An explicit sex scene between Jenna Ortega and Martin Freeman in their new film Miller’s Girl has sparked outrage due to their 31-year age gap. In the movie, Wednesday star Jenna, who is 21 in real life, plays 18-year-old student Cairo, while The Office star Martin, who is 52, plays her teacher, Jonathan Miller. The pair become embroiled in a complicated and inappropriate relationship after Jenna’s character decides to write a sex story during his class. Viewers are soon treated to raunchy scenes involving the two Hollywood stars, which many viewers have an issue with due to the difference in ages.

Taking to X – formerly known as Twitter – they fumed in their droves as they branded the movie ‘gross’. One user posted: ‘MARTIN FREEMAN WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO JENNA ORTEGA.’ Another fumed: ‘I think I am finally done watching these age gap movies. They are all gross, and I am tired of it. No amount of Jenna Ortega or Martin Freeman could save this one for me.’ A third viewer noted: ‘I’m uncomfortable.’ Another stated: ‘When Martin Freeman was in his 40’s Jenna Ortega was 10 years old.’ As a fifth user added: ‘That Jenna Ortega Martin Freeman clip might be the worst thing I’ve ever seen.’

Speaking about starring in the film, Jenna previously admitted she was ‘taken aback’ by the ‘risky’ portrayal of a teenager. She explained: ‘I remember receiving the script being on set in Montreal and it was just this side email and then I open up to find this horrific and beautiful, this romantic horror. This horrific story romanticized. I remember being so taken aback by Cairo because what I have experienced in my life, I have never experienced anything like that.’