Jenna Ortega and Johnny Depp are forced to deny rumors about their relationship: “Leave us alone”

Both of them were discovered Tim Burton at a very young age: beautiful, talented and apparently prone to inspiring the director’s darkest creative tendencies. Then the elements they have in common. Jenna Ortega and Johnny Depp it seems they ended up here. However, there is someone who spread a rumor that the two actors – she is twenty years old, he is sixty – were in a relationship.

Rumors started to spread when DeuxMoi is an Instagram account that specializes in lusty celebrity gossip.reported that Jenna Ortega and Johnny Depp were seen together on a walk. a meeting that may have taken place during the making of Beetlejuice 2

, the long-awaited sequel to Tim Burton’s cult 1980s horror comedy. The film is actually scheduled for fall 2024 (it will be released on September 6 next year), but despite rumors circulating at first, there appears to be no trace of Johnny Depp in the official cast (including Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara, the director’s new partner Monica Bellucci, Willem Dafoe and, of course, Jenna Ortega).

But gossip that pleases the public – and this was especially tasty, given the coincidence of the indirect presence of Winona Ryder, Johnny Depp’s historical ex – always spreads faster than reality, and so the rumors continued to persist in the environment. from A connection

between the young and successful translator of “Wednesday” and the eternal captain Jack Sparrowfresh from the most publicized libel trial between ex-spouses in history.

The persistence was such that at some point Jenna Ortega felt forced to firmly and angrily deny the rumors.. “This is so funny I can’t even laugh,” the young star wrote on her Instagram Stories. “I have never met or worked with Johnny Depp in my life. Please stop spreading lies and leave us alone.”

In its turn, Johnny Depp also expressed his position on this issue.with a statement from one of his representatives published on the English website NME: “Mr. Depp has no personal or professional relationship with Ms Ortega. He never met her or spoke to her. He is not involved in any joint project with her and does not intend to participate. “He is appalled by these unfounded and malicious rumors that are intended to damage his reputation and career.” A rather categorical denial, which does not hide a certain annoyance at the gossip that apparently fell from the sky.