- "Sex and the City" stars
Kim Cattrall andSarah Jessica Parker have been feuding for years. - The latest shade is Cattrall reacting to the news that "
Sex and the City " is getting a spin-off at HBO Max called, "And Just Like That." - The actress liked a tweet that praised her for not returning to the revival series.
- Still, Parker seems to have put their riff behind them.
- When a fan on Instagram claimed the two "dislike" each other, the actress replied: "No. I don't dislike her. I've never said that. Never would."
Although "Sex and the City" fans have much to rejoice about this week after news was released that a revival is coming to HBO Max, there will be one thing missing: Samantha and the actress who embodied her, Kim Cattrall.
It's no secret that the stars of "Sex and the City" haven't been getting along off-screen for years. And it looks like Sarah Jessica Parker and Cattrall couldn't mend things in time for the January 10 announcement of "And Just Like That...," a 10-episode series on HBO Max that will follow our favorite New York City girlfriends, who are now in their 50s as they continue to navigate life and love.
While Parker confirmed that she'll reprise her role as Carrie Bradshaw along with Cynthia Nixon, who will return as Miranda Hobbs, and Kristin Davis, who's back to play Charlotte York-Goldenblatt, Cattrall noted that she will not return as the sexually-free public relations executive, Samantha Jones. And fans are sad about it.
One even tweeted on Monday: "I absolutely love Sex and the City and whilst I am saddened that Samantha will not return, I applaud doing what is best for you and think this is great example of putting yourself first. Well done @KimCattrall."
—MJB (@charlieronce) January 11, 2021
Cattrall simply liked the tweet, seemingly agreeing with the sentiment that she shouldn't have returned if she didn't want to.
Still, Parker has seemed to move on from the yearslong feud.
After she announced the revival series on Instagram, one commenter wrote that Parker and Cattrall "dislike" each other.
"No. I don't dislike her. I've never said that. Never would," Parker replied. "Samantha isnt [sic] part of this story. But she will always be part of us. No matter where we are or what we do."
And although Parker has appeared to let bygones be bygones, here's a breakdown of their relationship that's been rife with disagreements.
Cattrall was allegedly the reason for the cancellation of 'Sex and the City 3.'
After years of speculation over the possibility of a third "Sex and the City"
The Daily Mail reported that the third movie was shelved "due to the demands of Kim Cattrall."
"Kim had the audacity to tell Warner Bros. that she would only do this if they made other movies she had in development," a source told the Daily Mail. "Ridiculous. Who does she think she is - George Clooney?"
The outlet reported that "Warner Bros refused to meet her demands and had to cancel production as the company decided it wouldn't be fair to fans to produce a movie with only three of the four main characters."
Later that day when "Extra" asked Parker to confirm the project was "shelved," the actress said it was outright done.
"It's not halted. It's over...we're not doing it," Parker told Extra. "I'm disappointed. We had this beautiful, funny, heartbreaking, joyful, very relatable script and story. It's not just disappointing that we don't get to tell the story and have that experience, but more so for that audience that has been so vocal in wanting a third movie."
And it wasn't the first time something like this happened.
Reports of Cattrall's high expectations surfaced before every "Sex and the City" movie. Before production on each one, according to the New York Post, Cattrall demanded a higher salary than the studio offered her, delaying development until it was negotiated.
Cattrall denied reports of her 'demands' for the third movie.
—Kim Cattrall (@KimCattrall) September 29, 2017
"Woke [to] a [Daily Mail] storm!" Cattrall wrote on Twitter. "The only 'DEMAND' I ever made was that I didn't want to do a third film...and that was back in 2016."
Cattrall also retweeted several fans defending her choice not to do the movie. Below are some of the tweets Cattrall appears to have endorsed by retweeting or quote-tweeting:
—Jacob (@_jacob) September 29, 2017
—Monica D'Angelo (@MomoDangelo) September 29, 2017
Other 'Sex and the City' stars weighed in, including Davis and Willie Garson.
Following Parker's confirmation of the cancellation and the Daily Mail report about Cattrall, two other "Sex and the City" actors chimed in.
Willie Garson (Stanford Blatch) posted a now-deleted tweet saying "the reasons are true."
BuzzFeed captured a screenshot of the tweet, which read: "And that, is that. And sadly, the reasons are true. Period."
He did leave one tweet up, however, and also still has a retweet of the Daily Mail article on his timeline.
—Willie Garson (@WillieGarson) September 29, 2017
—DailyMailTV (@DailyMailTV) September 28, 2017
Garson also replied to a fan defending Cattrall's right to demand what she wanted, writing simply: "Huh?"
—Willie Garson (@WillieGarson) September 29, 2017
Meanwhile Davis took to Instagram to make a statement on the canceled movie.
"It is true that we are not going to be able to make a [third] film," Davis wrote. "I wish that we could have made the final chapter, on our own terms, to complete the stories of our characters. It is deeply frustrating not to able to share that chapter (beautifully written by MPK) with all of you. So we will just have our memories, but please know that all of the love and support for us through the years is felt by us and we are so grateful for all of you!"
Cattrall weighed in once more and took aim at Parker.
After a weekend had gone by, Cattrall spoke out once more in defense of the reports about her involvement with the movie's cancellation.
According to a new report from the Daily Mail, Cattrall taped an interview with Piers Morgan for his TV show "Life Stories." An audience member reportedly told the Daily Mail that Cattrall denied making any sort of demand of Warner Bros.
"And now, now at this very moment it's quite extraordinary to get any kind of negative press about something that I've been saying for almost a year of 'no' that I'm demanding or a diva," the Daily Mail reported. "And this is really where I take to task the people from 'Sex And the City' and specifically Sarah Jessica Parker in that I think she could have been nicer."
Parker did not publicly responded to Cattrall's statements.
Even before the movie dispute, tensions were simmering.
Before "Sex and the City" premiered on HBO in 1998, Cattrall was arguably the biggest name. She had starred in "Police Academy," "Big Trouble in Little China," and "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country."
But the show's main character was played by Parker, which reportedly caused tensions on set. Parker, Nixon, and Davis formed a clique that excluded Cattrall, according to the New York Post, and were backed up by the show's producers.
The slights piled up. Parker excluded Cattrall from a house she rented for on-location filming. Parker didn't have to show as much on-screen nudity. Parker got an executive producer credit that Cattrall didn't, and Parker's star rose while Cattrall's fell.
By the end of the series in 2004 after six seasons, stories of on-set tension were common. Cattrall only signed up to be in the 2008 movie with reluctance.
"Kim does not want [to] do the film," a friend of Cattrall's told the New York Daily News. "She feels she has been treated horribly by Sarah Jessica Parker for six years."
But the movie was a hit, so a sequel was made. On set, though, Parker and Cattrall were "no longer speaking," according to the Post. Their relationship had become poisonous.
Cattrall even told Parker to keep away from her
But it wasn't just professional slights that deepened the fued. There were personal slights too.
In an Instagram post back in 2018, Cattrall lashed out after Parker gave condolences for Cattrall's brother, Chris, who had died. Cattrall called her a hypocrite and told her to keep away from her.
"Your continuous reaching out is a painful reminder of how cruel you really were then and now," Cattrall wrote in her post, addressed to Parker. "Let me make this VERY clear. (If I haven't already) You are not my family. You are not my friend. So I'm writing to tell you one last time to stop exploiting our tragedy in order to restore your 'nice girl' persona."
Cattrall had a nicer response, though, to her other "Sex and the City" costar Nixon, who also expressed condolences.
"Cynthia, hearing your voice meant so much to me. Thank you for reaching out," she wrote.