What Is Going On? A Timeline of Sarah Jessica Parker and Kim Cattrall's Sex and the City Drama

Sex and the City star Kim Cattrall (Samantha Jones) sent fans into a frenzy recently when she called out Sarah Jessica Parker (Carrie Bradshaw) on Instagram for "exploiting" the recent death of her brother, Chris. But this isn't the first we've seen of Kim and Sarah's beef. There have long been rumors of a feud between the two actresses, and despite Sarah's efforts to diffuse them, Kim finally confirmed that they were true after it was announced that a third Sex and the City movie was no longer happening. Although it breaks our hearts, we've been following all of the drama that's unfolded since then. Keep reading to get caught up.

  • Sept. 28, 2017: Sarah announces there will be no Sex and the City 3. After much speculation, Sarah confirmed to Extra that the third movie adaptation of the beloved HBO series would no longer be happening. "It's not halted, it's over. We're not doing it," she said. "I'm disappointed. We had this beautiful, funny, heartbreaking, joyful, very relatable script and story. It's not just disappointing that we don't get to tell the story and have that experience, but more so for that audience that has been so vocal in wanting another movie."
  • Sept. 28, 2017: The Daily Mail reports that Kim's "outrageous demands" were to blame. According to the publication, Kim made "demands" and "ultimatums" to Warner Bros. that caused the film to be shelved. Willie Garson, who played Stanford Blatch, later seemed to confirm the reports when he retweeted the Daily Mail's article, writing, "And that, is that. And sadly, the reasons are true. Period."
  • Sept. 29, 2017: Kim speaks out. Shortly after, the actress responded to the reports on Twitter.
  • Oct. 3, 2017: Kim tells her side of the story. During an appearance on Piers Morgan's Life Stories, Kim denied rumors that she made any demands and talked about her relationship with Sarah. "It's quite extraordinary to get any kind of negative press about something that I've been saying for almost a year of 'no' that I'm demanding or a diva," Kim stated. "This is really where I take to task the people from Sex and the City and specifically Sarah Jessica Parker in that I think she could have been nicer. I don't know what her issue is, I never have." Kim also revealed that she was never actually friends with the cast. "We've never been friends," she explained. "We've been colleagues and in some way, it's a very healthy place to be."
  • Jan. 10, 2018: Sarah makes light of the drama. While promoting her show Divorce on The Late Show, Sarah joked that Stephen Colbert could take on the role of Samantha. "According to just very recent documentation about why we're not making it [Sex and the City 3] is because the part usually played by Kim Cattrall has been vacated," Sarah explained. "Perhaps you'd want to play Samantha?"
  • Jan. 17, 2018: Sarah also offers the role to Ellen DeGeneres. During a stop on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Sarah proposed that Ellen audition for the role of Samantha. "There's a period of grief, a mourning process, and then perhaps we'll be able to consider, say for instance, you playing Samantha," Sarah said. "I'll offer you the same opportunity."
  • Jan. 17, 2018: Kim gets word of Sarah's suggestion. Following Sarah's appearance on Ellen, Kim responded to the news on Twitter, writing, "She'd be fabulous! 👍👍."