Let the record show that Candace Bushnell does not count herself as a fan of HBO Max’s divisive Sex and the City revival series, And Just Like That... And for her, it has nothing to do with Che Diaz.
The Sex and the City author and real-life inspiration behind Carrie Bradshaw gave a characteristically juicy interview to Jia Tolentino at The New Yorker in which she admitted to being “really startled by a lot of the decisions made in the reboot.”
The subject came up when Tolentino asked if Bushnell could relate to the characters’ experiences with realizing they’re out of touch with “woke” culture and grappling with their privilege in the new series. Her response was vaguely shady. “You know, it’s a television product, done with Michael Patrick King and Sarah Jessica Parker, who have both worked with HBO a lot in the past,” she said. “HBO decided to put this franchise back into their hands for a variety of reasons, and this is what they came up with.”
