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Jennifer Love Hewitt Denies Feud Rumors as Gellar’s Cameo and True-Crime Venture Draw Focus

The actress highlights gendered double standards in entertainment coverage.

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Helen (Sarah Michelle Gellar) screams as the Fisherman attacks in the 1997 slasher I Know What You Did Last Summer.

Overview

  • Hewitt rebuffed speculation of a feud with Sarah Michelle Gellar, asserting mutual respect and no bad blood after the sequel’s premiere.
  • She called out entertainment media for framing female stars in conflict, pointing out that male counterparts did not face similar rumors.
  • Collider confirmed Gellar’s role in the sequel is a dream-sequence cameo reprising Helen Shivers despite the character’s canonical death.
  • Hewitt expands into true crime as executive producer and narrator of A Killer Among Friends on ID and HBO Max, exploring personal stories of homicide.
  • In discussing the docuseries, she drew on her own experiences with past tabloid body-shaming and early career insecurities to inform her narration.