Martin Freeman compared the controversial age gap between him and Jenna Ortega in 'Miller's Girl' to Liam Neeson appearing in 'Schindler's List'
Martin Freeman finally addressed the overwhelming backlash over his Miller's Girl sex scene with Jenna Ortega — who is 30 years his junior — by standing by the story line.
While calling the negative feedback against Miller's Girl 'a shame,' Freeman questioned the response to films that tackle challenging topics. Miller’s Girl, which was released in January, featured a student-teacher romance between Ortega, 21, and Freeman's characters. Before the film's debut, viewers questioned how Miller's Girl might romanticize a relationship between an underage girl and a man who is in his 50s. The movie continued to receive backlash when clips went viral on social media showing a sexual moment between the characters.
After the controversy, Deadline reported that SAG-AFTRA updated their guidelines for the use of intimacy coordinators. The actors guild specifically rolled out stricter rules in February about confidentiality, which meant any intimacy coordinator who does not adhere to the required standards could be removed from SAG-AFTRA’s registry.
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