“I’m sorry. I can’t. Don’t hate me” is a phrase Ron Livingston will never forget.
actor, 57, famous Played Jack Berger in “Sex and the City” And he will forever be etched in fans’ memories as the man who cowardly ended his relationship with Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) on a Post-It note during Season 6.
His wife of 15 years, actress Rosemary DeWitt, 53, “the drew barrymore showon Wednesday to promote her latest role on “Out of My Mind” and explained how the reaction to Berger’s breakup note turned her life upside down.
“Sex and the City” fans were so ruthless that DeWitt revealed that he often encountered angry onlookers while walking through the city streets after the episode aired in 2003.
“There was a time when we first started dating, we were hanging out in the West Village and there were these guys sex and the City Tours and Ron would be like, ‘Go left! Go left!’” DeWitt recalled. “And we’d have to hide in Magnolia Bakery or something because women would come and yell at him. They’ll be like, ‘You broke up with her on a post-it!’ You know what I mean? So he got a lot of heat for a really long time.
Barrymore is a die-hard fan of “SATC” guest starring On the “And Just Like That” reboot. Speaking to Livingston & DeWitt, the actress turned talk show host revealed she recently rewatched the original series and believed fans were very tough on berger,
“When Berger broke up with Carey on a Post-it note, which, by the way, and many more Now we get more from girls. “It feels like a novel in this day and age of ghosts,” Barrymore said, before quoting the Post-it note. “‘I’m sorry.’ Okay. ‘I can’t.’ Now I know where you are. Don’t hate me. Well, this…we’ll figure it out later. I may or may not do that, but it’s very informative and everyone used to appreciate it in the old days.”
He also revealed that his opinion of Carrie changed when he started watching the show again.
“Carrie…. That’s tough,” Barrymore admitted. “I was like, ‘I want to be Carrie! I’m Carrie!’ Watching it this time, I was like, ‘Ugh, Carrie’s a lot. Carrie’s got some issues.'”
She admitted that Berger was not solely to blame for their breakup.
“He [Carrie} really pushed him and… they were not doing well or thriving. He wasn’t the worst guy for having to say, ‘I think we’re in a bad pattern here,’” Barrymore stated.
The “Charlie’s Angels” actress also declared that “we need to let Berger off the hook.”
When DeWitt interjected by noting that Barrymore appeared to have a lot of empathy for Berger in the situation, the beloved TV host replied, “I do! Now, I’m not like, ‘You jerk!’ I’m like, ‘Uh, maybe you needed to go. Maybe you needed to get out of that.’”
“SATC” aired on HBO from 1998 to 2004.
The lady gang Carrie, Miranda Hobbes (Cynthia Nixon) and Charlotte York (Kristin Davis) reunited for the reboot (And Just Like That), which premiered on HBO Max in Dec. 2021, sans Samantha Jones (Kim Cattrall), who publicly declared she didn’t want to reprise the role but made a small cameo at the end of Season 2.
Filming for a third season has already wrapped, with new episodes expected to air in 2025; however, an exact date has not been announced.
