And Just Like That team blasts John Corbett for lying about returning as Aidan Shaw on continuation
Sex And The City star John Corbett has come under fire for ‘lying’ about an appearance on the show spin-off And Just Like That…
In April, the star, 60, who played Aidan Shaw in the series and in 2010’s second movie, claimed to Page Six that he would be ‘doing the show’ and appearing in ‘quite a few episodes’ – something that has not come to fruition.
Writer Julie Rottenberg and executive producer Michael Patrick King both detailed their confusion about the lie, with the former telling Deadline: ‘John Corbett should be writing personal apology notes. We didn’t say anything.’
Shock: Sex And The City star John Corbett has come under fire for ‘lying’ about an appearance on the show spin-off And Just Like That… (pictured with his on-screen love Carrie Bradshaw)
The show follows Sarah Jessica Parker’s character Carrie’s grief after losing her husband John Preston – who was a point of contention during her relationship with John’s character Aidan. Michael explained this was one reason for Aidan’s absence.
Michael, 67, added: ‘The fact of the matter is, we never said anything about Aidan. We always try to be very restrained and look at the reality of what people are experiencing and it has nothing to do with Aidan coming or not coming…
‘It really just felt like this was a lot for Carrie. This season was a lot. We wanted to get her through this and into the light – the last episode is called, “Seeing the Light”…
‘We wanted to get her out. [Aidan’s return] is a big storyline that everybody at home wrote that we had never intended.’
Bizarre: In April, the star, 60, who played Aidan Shaw in the series and in 2010’s second movie, claimed to Page Six that he would be ‘doing the show’ and appearing in ‘quite a few episodes’ – something that has not come to fruition (John pictured in 2020)
‘Don’t mock the clothes’: John famously portrayed Carrie’s passive-aggressive furniture-designing fiancé who appears in seasons three, four, and six of the original HBO series
John famously portrayed Carrie’s passive-aggressive furniture-designing fiancé who appears in seasons three, four, and six of the original HBO series.
But there were always undertones of control and distrust plaguing Carrie and Aidan, who clashed over her smoking, cheating, abortion, fashion, and commitment as well as his chattiness and rustic Suffern, NY cabin.
In Sex And The City 2, Shaw cheated on his furniture-designing wife Kathy – with whom he had sons Tate, Homer, and Wyatt – to share a nostalgic kiss with Bradshaw, who was married to Mr. Big at the time, in Abu Dhabi.
Not too happy: Writer Julie Rottenberg (R) told Deadline on Thursday: ‘John Corbett should be writing personal apology notes. We didn’t say anything’
Shocker: Executive producer Michael Patrick King was also mystified by the his white lie, saying: ‘The fact of the matter is, we never said anything about Aidan’
The To All the Boys actor last portrayed Annie Bello’s (Katey Sagal) estranged third husband Grady Bello in Krista Vernoff’s Erin Brockovich-inspired legal dramedy Rebel, which was canceled by ABC on May 14.
As for the prospect of a season two of AJLT, SJP is ‘definitely’ down for more and HBO Max CCO Casey Bloys ‘couldn’t be happier with’ the reception and ‘phenomenal viewership.’
‘Michael and I spoke two weeks ago, and said: “Okay, when are we going to talk about this?”‘ the 56-year-old Emmy winner told Variety on Thursday.
Yikes! In Sex and the City 2, Shaw cheated on his furniture-designing wife Kathy – with whom he had sons Tate, Homer, and Wyatt – to share a nostalgic kiss with Bradshaw (who was married to Mr. Big) in Abu Dhabi
‘There’s a calendar and you don’t want to let too much time pass. There feels like there’s momentum.’
As well as discussion of Aidan’s return, the hot topic was Samantha Jones’ appearance in the final episode, which aired on Thursday.
The episode hinted the character could be making a comeback in some capacity, after Samantha (formerly played by Kim Cattrall) sent a text agreeing to meet up with Carrie.
After Kim refused to join the reboot Samantha was written out of the show in a storyline that involved her moving to London after a row with Carrie and only featured in episodes through the medium of text.
Kim refused to join the reboot following a fall out with Sarah – with bad blood between the two said to have been an issue during filming the original series and subsequent two films.
Could it be? As well as discussion of Aidan’s return, the hot topic was Samantha Jones’ appearance in the final episode, which aired on Thursday (pictured in 2020)
Iconic: The Sex And The City reboot has been lambasted by critics during it’s 10-episode run over the absence of fourth musketeer, Samantha
While a second season of AJLT has yet to be confirmed, creator Michael said he no longer has any realistic expectation’ of Kim reprising her role if they get the green light.
While discussing how he incorporated the star’s beloved character in the reboot through text, he opened up to Variety about overcoming the ‘obstacle’ of not having Kim on the series.
And Just Like That currently holds a 60% critic approval rating (out of 65 reviews) and a dismal 30% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Fans can now stream all 10 episodes of the limited series on HBO Max.
Reaction: And Just Like That currently holds a 60% critic approval rating (out of 65 reviews) and a dismal 30% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes
Curtain call: Fans can now stream all 10 episodes of the limited series on HBO Max
