Jennifer Love Hewitt and Sarah Michelle Gellar’s Two-Decade Silence Sparks Reunion Rumors
Exclusive scoop: two of ’90s slasher cinema’s closest friends haven’t exchanged a word since their debut at the 1997 I Know What You Did Last Summer premiere. According to a Vulture profile published July 18, Jennifer Love Hewitt revealed she and Sarah Michelle Gellar simply lost touch after they filmed their breakout thriller nearly twenty-six years ago. “I literally haven’t seen Sarah since I was eighteen,” Jennifer told Vulture, adding that she thought fans’ viral reactions to Sarah’s brief December comment about skipping the reboot were amusing.
In that December moment, Sarah appeared on Instagram under a People.com report and explained that she never got a chance to greet Jennifer at the new movie’s big carpet event because she was inside with her children. Sarah clarified her absence on July 16, writing “I never got to see @jenniferlovehewitt, who is fantastic in the movie,” and insisted that missing photos with castmates does not equal bad blood. “These events are chaotic,” she said. “Just because you don’t have a pic doesn’t change how amazing everyone is.”
Fans quickly began speculating about a feud, but evidence points to an innocent drift rather than drama. Jennifer, now 46, offered a playful shrug: “What am I going to say? I haven’t seen her.” When asked if she’d welcome a reunion at the film’s premiere, she responded simply, “I hope so.” Sarah, 48, has not publicly commented on that invitation, leaving the door open for a possible on-red-carpet moment.
Industry insiders tell E! Online that Hollywood reunions often hinge on scheduling more than personal squabbles. As Deadline noted, both actresses maintain busy family lives—Sarah with her husband Freddie Prinze Jr and their two kids, and Jennifer balancing acting commitments with motherhood.
While there’s no catastrophic rift ruling out a future cameo exchange or reunion selfie, social media is already buzzing. Will they bridge a generational gap and reignite their ’97 chemistry? Or has life simply taken them on divergent paths?
Stay tuned for more updates as the story unfolds and get ready—this could be the comeback collaboration fans never saw coming.
Sources: Celebrity Storm and Vulture, People, E! Online
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