First reactions to I Know What You Did Last Summer were positive, and longtime fans were thrilled that both Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. returned to their roles. But JLH needed some convincing, specifically related to how Julie was handling her trauma all these years later. As she said in a ScreenRant TikTok:

Jennifer Love Hewitt said in a new interview that she and Sarah Michelle Gellar have not been in touch since the original 1997 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' released, when asked about rumors of a feud between the two women.

On Monday, July 14, Gellar hit the red carpet for the premiere of I Know What You Did Last Summer, a legacy sequel to the 1997 original. While she happily posed with her husband, Freddie Prinze Jr., who reprises his role from the original films, fans quickly noticed there are no photos of Gellar with Hewitt, who also returned for the sequel.