Sarah Jessica Parker has called out “hypocrisy” as critics comment on her age ahead of the upcoming Sex and the City reboot. Speaking to Vogue, the star hit back at the negative comments which surfaced following the announcement of the SATC sequel series, And Just Like That…
“There's so much misogynist chatter in response to us that would never. Happen. About. A. Man,” Parker told the publication. “‘Grey hair grey hair grey hair. Does she have grey hair?’ I'm sitting with Andy Cohen, and he has a full head of grey hair, and he's exquisite. Why is it okay for him? I don't know what to tell you people.”
The 56-year-old actress admits that she has experienced hard times when dealing with abuse directed at her on social media. Parkier feels the comments from every direction as “everyone has something to say”.
“It almost feels as if people don't want us to be perfectly okay with where we are, as if they almost enjoy us being pained by who we are today, whether we choose to age naturally and not look perfect, or whether you do something if that makes you feel better. I know what I look like. I have no choice. What am I going to do about it? Stop aging? Disappear?”
In her tell all with Vogue, Jessica also reflects on her decades-long friendship with the late Willie Garson, who passed away in September from pancreatic cancer.
“All I can say right now is that it's as if a scoop has been taken out of me this week, and I don't expect it to be filled. In time, my body will grow accustomed to this new architecture, but now I feel truly blue.
“It's such a loss, and I think about how I'll miss the joy of these relationships. I think about Willie and the show and how much we laughed. And I guess despite everything, that's the headline: There's so much good in the world, and we were all so lucky to be together, doing something we loved.”
Production for the upcoming reboot is currently underway, with Carrie Bradshaw (Parker), Charlotte York (Kristin Davis) and Miranda Hobbes (Cynthia Nixon) all making a return. However, Kim Cattrall will not be returning to play spicy character, Samantha Jones, and will have no contribution to the show.
