Rosemarie DeWitt Would 'Duck' from AngrySex and The CityFans After Husband Ron Livingston's Infamous Role as Berger

Mar. 15, 2025

Rosemarie DeWittopened up about the hostility her husband,Ron Livingston, faced after appearing inSex and the City.In the hit HBO comedy’s final season,Livingston played Jack Berger, a fellow author who infamously broke up with Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) on a Post-It note.Dewitt, who has been married to Livingston since 2009, joinedDrew Barrymoreon the Wednesday, Nov. 20, episode of her daytime chat show,The Drew Barrymore Show. The host, aSex and the Citysuperfan, said she’d only just found out that DeWitt and Livingston were married.Ron Livingston in ‘Sex and the City’.AlamyBarrymore went on to note that a Post-it is actually more than a lot of people get in the age of ghosting, breaking down the precise wording of Berger’s controversial message.“ ‘I’m sorry.’ Okay. ‘I can’t.’ Now I know where you’re at. ‘Don’t hate me.’ Well, that’s— we’ll figure that out later. I may or may not,” she said. “But it’s so informative and everyone poo-pooed it back in the day.”But according to DeWitt, fewSex and the Cityfans have been as charitable as Barrymore.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“Back in the day, when we first started dating, we’d be walking in the West Village and there’d be thoseSex and the Citytours, and Ron would be like, ‘Go left! Go left!’ ” she recalled. “And we’d have to duck into Magnolia Bakery or something because women would come up and scream at him. They’d be like, ‘You broke up with her on a Post-it!’ You know what I mean? So, he really got a lot of heat for a long time.”Ron Livingston and Rosemarie DeWitt in 2006.E. Charbonneau/WireImageConsidering Magnolia Bakery’s connection to the original series — the Manhattan bakery became something of a tourist destination after its West Village location was featured in a 2000 episode, and was almost certainly on those tours DeWitt and Livingston were trying to avoid — it may not have been thebestplace to hide fromSex and the Cityfans.DeWitt may be back in fans’ good graces these days, however. The actress guest starred in the second season of revival seriesAnd Just Like That…as the ex-wife of Carrie’s long-time on-again-off-again boyfriend Aiden Shaw (John Corbett).Barrymore, who also guested inAnd Just Like That’s second season as herself, continued to defend Berger. Having recently rewatchedSex and the City, she said, she realized that “Carrie…she’s hard.”Sarah Jessica Parker and Ron Livingston in ‘Sex and the City’.Alamy“Watching it this time, I was like, ‘Uh, Carrie’s a lot. Carrie can push you away. Carrie has got some issues,’ ” Barrymore added. “She 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.’”“Wasn’t the whole point of that show sort of, like, whereweget to be sort of empowered and the guys were kinda like playing the ‘girlfriend’ roles?” DeWitt noted.“I think we need to let Berger off the hook, is what I’m saying,” Barrymore said.DeWitt admitted that she “missed” theSex and the Cityphenomenon when the show was on the air, but did catch Livingston’s episodes while the two were dating. “When Ron and I were dating, I remember being in a hotel room and watching the show, being like, ‘You’re so cute as Berger! I’m so glad I’m dating you!” she recalled.

Rosemarie DeWittopened up about the hostility her husband,Ron Livingston, faced after appearing inSex and the City.

In the hit HBO comedy’s final season,Livingston played Jack Berger, a fellow author who infamously broke up with Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) on a Post-It note.

Dewitt, who has been married to Livingston since 2009, joinedDrew Barrymoreon the Wednesday, Nov. 20, episode of her daytime chat show,The Drew Barrymore Show. The host, aSex and the Citysuperfan, said she’d only just found out that DeWitt and Livingston were married.

Ron Livingston in ‘Sex and the City’.Alamy

Alamy

Barrymore went on to note that a Post-it is actually more than a lot of people get in the age of ghosting, breaking down the precise wording of Berger’s controversial message.

“ ‘I’m sorry.’ Okay. ‘I can’t.’ Now I know where you’re at. ‘Don’t hate me.’ Well, that’s— we’ll figure that out later. I may or may not,” she said. “But it’s so informative and everyone poo-pooed it back in the day.”

But according to DeWitt, fewSex and the Cityfans have been as charitable as Barrymore.

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“Back in the day, when we first started dating, we’d be walking in the West Village and there’d be thoseSex and the Citytours, and Ron would be like, ‘Go left! Go left!’ ” she recalled. “And we’d have to duck into Magnolia Bakery or something because women would come up and scream at him. They’d be like, ‘You broke up with her on a Post-it!’ You know what I mean? So, he really got a lot of heat for a long time.”

Ron Livingston and Rosemarie DeWitt in 2006.E. Charbonneau/WireImage

E. Charbonneau/WireImage

Considering Magnolia Bakery’s connection to the original series — the Manhattan bakery became something of a tourist destination after its West Village location was featured in a 2000 episode, and was almost certainly on those tours DeWitt and Livingston were trying to avoid — it may not have been thebestplace to hide fromSex and the Cityfans.

DeWitt may be back in fans’ good graces these days, however. The actress guest starred in the second season of revival seriesAnd Just Like That…as the ex-wife of Carrie’s long-time on-again-off-again boyfriend Aiden Shaw (John Corbett).

Barrymore, who also guested inAnd Just Like That’s second season as herself, continued to defend Berger. Having recently rewatchedSex and the City, she said, she realized that “Carrie…she’s hard.”

Sarah Jessica Parker and Ron Livingston in ‘Sex and the City’.Alamy

“Watching it this time, I was like, ‘Uh, Carrie’s a lot. Carrie can push you away. Carrie has got some issues,’ ” Barrymore added. “She 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.’”

“Wasn’t the whole point of that show sort of, like, whereweget to be sort of empowered and the guys were kinda like playing the ‘girlfriend’ roles?” DeWitt noted.

“I think we need to let Berger off the hook, is what I’m saying,” Barrymore said.

DeWitt admitted that she “missed” theSex and the Cityphenomenon when the show was on the air, but did catch Livingston’s episodes while the two were dating. “When Ron and I were dating, I remember being in a hotel room and watching the show, being like, ‘You’re so cute as Berger! I’m so glad I’m dating you!” she recalled.

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