Jenna Ortega Doesn't GAF If You Dislike Her

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00:00Use the words little and girl to address me again, and I can't guarantee your safety.

00:03Is Jenna Ortega the Gen Z version of a Karen?

00:0621-year-old Jenna Ortega has dominated the big and small screen thanks to her roles in

00:10Wednesday, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, and the super racy horror flick X.

00:14Driving carpool and banging your Pilates instructors to fill the empty voids in your life?

00:19We'll see who gets the last laugh.

00:20But it's not just Jenna's acting that has people talking.

00:23She's gained a reputation for having a bit of an attitude, with one veteran TV producer

00:28publicly calling her toxic and entitled.

00:30So is the hate justified, or is Jenna just standing up for herself?

00:34It first went down in 2023 when a then 20-year-old Ortega sat down with Dax Shepard on his podcast

00:39Armchair Expert.

00:41She admitted that at times, she became almost unprofessional.

00:44I don't think I've ever had to put my foot down on a set in a way that I had to on Wednesday.

00:49Everything that she does, everything that I had to play, did not make sense for her

00:52character at all.

00:53Ortega confessed that she changed some lines in the script during filming, when she felt

00:57the writers had Wednesday doing things that were very out of character, explaining that

01:01her performance was conflicting with the lines in the script.

01:04That's when Steven D. Knight, a longtime TV producer who had not worked with Ortega, shared

01:09his thoughts on Twitter, saying,

01:11"'This kind of statement is beyond entitled and toxic.'

01:13I love her work, but life's too short to deal with people like this in the business."

01:17In a recent interview with her Beetlejuice Beetlejuice co-star Catherine O'Hara, the

01:21journalist asked Ortega her thoughts on other potential sequels, even suggesting she star

01:26in a hypothetical gender-swapped remake of Edward Scissorhands.

01:30Jenna's response?

01:31"'I don't like it when it's like a spin-off.

01:32I don't want to see, like, Jamie Bond.'"

01:34Out of context, her remark seems harsh.

01:37But in the interview, Ortega goes on to say that women should get to lead their own films,

01:41adding,

01:42"'I want to see another badass.'"

01:43Speaking of another badass, Jenna made headlines yet again for appearing controlling in front

01:47of photographers alongside 90s movie legend Winona Ryder at the Venice Film Festival.

01:52In a viral paparazzi clip, paparazzi are shouting at Ryder to remove her sunglasses

01:57as they snap photos of the reclusive 52-year-old.

02:00While initial reports criticized Ortega for denying the paparazzi their money shot, fans

02:13quickly recognized it as a wholesome moment between Jenna and Winona, who portray a daughter

02:17and mother in the movie.

02:19So is Jenna really an entitled Karen, or is she just protective of herself, her craft,

02:38and the people she cares about?

02:39Her career began at age 9, where she booked dozens of commercials and small film roles,

02:44until getting her big break starring in Disney Channel's Stuck in the Middle.

02:47After transitioning to more mature roles, Ortega earned praise for her impressive acting

02:51chops and film knowledge from seasoned directors like Tim Burton, who gave the actress a producer

02:56credit for the next season of Wednesday.

02:58Just like Wednesday Addams, Ortega has been called an impolite role model young girls

03:02need and flips the sweet, people-pleasing young lady stereotype on its head.

03:07Jenna's not trying to make people like her.

03:08Instead, she's just letting her work speak for itself.

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