Sarah Jessica Parker Recalls Feeling ‘Angry and Embarrassed’ During Robert Downey Jr. Romance

Robert Downey Jr. has named the two most important films of his recent career.The actor, who is best known for playing Tony Stark aka Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, surprisingly didn’t name his most famous role when highlighting the most “important” films of his career over the last 25 years.Speaking to The New York Times, Downey Jr.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director When thinking of the most important movie in Robert Downey Jr.’s filmography over the last 25 years, one might naturally assume the answer is “Iron Man,” the 2008 superhero tentpole that launched the Marvel Cinematic Universe and changed the blockbuster landscape in Hollywood. But that’s not the movie Downey Jr. himself would pick. In a new interview with The New York Times Magazine, the Oscar nominee cited 2006’s “The Shaggy Dog” and 2020’s infamous “Dolittle” flop as his most important titles. “I finished the Marvel contract and then hastily went into what had all the promise of being another big, fun, well-executed potential franchise in ‘Dolittle,'” Downey Jr. said. “I had some reservations. Me and my team seemed a little too excited about the deal and not quite excited enough about the merits of the execution. But at that point I was bulletproof. I was the guru of all genre movies. Honestly, the two most important films I’ve done in the last 25 years are ‘The Shaggy Dog,’ because that was the film that got Disney saying they would insure me. Then the second most important film was ‘Doolittle,’ because ‘Dolittle’ was a two-and-a-half-year wound of squandered opportunity.”

Kim Cattrall is making her return to the  universe. After previously disavowing , the actress revealed that she has a cameo on the second season of the spinoff series, shocking fans and prompting her co-stars to speak out.Cattrall will reprise her beloved character, Samantha Jones, for the first time since the 2010 film,  The main question on everyone's mind is how showrunner Michael Patrick King convinced her to return, and if she's still embroiled in drama with her former co-star and lead, Sarah Jessica Parker.While the alleged feud came to light just a few years ago, it has fascinated fans ever since and led to her character being written out of the show — although not killed off — when  was picked up in 2021.In light of the unexpected casting news, ET is looking back at the years-long public drama between Cattrall and Parker to examine when things went south, and what both actresses have said about the headline-grabbing drama ever since.When was shooting its final season, Cattrall sat down for a chat on the British talk show,, and vented a bit about the financial elements that led to the show ending after six seasons. Cattrall claimed at the time, «I felt after six years it was time for all of us to participate in the financial windfall of . When they didn’t seem keen on that I thought it was time to move on.»King also claimed, in an interview in August 2018, that tensions ran high between the stars of the show — Cattrall, Parker, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis — from early on in the series.

Sarah Jessica Parker is opening up about plastic surgery, revealing that it has crossed her mind in the past, but thinks it might be too late to undergo a cosmetic procedure. During a recent interview with Howard Stern on his SiriusXM show, the actress shared her thoughts on how society sees women as they age, the double standard with men in the entertainment industry, and the pressure to keep a youthful appearance.“I honestly think I missed out on the facelift,” Parker said. “That’d be to me, like the thing.

Sarah Jessica Parker is revealing her reasons for opting out of nudity. During an appearance on SiriusXM's , the 58-year-old actress shared why she never stripped down on .When Parker read the script for the series, she thought it «was really interesting, and really exciting, and different, and fresh,» but had one concern about stepping into Carrie Bradshaw's shoes.«The only thing I said to [creator Darren Star] that I was concerned about was that I just didn't feel comfortable doing nudity, and I suspected that if it wasn't in the pilot, it would be a part of a series, that it felt like it was legitimately going to be talked about,» she said. «And he said, 'Don't do it then.

Yes, despite her character Carrie being the last “single girl” in the Sex and the City universe, in real life she’s actually had the longest marriage out of any of her fellow cast mates. 

Sarah Jessica Parker is looking back on her love story with Matthew Broderick!

Sarah Jessica Parker is looking back on her relationship with Robert Downey Jr. — and sadly it isn’t all rosy.

Sarah Jessica Parker is opening up about her relationship with Robert Downey Jr.In a new interview with  the  star reflected on her seven-year relationship with the  actor and his struggles with substance abuse.Parker said that at 22, she often felt like Downey Jr.'s parent, telling the outlet that she tried to create stability around him in what was becoming a chaotic environment.«People around him would be dismissive of me, but I had given him stability and tried to create a steady heartbeat that allowed him to show up on time,» Parker said. «That made me angry and embarrassed me.»Downey, through a rep, told the magazine that he had «great respect» for Parker.The pair met in 1984 after filming the thriller,, and dated until 1991 as they both worked to establish themselves in Hollywood.

Robert Downey Jr. left Sarah Jessica Parker "angry and embarrassed" during their seven-year relationship. Downey and Parker dated after starring together in "Firstborn" in 1984.

Back in the late 1980s and early ’90s, Sarah Jessica Parker and Robert Downey Jr. was a couple.

Apart from the return of Samantha Jones, the Big-gest (sorry, had to) star to reprise their “Sex and the City” role on season 2 of “And Just Like That” has to be John Corbett returning as everyone’s favourite furniture maker, Aidan Shaw.

fans have been waiting for! Earlier this month, it was revealed that Kim Cattrall reprised her role as Samantha Jones in the season 2 finale of the franchise's Max spin-off series, Cattrall previously claimed she would not be returning to play Samantha after years of tension and comments mainly involving the show's star, Sarah Jessica Parker, who plays fashion-forward sex columnist and now-podcast host Carrie Bradshaw.As the cast gears up for the season 2 premiere of on June 22, Parker is opening up about Cattrall returning as Samantha.«I was really excited about the idea,» Parker tells ET's Nischelle Turner of Cattrall making a cameo in, reportedly making a phone call in the scene. «I thought it was a really good idea and I was thrilled that, you know, we could make it happen and that it worked for her and it's just really nice to see.

role on season 2 of has to be John Corbett returning as everyone's favorite furniture maker, Aidan Shaw.The former fiancé of Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) is set to come back to the beloved franchise in what seems to be more than just a brief cameo role.Following the death of Carrie's husband, Mr. Big (Chris Noth), Aidan is returning to the streets of Manhattan for what appears to be yet another shot at love with Carrie.ET's Nischelle Turner spoke with several members of the cast ahead of Corbett's return to the show to ask about how Aidan shakes up Carrie's world and what the widow is facing this season.Cynthia Nixon, who plays Carrie's bestie, Miranda Hobbes, clarified, «Miranda was always Team Aiden, you know.» And Sara Ramirez, who plays non-binary comedian Ché Diaz, added of Corbett, «John Corbett was the new thing in season 2, and he had the welcome energy everybody needed.»As for Parker herself, she is thrilled to have her character return to a former love.«It's a rich relationship,» Parker tells ET of the past between Carrie and Aidan.

“And Just Like That… Writer’s Room” podcast this week that she was asked to read for Parker’s character as they weren’t sure if the actress would end up doing it.“I was like, ‘That is adorable, but I can’t play that part!'” Davis said during the podcast. “Like, ‘Whatcha thinking?’ I mean, hello!”She explained that Parker’s character, Carrie, was described as having “the body of Heather Locklear and the mind of Dorothy Parker.”Davis admitted that she “understood” the character of Charlotte much more than she did Carrie.

McKinley Franklin editor Historian Kai Bird, co-author of the 2005 book that inspired Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer,” has shared his thoughts about the upcoming film, revealing that he has high hopes for how it can resonate with the public during a conversation with David Nirenberg at Leon Levy Center for Biography in New York. “I am, at the moment, stunned and emotionally recovering from having seen it,” Bird said. “I think it is going to be a stunning artistic achievement, and I have hopes it will actually stimulate a national, even global conversation about the issues that Oppenheimer was desperate to speak out about — about how to live in the atomic age, how to live with the bomb and about McCarthyism — what it means to be a patriot, and what is the role for a scientist in a society drenched with technology and science, to speak out about public issues.”

“Entertainment Tonight” while accompanying his dad and Parker’s husband, Matthew Broderick, to the 2023 Father of the Year Awards in NYC. “It felt a little weird to be watching the newer one having not watched it, even if it’s accessible,” he added.“Sex and the City” ran from 1998 to 2004.Parker filmed Season 5 while pregnant with James, who was born in 2002.Now that he’s older and on break from Brown University, James admits there’s really no reason why he hasn’t jumped on the Carrie Bradshaw bandwagon. “I guess it’s kind of obvious why maybe I hadn’t watched the original show as a kid,” he laughed.

Unless you’ve been living under a pop culture rock, you’ll know that there’s been drama between Sex and the City costars, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kim Cattrall for literal years. Rumours of the alleged feud go way back to the early SATC days, where one of the major apparent issues was to do with salary.

Sarah Jessica Parker's son, James, is a little lost when it comes to watching his mom's show, .James and his famous father, Matthew Broderick, walked the red carpet at the 2023 Father of the Year Awards at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel on Thursday, and the 20-year-old college student admitted that he had a hard time watching the show — Max's revival of HBO's series.«I tried to watch the new one and I liked it but then I felt weird, 'cause I haven’t watched the original,» James explained. «It felt a little weird to be watching the newer one having not watched it, even if it's accessible.»«I guess it's kind of obvious why maybe I hadn’t watched the original show as a kid,» he added with a laugh.

Matthew Broderick couldn't be happier to be a dad.The celebrated actor walked the red carpet at the 2023 Father of the Year Awards at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel on Thursday, where he was joined by his 20-year-old son, James Wilkie Broderick, who presented him with the special honor at the event.ET spoke with the father-son duo ahead of the gala, and Matthew, 61, said that out of all the things he's done, being a father «is my favorite.»Reflecting on the unexpected nature of fatherhood, Matthew explained, «It just happens, you know? You don't really know how to do it, and then suddenly you're a dad. But I'm very happy that that happened.»«I didn't really choose for him to be my dad either, in the same fashion,» James chimed in with a laugh. «But I'm extremely happy.»Matthew and his wife, Sarah Jessica Parker, welcomed James in 2002.