TV Bobby Lee got sober after being too stoned for And Just Like That scene with Sarah Jessica Parker “I remember going there, being so high and drunk, and when I was reading the script I couldn’t even understand what the f--- it was even saying." By Lester Fabian Brathwaite Lester Fabian Brathwaite Lester Fabian Brathwaite is a staff writer at Entertainment Weekly, where he covers breaking news, all things Real Housewives, and a rich cornucopia of popular culture. Formerly a senior editor at Out magazine, his work has appeared on NewNowNext, Queerty, Rolling Stone, and The New Yorker. He was also the first author signed to Phoebe Robinson's Tiny Reparations imprint. He met Oprah once. EW's editorial guidelines Published on July 25, 2023 10:53PM EDT The first season of And Just Like That may have caused some of us to start drinking, but it inspired Bobby Lee to sober up. On Rachel Bilson's Broad Ideas podcast, Lee revealed that he got too drunk and stoned before filming a scene with series star Sarah Jessica Parker, which inspired him to enter rehab and get sober. Sarah Jessica Parker and Bobby Lee on the set of 'And Just Like That'. Lee, who plays Carrie's podcasting partner Jackie Nee on the Sex and the City spin-off, says he was "blackout drunk" in Hawaii when his agent called to let him know that they needed him in New York to film. He wasn't expecting to shoot till Monday so he downed "600 mg of THC" and "got s---faced" so that by the time he landed in New York, he was "in a blackout." Once he realized that the schedule had changed right from under him — that he would be going straight from the airport to the set instead of his hotel, as planned — Lee started panicking. "My face just became drenched with sweat," Lee recalled. "I remember going there, being so high and drunk, and when I was reading the script I couldn't even understand what the f--- it was even saying." In all fairness, that's the script of every episode of And Just Like That. To make matters worse, the scene was especially difficult because Lee had to cross a busy New York street with Parker while delivering his lines. The ordeal inspired the MADTV alum to go to rehab. "I couldn't even say the f---ing first line. It was a nightmare," Lee recalled. "I remember saying to myself, 'This is never going to happen again. I had to get sober. This is insane.'" "That could've been a career-ender," Lee added. "It was a huge opportunity. It's insane what my disease does." Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter to get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more. Related content: And Just Like That costume designers on bringing back THAT dress in season 2 premiere Sarah Jessica Parker on reuniting with John Corbett in And Just Like That season 2 Kim Cattrall won't return to And Just Like That after season 2 cameo: 'This is as far as I'm going to go'