Sex And The City Kim’s withering attack on ‘hypocrite’ co-star SJP
Kim Cattrall’s amazing outburst after Sarah Jessica Parker’s online lament for dead brother
GRIEVING Sex And The City actress Kim Cattrall last night launched an astonishing attack on Sarah Jessica Parker – branding her former co-star ‘cruel’ and a ‘hypocrite’, and rejecting her condolences over her brother’s death.
Liverpool-born Cattrall, who played man-eater Samantha in the TV show, accused Parker of ‘exploiting’ the tragedy to promote her ‘nice girl’ image.
Chris Cattrall, 55, was found dead on his farm in rural Canada last Sunday. His death is not being treated as suspicious. But after Parker expressed her sympathy on social media, Cattrall posted an extraordinary post on Instagram,
Feud started over Sex And The City pay gap
reigniting a bitter feud.
In a scathing attack on Parker, who played fashion-obsessed Carrie Bradshaw, Cattrall, 61, fumed: ‘My Mom asked me today “When will that @sarahjessicaparker, that hypocrite, leave you alone?” ‘Your continuous reaching out is a painful reminder of how cruel you really were then and now.
‘Let me make this VERY clear (If I haven’t already) You are not my family. You are not my friend. So I’m writing to tell you one last time to stop exploiting our tragedy in order to restore your “nice girl” persona.’
The post was accompanied by an image saying: ‘I don’t need your love or support this tragic time @sarahjessicaparker.’
Her jaw-dropping rant came after Parker wrote on social media: ‘Dearest Kim, my love and condolences to you and yours and Godspeed to your beloved brother xx’
Bad blood between the two stars has been simmering for years, allegedly starting when Parker was given a bigger salary than her co-stars when Sex And The City became a hit after the first season in 1998. Cattrall is said to have repeatedly asked for more money, and finally quit the show in 2004.
That year she told Jonathan Ross ‘it was time to move on’ after demands to have her salary increased from $350,000 per episode to $1million were rejected.
The first Sex And The City movie was due to film immediately after the show ended but was delayed until 2008, reportedly because of Cattrall’s salary demands. At the time, Parker said she was ‘disappointed’ at the delays but insisted Cattrall had her ‘respect and support’.
The following year, Parker rejected ongoing claims of a war between the two, saying: ‘I love Kim. I adore her.’
When the second film was released in 2010, it was rumoured that the two stars had refused to talk to each other on set. Cattrall responded: ‘People don’t want to believe that we get on. They have too much invested in the idea of two strong, successful women fighting with each other. It makes for juicy gossip.
‘I think Sarah is fantastic. She and I are sick of this.’
But the feud exploded publicly late last year when plans for a third film fell apart.
Cattrall declared she was ‘done’ with the role and told Piers Morgan she felt hurt and fed up that she had been branded a diva for refusing to participate.
She said of Parker: ‘I really think she could have been nicer’, adding, ‘This feels like a toxic relationship... The common ground that we had was the series and the series is over.’
According to widespread reports, Parker and her co-stars Cynthia Nixon, who played Miranda, and Kristin Davis (Charlotte) formed a ‘clique’ on the set of the show, which excluded Cattrall.
Despite her ire at Parker, 52, Cattrall publicly thanked Nixon for a supportive phone call following her brother’s death, writing online: ‘Cynthia, hearing your voice meant so much to me. Thank you for reaching out. Love Kim.’
Parker’s publicist did not respond to a request for comment last night.
‘This feels like a toxic relationship’