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Sarah Jessica Parker addressed Kim Cattrall’s absence in “And Just Like That…” once again Monday as she chatted to Andy Cohen on “Watch What Happens Live”.

Sex and the City fans haven’t missed the key absence in the reboot And Just Like That… in the shape of, of course, Samantha Jones, played by Kim Cattrall. The star has made it very clear she didn't want to return to the role in any capacity, meaning the original four friends weren't officially reunited.

Spoiler alert: This piece contains spoilers for the Season 1 finale of “And Just Like That,” which premiered on Feb. 3 on HBO Max. Eighteen years after Carrie Bradshaw reunited with Mr. Big in Paris on “Sex and the City,” Sarah Jessica Parker is back to playing her on HBO Max’s “And Just Like That …” She spoke with Variety about her decision to return to the beloved character; working with showrunner Michael Patrick King; texting with Samantha (after Kim Cattrall decided she doesn’t want to play the character anymore); and saying goodbye to Willie Garson, who played Stanford, one of Carrie’s best friends.How did you and Michael come up with the idea for “And Just Like That …”? Actually, what happened was toward the latter part of March 2020, I was where we all were — at home, listening to podcasts.

In the years since their Sex And the City days, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kim Cattrall’s relationship has been on the rocks—and now, SJP has made it clear that she has no plans to work with Cattrall in the future.

In all the hype leading up to HBO Max’s “And Just Like That…”, “Sex and the City” alum John Corbett got fans excited for all the wrong reasons.

The season finale of And Just Like That… premiered on Thursday, and while viewers were distracted throughout the season by a great many controversies on and off-screen — Chris Noth‘s sexual assault allegations, the way Samantha’s absence was handled, Miranda’s storyline and the whole Che Diaz of it all — a lot of fans noticed something that wasn’t addressed.

Sara Ramirez is reflecting on the reaction to their “And Just Like That…” character Che now that the season has wrapped.

What’s the opposite of an olive branch? A stick covered in poo on fire? Anyhoo, that’s what Sarah Jessica Parker had to offer to her former co-star this week.

Sarah Jessica Parker likes the "Sex and the City" universe just the way it is. For years as rumors of a revival of some sort swirled, Kim Cattrall, one of the stars of the original show and its two films, insisted she would never reprise her role as Samantha. Alongside her desire to put the franchise to bed, Cattrall and Parker were embroiled in a public feud for quite some time.  When the show was revived via HBO Max's "And Just Like That…," news broke that Cattrall, 65, wouldn't be involved.

Sarah Jessica Parker wants fans to know just how dedicated Willie Garson was to his Sex and the City family.

And Just Like That lands and - spoiler alert - Miranda's hair colour journey comes full circle, we only have one question. Why did Cynthia Nixon wear wigs during the series? One of the only people that can answer that question is Nakoya Yancey, And Just Like That's hair department head and wig maker. The award winning hair designer - who has over 28 years worth of experience and has worked on movies as timeless The Greatest Showman - is currently the hair department head and wig maker on Regina King's newest project, Shirley, a biopic of Shirley Chisolm, America's first Black congresswoman.

And Just Like That…, the new series from HBO Max, has fans and ogling Manhattan real estate like it’s 1999 all over again. And perhaps more important than the sex, the city, or the celebrity is the style. Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) and Charlotte (Kristin Davis) are older and wealthier.

Where was Aidan? And Just Like That brought back many iconic and beloved Sex and the City characters, but Carrie’s ex-boyfriend Aidan Shaw was notably absent.

Kim Cattrall is adamant she won’t ever reprise her “Sex And The City” role as Samantha Jones on “And Just Like That”, and star Sarah Jessica Parker is fine with that.

And just like that, the Sex and the City cast is spilling all! After ten highly anticipated episodes of HBO Max’s And Just Like That, Carrie Bradshaw and her SATC cohorts have ushered in a new era of their New York-based lives as postmenopausal women — and are reflecting on season 1.

Sex and the City sequel series And Just Like That hasn't written out Samantha Jones completely, but as for Kim Cattrall? Well, that's a different matter. As And Just Like That prepares to wrap up its first season, Sex and the City showrunner Michael Patrick King has opened up about the possibility of Kim Cattrall returning as Samantha at some point in the future. And it's about as unlikely as it gets.

SPOILER ALERT: This piece contains spoilers for the Season 1 finale of “And Just Like That,” which premiered Feb. 3 on HBO Max.Reader, if you’re seeing these words, we must congratulate ourselves — we’ve made it through the “And Just Like That” wars alive.The “Sex and the City” revival, which premiered in December on HBO Max, has been the subject of passionate discussion (and division) through its 10-episode season, while also becoming the streamer’s most successful original series.

SPOILER ALERT: This story reveals major plot points from the Season 1 finale of HBO Max’s And Just Like That…

. His hilarious character, Anthony Marentino, is newly single on the reboot, and everyone's favorite outspoken baker could find love again.«The thing about Anthony is, and [show runner] Michael Patrick King told me, that he has evolved,» 62-year-old Cantone tells ET's Rachel Smith of his character.

If you were one of very few fans still holding out hope that Kim Cattrall might one day return to her iconic role of Samantha Jones in the Sex and the City franchise, we’re sorry to say that is officially NEVER happening.

get back on your Peloton, a second season of the critically panned “And Just Like That” looks set to hit small screens.After Page Six last week reported that the likelihood of the HBO Max “Sex and the City” revival being renewed was “high,” Sarah Jessica Parker has confirmed she’s spoken with executive producer Michael Patrick King about making a start on Season 2. “Michael and I spoke two weeks ago, and said: ‘OK, when are we going to talk about this?’ ” Parker, 56, told Variety on Tuesday.

Fans hoping to see Kim Cattrall on And Just Like That might need to move on.

Sex and the City revival And Just Like That... is set to air this Thursday, but that doesn't mean we're done with the series just yet.

There are plenty of criticisms being lobbed at And Just Like That… But one of the show’s missing elements is no one’s fault but f**king cancer.

Willie Garson sadly passed away last year after making a brief appearance in Sex & The City reboot series, And Just Like That.

The season finale of “And Just Like That…” airs this week, and series showrunner Michael Patrick King dished on the future of the “Sex and the City” revival in an extensive interview with Variety.

Sex and the City‘s Samantha Jones got a one-way ticket to London. Executive producer Michael Patrick King explained that actress Kim Cattrall does not have an open invitation to return as the raunchy publicist on And Just Like That.

Sex & The City‘s Michael Patrick King is revealing some surprising details about the hit series.

executive producer, writer and director Michael Patrick King is talking about beloved late actor Willie Garson, and his original plans for Garson's character in the revival before the actor's devastating death.Garson, who played Carrie Bradshaw's best friend Stanford Blatch, had been battling pancreatic cancer and died in September at 57 years old. As viewers found out in the fourth episode of the new HBO Max series, Stanford abruptly decided to get a divorce from his husband, Anthony, and moved to Tokyo to manage a 17-year-old TikTok star.

Everyone’s talking about And Just Like That!

Seal of approval. Cynthia Nixon defended the way And Just Like That handled the absence of Kim Cattrall and her character, Samantha Jones.

reboot,, one absence on the revived series is noticeable — Samantha Jones. The iconic character, played by Kim Cattrall, did not return for the reboot after the actress made it clear that she did not intend to come back to the franchise. The show has explained Samantha's absence by noting that she had a big falling out with Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) after the writer fired her friend as her book publicist. Samantha later moved to London. While on Thursday's episode of , Cynthia Nixon, who plays Miranda on the series, said she thought «it was great» how Samantha's absence was handled.

And Just Like That… has begun.The series has had its fair share of highs (see: returning) and lows (Big's episode). But no matter where you stand on Miranda and Che Diaz, the show undoubtedly had us talking. And that discourse may keep going as it seems a season two could be on the horizon.

Putting it all on display. And Just Like That creator Michael Patrick King opened up about the full-frontal scene they gave Evan Handler‘s Harry Goldenblatt on the show’s “Writers Room” podcast.

Last week’s episode of “And Just Like That…” didn’t shy away from showing it all off.

The writers of And Just Like That… are explaining why they chose to include a full frontal scene that depicted Harry (Evan Handler) showing it all in a memorable scene from last week’s episode.