From left: Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy and Kim Cattrall.Photo: Dia Dipasupil/Getty; Charles Sykes/Invision/AP/Shutterstock; LISA O’CONNOR/AFP/Getty
Kathy Najimyhas room in her heart for bothSarah Jessica ParkerandKim Cattrall, despite the tensions that have grown between her friends.
While speaking to PEOPLE on Tuesday at the New York City premiere ofHocus Pocus 2, the 65-year-old actress confirmed her support for bothSex and the Citystars following an alleged feud that has gone on between the pair for years.
“You know, we all can have separate friends,” she told PEOPLE exclusively. “And you can love two people the same that are on, you know, different parts of the universe.”
“Being friends with one person doesn’t mean you’re not friends with the other person,” she added.
Kathy Najimy at theHocus Pocus 2premiere.Charles Sykes/Invision/AP/Shutterstock
In June, many fans believed Najimy appeared to have sided with Cattrall, 66, after she sent her “love” and “support” via Twitter to the actress on the same day Parker’s interview withThe Hollywood Reporter’sAwards Chatterpodcast was published, where Parker opened up about the alleged rift between her and Cattrall.
Meanwhile, during her chat on the podcast at the time, Parker, 57, acknowledged that"it’s very hard to talk about the situation." She added, “It’s so painful for people to keep talking about this ‘catfight’ — a fight, a fight, a fight. I’ve never uttered fighting words in my life about anybody that I’ve worked with ever.”
The drama surrounding Cattrall and Parker began after Cattrall publicly slammed Parker on several occasions.
In 2017, Cattrall bluntly stated that she had “never been friends” with any of her formerSATCcast mates — but she specifically called out Parker.
“This is really where I take to task the people fromSex and the City, and specifically Sarah Jessica Parker,” she toldPiers MorganonLife Stories, perDaily Mail. “I think she could’ve been nicer. I really think she could’ve been nicer. I don’t know what her issue is.”
Weighing in on the matter one year later, Parker insisted there’s “no catfight” between the pair.
“I have never uttered an unkind, unsupportive, unfriendly word, so I would love to redefine it,” she previously toldVulture. “I also want to remind everybody that there were four women on the set and I spent equal time with all of them, so this was not a set with two women who didn’t get along.”
Parker added at the time: “I’ve always held Kim’s work in high regard and always appreciative of her contributions. If she chooses not to do the third movie, there’s not a lot I can do to change her mind and we must respect it. That’s the only thing I’ve ever said about it, you know?”
HBO Max revivedSex and the Cityin 2021 withAnd Just Like That…. The new series saw the return of all the original leading ladies return except Cattrall, whose character Samantha Jones became estranged from the friend group.
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Parker also confirmed on theAwards Chatterpodcast in June that they “did not ask” Cattrall to return.
“She made it clear that that wasn’t something she wanted to pursue, and it no longer felt comfortable for us, and so it didn’t occur to us,” she said. “That’s not ‘slamming’ her, it’s just learning. You’ve got to listen to somebody, and if they’re publicly talking about something and it doesn’t suggest it’s some place they want to be, or a person they want to play, or an environment in which they want to be, you get to an age where you’re like, ‘Well, we hear that.'”
source: people.com
