Steven DeKnight Walks Back ‘Toxic’ Comments About ‘Wednesday’ Star Jenna Ortega

Steven DeKnight walks back “toxic” comments about “Wednesday” star Jenna Ortega https://t.co/MkTUj77Utl

— TheWrap (@TheWrap) March 16, 2023

Producer Steven DeKnight is walking back his critique from last week of “Wednesday” star Jenna Ortega in which he called her “toxic” and “unprofessional

The drama began with Ortega revealing the steps she took on behalf of her character on the Netflix series
“I became almost unprofessional in a sense, where I just started changing lines. I had to sit down with the writers, and they’d be like, ‘Wait, what happened to the scene?’ And I’d have to go and explain why I couldn’t go do certain things.”

DeKnight, who has not worked with Ortega, blasted the actress on Twitter.

“She’s young, so maybe she doesn’t know any better (but she should). She should also ask herself how she would feel if the showrunners gave an interview and talked about how difficult she was and refused to perform the material. This kind of statement is beyond entitled and toxic. I love her work, but life’s too short to deal with people like this in the business.”

After pushback from “Wednesday” fans, he called Ortega “fantastic” and said that it was “a learning experience for everyone.”

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