Sarah Michelle Gellar is setting the record straight after fans speculated that tensions might be brewing between her and former co-star Jennifer Love Hewitt.
Two days after the red carpet premiere of the I Know What You Did Last Summer revival on July 14, eagle-eyed fans noted the absence of any photos featuring Gellar and Hewitt together, despite both being central to the franchise.
The apparent snub sparked a wave of social media speculation, with users questioning whether the original scream queens had fallen out.
X user @britneyvinyl wrote: ‘I’m so sad Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar & Freddie Prinze Jr. did not take a photo together at the ‘I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER’ (2025) world premiere. What happened there?!’
@itsjordanapps posted: ‘Sarah Michelle Gellar and Jennifer Love Hewitt not posing together at the IKWYDLS premiere… we need to open an investigation’
@mich_dev chimed in: ‘I’m unreasonably mad that Freddie Prinze Jr. and Sarah Michelle Gellar didn’t take a picture with Jennifer Love Hewitt on the red carpet of the I Know What You Did Last Summer premiere.’
But according to Gellar, there’s no mystery and definitely no feud.
‘For everyone asking — I never got to see @jenniferlovehewitt, who is fantastic in the movie,’ Gellar wrote on July 16 in response to comments on her Instagram post recapping the premiere.
‘I was inside with my kids when the big carpet happened. And unfortunately JLH didn’t come to the after party.’
Gellar, who shares two children with her husband and original I Know What You Did Last Summer co-star Freddie Prinze Jr., added that the chaotic nature of red carpet events meant she missed the chance to snap photos with much of the cast.
‘If you have ever been to one of these it’s crazy,’ she wrote.
‘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.’
The new film sees Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. reprise their iconic roles as Julie James and Ray Bronson, while the next generation of Southport locals – played by Madelyn Cline, Chase Sui Wonders, Sarah Pidgeon, Jonah Hauer-King, and Tyriq Withers – face off against the infamous hook-wielding killer.
This isn’t the first time Gellar and Hewitt have had to shut down speculation about their relationship.
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Back in December, Hewitt addressed longstanding rumors that she had Gellar’s character written out of the franchise: ‘I was 18. They were not taking script notes from me,’ Hewitt joked during an episode of the I’ve Never Said This Before podcast.
‘All of us were in that experience together, figuring it all out and everything. And I root for her and Freddie.’
She added: ‘I think it’s the cutest thing in the world that they’ve been married for 100 years and have kids. It’s adorable.’
So, despite the photo gap on premiere night, both stars have made it clear: there’s no bad blood, just a case of bad timing.
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