'There's a distinct line' Sarah Jessica-Parker rules out Kim Cattrall returning to AJLT

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However, as many fans of the show know, the likelihood of Samantha's return is very slim.Sarah has broken her silence on what she thinks about the possibility of her nemesis' return to the show.Speaking to Variety, Sarah said: "We didn’t go to Kim for this, you know."After we didn’t do the movie and the studio couldn’t meet what she wanted to do, we have to hear her and listen to her and what was important to her."It didn’t fit into what was important or needed for us."Sarah tried to justify how good the show had done Samantha's character despite writing her off the show.She continued: "There’s a very distinct line between Samantha and Kim."Samantha’s not gone.Samantha’s present, and I think was handled with such respect and elegance.She wasn’t villainized. (sic)"She was a human being who had feelings about a relationship, so I think we found a way to address it which was necessary and important for people that loved her."Similarly, creator Michael Patrick King said he had "no realistic expectation" of Kim reprising her role.He added: "No.

Just like there was no thought that Kim would ever participate in And Just Like That, because she's said what she had said."The only place I participate in magical thinking is in fiction.

You take people at their word."After years of rumours of fighting on set between Kim and Sarah, the feud was exposed in 2018 when Kim unleashed a blistering attack on Sarah, calling the actress "cruel".The feud was exposed when Sarah offered her co-star condolences when her brother died, but Kim was not happy with this reach out.She responded: "You are not my friend."Kim also shared a gossip article, which she said painted Sarah as a "mean girl" who would hide behind a "nice girl persona".The feud was.