Sarah Michelle Gellar is slaying the rumors as soon as and for all.
The actress, 48, shut down hypothesis a few attainable feud together with her “I Know What You Did Last Summer” co-star Jennifer Love Hewitt after the pair didn’t pose collectively for photos 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.
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 within the authentic film, whereas Hewitt, 46, portrayed Julie James within the 1997 film and the 2025 model.
Ryan Phillippe performed Barry William Cox, who was additionally murdered the primary time round.
Gellar’s husband, Freddie Prinze Jr., 49, reprised his position as Ray Bronson within the sequel.
Whereas on the carpet, Gellar posed for photos together with her companion of 23 years. She additionally took photographs with the slasher’s new star, Madelyn Cline, the movie’s director, Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, and her former “Buffy” co-star, Seth Inexperienced.
“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 submit. “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.”
Gellar and Prinze Jr. first met on the set of “I Know What You Did Last Summer,” however didn’t begin courting till 2000.
In October 1997, the pair walked the carpet for the unique horror film individually on the GCC Galaxy Theatre in Hollywood, Calif.
Gellar, Prinze Jr. and Hewitt all posed for photos collectively, as nicely.
“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 each carpets.
The 1997 Kevin Williamson-written movie adopted a bunch of 4 mates who by accident kill a person. 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.
In response to Sony Footage, the 2025 film follows 5 mates who “inadvertently cause a deadly car accident” earlier than they “cover up their involvement and make a pact to keep it a secret rather than face the consequences.”
In the meantime, “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 round, Prinze Jr. and Hewitt nabbed pictures with the remainder of the forged, together with Cline, 27, Lola Tung, Nicholas Alexander Chavez and Chase Sui Wonders.
Nevertheless, this isn’t the primary 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 earlier than strolling away from the interviewer. The web buzzed with theories that her snappy response signified dangerous blood between the actresses.
Gellar clarified the state of affairs on her Instagram Tales 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 photograph from the movie’s set.
Gellar had beforehand leaked an on-set picture of Prinze Jr. capturing in Australia on Thanksgiving.
Hewitt additionally caught wind of the net chatter.
“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?”
Hewitt additionally confirmed that the whole forged received alongside nice on set within 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 terrific working relationship this time round as nicely.
“Whatever a high school union feels like, that’s what it felt like,” the actor instructed Individuals 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.”
Because of 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.”
