaction. “So hopefully they do.”
The Los Angeles premiere of I Know What You Did Last Summer.
“People love that character so much, and I genuinely mean this: I think it’s one of the best death scenes in the history of horror films. Because it showcased hope more effectively than any of its peers, more effectively than any horror film I can remember. And I’ve seen almost all of them,” he said. “So yeah, man, to get to be here with her again is awesome, because she’s always going to be a part of that.”
Joining Prinze Jr., Hewitt, and Cline, 27, in the sequel are Chase Sui Wonders, Jonah Hauer-King, Tyriq Withers, and Sarah Pidgeon.
