June 9, 2026
What Jennifer Love Hewitt Said About Sarah Michelle Gellar Feud Rumors


Jennifer Love Hewitt is setting the record straight.

In a July 18 interview with Vulture, Hewitt shut down rumors that sheโ€™s feuding with her former โ€œI Know What You Did Last Summerโ€ co-star Sarah Michelle Gellar.

Rumors about Hewitt and Gellarโ€™s relationship re-ignited at the โ€œI Know What You Did Last Summerโ€ premiere on July 14, when the two did not take a photo together.

Hewitt is reprising her role in the movie with Freddie Prinze Jr.; Gellar is married to Prinze Jr. and starred in the original.

โ€œI honestly donโ€™t even know what that was or how that all came to be,โ€ Hewitt told Vulture. โ€œI just think people donโ€™t want the narrative to be easy. Why do we always have to be against each other and out for each other?โ€

Sarah Michelle Gellar and Jennifer Love Hewitt in "I Know What You Did Last Summer."
Sarah Michelle Gellar and Jennifer Love Hewitt in “I Know What You Did Last Summer.”Moviestore Collection / Alamy Stock Photo

When asked if sheโ€™s spoken to Gellar about them reportedly being on the outs, Hewitt said, โ€œI havenโ€™t seen Sarah.โ€

โ€œLiterally, weโ€™ve not talked since Iโ€ฏsaw her at 18 years old when the first movie came out. Thatโ€™s why itโ€™s so funny to me. People were like, โ€˜Say something back.โ€™ And Iโ€™m like, โ€˜What am I going to say? Iโ€™ve not seen her.โ€™ On my side, weโ€™re good. I have no idea where this is coming from.โ€

Hewitt spoke to Vulture before the red carpet premiere. When the interviewer noted that Hewitt would see Gellar at the premiere, she responded, โ€œI hope so.โ€

But after the red carpet for the “I Know What You Did Last Summer” sequel unfolded, fans noticed Hewitt and Gellar didnโ€™t take any pictures together.

Gellar responded to the speculation in an Instagram comment.

โ€œFor everyone asking โ€” I never got to see @jenniferlovehewitt who is fantastic in the movie. I was inside with my kids when the big carpet happened,โ€ she said. โ€œAnd unfortunately JLH didnโ€™t come to the after party. If you have ever been to one of these itโ€™s crazy.โ€

โ€œI sadly didnโ€™t get pics with most of the cast. But that doesnโ€™t change how amazing I think they all are,โ€ she continued. โ€œUnfortunately some things happen only in real life and not online.โ€

This isnโ€™t the first time people have scrutinized their relationship. Back in December, fans read into Gellarโ€™s response when Extra asked whether Hewitt would be returning for the sequel.

โ€œI have nothing to do with that,โ€ she said.

Gellarโ€™s answer was terse enough to spark rumors of tension. In response to the speculation, the โ€œBuffyโ€ star took to her Instagram Stories to reveal why she looked like a โ€œdeer in the highlightsโ€ while answering the reporterโ€™s question.

โ€œAspiring actors please note: This โ€˜deer in the headlightsโ€™ 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,โ€ she said.



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