It doesn’t appear to be you’ll see Jenna Ortega and Johnny Depp canoodling below the moonlight in matching black-and-white striped outfits anytime quickly.
Tim Burton’s newest muse, Ortega, and his longtime collaborator, Depp, have each denied rumors that they’re courting, per NME.
The tea concerning the 2 quirky actors ― who’ve a 40-year age hole ― was spilled final week by the unverified gossip account Deux Moi. A since-expired Instagram Story on the account claimed Ortega and Depp had been noticed on a date, NME reported. There was additionally chatter that the 2 can be working collectively on “Beetlejuice 2,” a Burton undertaking Ortega is already connected to, per Selection. Within the 2024 movie, the 20-year-old actor will play the daughter of Lydia Deetz, who Depp’s ex-fiancée Winona Ryder portrayed within the authentic “Beetlejuice” movie.
In a press release to NME final week, a consultant for Depp denied he was engaged on “Beetlejuice 2” or getting cozy with Ortega.
“Mr. Depp has no personal or professional relationship with Ms. Ortega whatsoever,” the consultant mentioned. “He has never met her or spoken to her. He is not involved in any project with her, nor does he intend to be. He is appalled by these baseless and malicious rumors that are intended to harm his reputation and career.”
Ortega reportedly responded swiftly to the rumor that she was courting the 60-year-old actor.
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In response to NME and the Day by day Mail, Ortega took to her Instagram Story final week to close down the information as rapidly as attainable.
Though neither outlet shared a screenshot of her submit, Ortega reportedly wrote: “This is so ridiculous I can’t even laugh. I have never met or worked with Johnny Depp in my life. Please stop spreading lies and leave us alone.”
HuffPost has reached out to Ortega to substantiate her assertion, however didn’t obtain a direct response.
For many who should not common Instagram scrollers, Deux Moi is a gossip account that reposts blind gadgets despatched to the account’s supervisor. The Instagram account encompasses a disclaimer that claims: “some statements made on this account have not been independently confirmed. this account does not claim information published is based in fact.”
The writer behind Deux Moi, who has remained nameless regardless of publishing a novel that fictionalized how she began the account, is fairly flippant about whether or not the data shared on Deux Moi is definitely reliable.
“A lot of people like to criticize what’s posted, and that takes the fun out of it,” she advised Vainness Honest reporter Maureen O’Connor in 2021. “I don’t want to be criticized for reposting something that somebody sent me. Give me a break, you know what I mean? It’s like they’re thumbsuckers.”
