Hear What Jenna Ortega Says About Her Connection With Johnny Depp _ E! News

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00:00Janet Ortega is shooting down rumors that she and Johnny Depp were a couple.

00:05In an interview with BuzzFeed Celeb published August 26,

00:09the Beetlejuice Beetlejuice star answers a question about the weirdest rumors she's ever heard about herself.

00:14Probably that I was in a serious relationship with Johnny Depp and I wanted everybody to leave us alone.

00:21It's so insane to me, like I never spoke on that, I never said anything like that.

00:25The 21-year-old also recalls a conversation with co-star Richard E. Grant

00:30while filming Death of a Unicorn in which he asked her directly about the rumor.

00:34But I thought that that was pretty hilarious.

00:36I was on set with Richard E. Grant and he came up to me and he just said,

00:39oh so you and Johnny and I laughed because I don't know that person.

00:44Speculation of a possible romance started swirling in August 2023

00:48that Jenna and Johnny were seen out together possibly working on the Beetlejuice sequel.

00:52However, the Wednesday actress slammed the claims on her Instagram story shortly after.

00:56Per the publication NME, the actress writes at the time,

01:00quote, this is so ridiculous I can't even laugh.

01:03I have never met or worked with Johnny Depp in my life.

01:06Please stop spreading lies and leave us alone.

01:09The Alice in Wonderland actor also denies the speculation about any romance

01:13and any potential roles in the Beetlejuice Beetlejuice film

01:16with his spokesperson telling the publication, quote,

01:19Mr. Depp has no personal or professional relationship with Ms. Ortega whatsoever.

01:24He has never met her or spoken to her.

01:26He is not involved in any project with her nor does he intend to be.

01:30He's appalled by these baseless and malicious rumors

01:33that are intended to harm his reputation and career.

01:36In the meantime, Jenna is busy promoting the upcoming Beetlejuice sequel

01:40in theaters September 6th.

01:42And she tells E! News that she still can't believe she's part of the Tim Burton franchise.

01:48It's been incredible and to be a part of something like Beetlejuice

01:51that was so influential on me as a person and also so many people

01:55it's kind of too much to comprehend I think.