Kim Cattrall says she was 'never asked' to be part of the 'Sex and the City' reboot and only learned about it 'on social media'

• Kim Cattrall told Variety she found out about "AJLT" on social media "like everyone else did."
• Cattrall has had a tense history with the franchise and her costars since the original series.

Kim Cattrall spoke candidly about her exit from the "Sex and the City" franchise in a recent interview with Variety.

"I was never asked to be part of the reboot," she said. "I made my feelings clear after the possible third movie, so I found out about it like everyone else did — on social media."

Cattrall has also made her feelings about "And Just Like That" star Sarah Jessica Parker quite public in the past, and they aren't warm and fuzzy.

Reports of drama behind the scenes of "Sex and the City" made headlines in 2017 when the Daily Mail wrote that the third movie was shelved because of Cattrall's alleged demands.

"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. "Who does she think she is — George Clooney?"

Cattrall tweeted a direct response to the article: "Woke 2 a @MailOnline storm! The only 'DEMAND' I ever made was that I didn't want to do a 3rd film....& that was back in 2016."

Later in 2017, a report from the New York Post cited a "mean girls culture" behind the scenes of "Sex and the City" that started with the original series in the late '90s. Parker reportedly formed a clique with costars Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis that didn't include Cattrall.

After Parker sent Cattrall condolences for her brother's death in 2018, Cattrall made a public Instagram post that read, "I don't need your love and support at this tragic time @SarahJessicaParker."

"Your continuous reaching out is a painful reminder of how cruel you really were then and now," the caption of the post read in part. "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 said she's grateful to know when 'enough is enough'

Cattrall also seemingly confirmed to Variety that one of the reasons she declined to do "Sex and the City 3" was that Samantha's storyline in that film would have involved her receiving "unwanted 'dick pics'" from Miranda's then 14-year-old son Brady.

"It's heartbreaking," Cattrall said when directly asked about those reported details in the script. She went on to share that she and her team did have an idea for Samantha's journey in a third installment.

"Why can't Samantha, who owns her PR company — maybe she had to sell it because of financial woes? 2008 was tough. Some people are still recovering," the "How I Met Your Father" star said.

She would have liked to see Samantha have to sell her business to "some guy in a hoodie."

"That's conflict," she said. "Instead of an underage boy's..." Reporter Ramin Setoodeh noted that Cattrall let her sentence trail off.

After "Sex and the City 2," Cattrall told Variety she felt "done" with the franchise.

"It's a great wisdom to know when enough is enough," Cattrall said. "I also didn't want to compromise what the show was to me."