John Corbett’s acting skills were put to the test when the actor had to convince Sex And The City fans that he would not be reprising his role as Carrie Bradshaw’s furniture-making ex-fiance, Aiden Shaw in the upcoming Sex And The City sequel — despite pictures that seemed to suggest otherwise.
On Thursday’s Ellen, John finally spilled the beans: contrary to his previous comments, he does indeed return as Aiden in the eagerly-awaited chick flick, which opens in theaters this May.
John, who appeared on Ellen to promote Season 2 of Showtime’s United States of Tara, said he was under strict orders from SATC producers to shoot down all rumors that he wasn’t going to be in the film.
“These rumors started about seven months ago because somebody took a picture of me in Morocco and I felt really bad because for the last six months every time somebody said, ‘Are you in this movie?’ I had to lie about it,” he explained. “I just found out I’m going to be in the trailer so I get to break the news on your show that Aiden gets to come back to Sex and The City.”