A intercourse scene between Jenna Ortega, 21, and Martin Freeman, 52, has sparked a storm on-line.
The Wednesday actress and the Hobbit actor co-star in Miller’s Woman, a black comedy-drama (Australian launch date March 21) the place Ortega performs Cairo Candy, an 18-year-old scholar, and Freeman performs her trainer.
They get ensnared in an inappropriate relationship after she plans to seduce him — which viewers are slamming, the New York Put up stories.
“MARTIN FREEMAN WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO JENNA ORTEGA,” one fan posted on X, previously Twitter.
“Simply noticed a thread of Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) groping Jenna Ortega in new present, unusual instances,” one other proclaimed.
“Wait… Jenna Ortega… Martin Freeman?? THIS MARTIN FREEMAN???? LESTER F**KING NYGAARD FROM FARGO??? WHAT!?!?!?! OH NO….” one other wrote.
“That Jenna Ortega Martin Freeman clip could be the worst factor I’ve ever seen,” one other fan complained.
“This Jenna Ortega/Martin Freeman movie is so gross! So, so, so, so gross!” one other stated.
Freeman performs Jonathan Miller, a failed author who’s now instructing — and risking his marriage and job to assist Cairo.
The LA Instances referred to as the movie “camp,” and “fully divorced from any form of recognisable actuality,” whereas Selection referred to as it “disappointingly predictable.”
That is simply the most recent scandal for Ortega, who additionally just lately dropped out of “Scream VII” (seemingly unrelated to the firing of co-star Melissa Barrera).
Ortega additionally drew criticism for showing on Dax Shepard’s Armchair Skilled podcast to say that her behaviour at work was “unprofessional.”
“There have been instances on that set the place I even grew to become nearly unprofessional in a way the place I simply began altering traces,” Ortega stated, which drew feedback that she was “entitled.”
After that backlash, Ortega doubled down on her feedback to the Hollywood Reporter.
“I do know what it’s wish to be a people-pleaser on this business, and I understand how sad or how irritating it’s been prior to now,” she stated.
“Once I went into ‘Wednesday,’ I actually put my foot down and made it clear that every little thing that I needed to say mattered and was heard.”
Finally, some Miller’s Woman viewers weren’t as disturbed by Ortega’s scenes with Freeman.
“Everyone seems to be freaking’ out about this film Miller’s Woman due to the age distinction,” one particular person wrote on X.
“However actually, Hobbits age otherwise than us. For each one yr of our life, that equals three of theirs. So, in actuality, Martin Freeman is simply like 17 1/2. Jenna Ortega is the cradle robber.”
This story was revealed by the New York Put up and was reproduced with permission
