Actor Martin Freeman defends film depicting sex scenes between him and actress 31 years younger than him

Actor Martin Freeman defended his film 'Miller's Girl' from a deluge of recent criticism over the sex scenes between him and 21-year-old actress Jenna Ortega in the film. 'It’s not saying, ‘Isn’t this great?’' Freeman told U.K outlet 'The Times' after social media users trashed the film in February for including the scenes between Ortega and the actor, who is more than twice his co-star’s age.

At the time, users complained about how 'gross' the scenes were. One X account posted, 'This Jenna Ortega/Martin Freeman film is so gross! So, so, so, so gross.' Others asked, 'MARTIN FREEMAN WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO JENNA ORTEGA,' and 'Wait... Jenna Ortega... Martin Freeman?? *THIS* MARTIN FREEMAN????

One user also commented, 'Just saw a thread of Bilbo Baggins groping Jenna Ortega in new show, strange times,' and another remarked that one of the scenes 'might b the worst thing I’ve ever seen.' Freeman, who starred as Bilbo Baggins in Peter Jackson’s 'The Hobbit' trilogy,' spoke out about the backlash around the time of film’s Netflix release in April.

The film’s on-set intimacy coordinator Kristina Arjona attempted to counter the initial backlash surrounding the film during its initial release. She insisted that the actors, particularly Ortega, were made comfortable filming these scenes. Arjona told The Daily Mail in January, 'There many, many people throughout this process, engaging with to make sure that it was consistent with what she was comfortable with, and she was very determined and very sure of what she wanted to do.

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