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Screenwriters hit back at Jenna Ortega after her statement about ad-libbing ‘Wednesday’ script
The actress says she often goes off-script and has criticized the writers for inconsistencies.
Jenna Ortega, the star of ‘Wednesday’, one of the most popular Netflix series in history, has found herself being taunted by striking screenwriters in the WGA.
The screenwriters are taking the opportunity to reproach the actress’ comments about the script of her recent hit.
The young performer has achieved worldwide recognition thanks to her role as Wednesday Addams in the spin-off series of the ‘Addams Family’, which is about the teenage daughter of Morticia and Gomez Addams.
Ortega improvising the script
Earlier in 2023, controversy arose around Ortega following some statements in which she assured that she had helped to improve the quality of the series by modifying them.
These statements heated up the atmosphere with her fellow writers, who did not receive her comments well.
Now, during the proclaimed writers’ strike, some of them have shared their opinions on the matter and Ortega was back on the map.
“Jenna Ortega better get back from New York soon for her afternoon picket shift,” tweeted ‘BoJack Horseman’ screenwriter Nick Adams, referencing the actress’ appearance on the red carpet at the MET Gala on Monday, May 1.
“Rewriting is writing! See you on the lines, Jenna,” Karen Joseph Adcock, writer of ‘The Bear,’ the recent series starring Lip Gallagher, added.
Variety published photos of signs from the picket lines to their Twitter account, where passersby can read signs that read “Without writers, Jenna Ortega would have nothing to do,” and “Without writers, Jenna Ortega will have nothing to punch up!”
Fans of the actress have come out in her defense, claiming that the actress is being unfairly held accountable.
What did Ortega say?
The origin of the conflict was born last March, when Ortega visited the podcast ‘Armchair Expert’.
“There were times on set when I would go ‘unprofessional’ and start changing the text,” Ortega said. “I’d have to sit down with the writers and they’d say, ‘Wait, what happened to this scene,’ and I’d explain why I couldn’t do certain things.”