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Corrections and Clarification: Previous versions of this story were misconceptions of the Jennifer Love Hewitt character as “knowing last summer.”“
Jennifer Love Hewitt has her head turned in a rare red carpet look.
On one of the only red carpets for the past six years, the actress turned her head in a beaded black dress at the premiere of the latest film in the “I Know About Last Summer” franchise on July 14th. While debuting the copper lock, she combined her totally black look with sparkling heels and rings.
Hewitt, 46, rose to fame as Costar Freddie Prinze Jr. (49) in the original 1997 film, “I Know What You Did Last Summer.” In the film, Hewitt’s character Julie James was one of the teenage targets of the mysterious murderer.
In the 2025 version (July 18th theatre), the plot takes place in nearly 30 years when the murders wreaked havoc in the small North Carolina town. The film calls for help from the characters of Prinze and Hewitt (played by Madeline Klein, Chase Sui Wonders, Jonah Hauer King, Tirik Wizards and Sarah Pigeon) – targeted by a mysterious killer – seeking help from the characters of Prinze and Hewitt.
Hewitt and Prinze were members of the semi-blat pack, including fellow Hollywood stars such as Prinze’s wife, Sarah Michel Gerard. Ryan Phillip, Johnny Garekki and Anne Heche also starred in the original.
While both the “Last Summer” series and 1998’s “Cain Ca nat bistal hape” became cult classics, solidifying Hewitt as a teenage idol in the ’90s, Hewitt was frank last year about the public’s reaction to how she grew up.
The actress said that it’s not difficult for her to accept aging, but for fans it’s a different story. “It feels like the fans chose… This age I think they represent you, I love you that you never grow beyond that,” she told Fox News, referring to a quote from Taylor Swift’s documentary, “Miss Americana.”
“It seems like people are really struggling to embrace that… I don’t look like that anymore,” Hewitt said.
“Whatever that is, you just want to have the freedom to be someone you are at that age,” added Hewitt. “And when you’re verbally rejecting you on Instagram or the internet, they have a hard time adjusting to it, so when people reject you, it’s sometimes harmful.”
Contribution: Kimie Robinson, Anna Kaufman
