• Jenna Ortega was met with backlash earlier this yr after saying she modified traces in “Wednesday.”
• The “Scream” star has defined why she put her “foot down” on the set of the Netflix sequence.
• Ortega recalled how she’d been informed to “shut up and do your job” on units previously.

Jenna Ortega got here beneath fireplace in March when she appeared on the “Armchair Skilled” podcast and mentioned how she modified a few of her traces in “Wednesday” as a result of she did not assume they match the character.

Now, the 20-year-old actor seems to be defending her actions in a roundtable interview for The Hollywood Reporter.

Ortega defined that she’s had roles previously the place she felt her opinions have been dismissed on set.

“I’ve had experiences in TV the place I felt my voice wasn’t heard, that I used to be meant to be a puppet,” she mentioned. “I have been informed on units, ‘You would not know since you’re not a author,’ or, ‘Simply shut up and do your job.’ From 12 years outdated, I have been listening to issues like that. So, I went into ‘Wednesday’ with hesitance.”

The “X” and “You” star went on to say that she did not need to simply be a “individuals pleaser” whereas taking pictures the Netflix sequence, which is why she was decided to verify her voice was “heard.”

Ortega defined: “I feel that as a result of I am somebody who could be very opinionated or as a result of I do know what it is wish to be a individuals pleaser on this trade, and I understand how sad or how irritating it has been previously, after I went into ‘Wednesday’ I actually put my foot down and made it clear that every thing that I needed to say mattered and was heard.”

The actor additionally mentioned that she’s grateful to work with director and producer Tim Burton on “Wednesday,” explaining how he wished to collaborate instantly along with her on the character.

“However I used to be lucky to be working with somebody like Tim Burton, who pulled me in his trailer someday and mentioned that he wished to be a soundboard for my voice,” she added. “So, day by day, me, him, the writers, we would get collectively within the morning and undergo sides.”

The star mentioned that she finally loved working with the writers, and famous that she feels fortunate to be working with them once more on “Wednesday” season two. This time, Ortega may also be a producer.

 “And because the present went on, all of us bought a greater really feel for each other and it is turn into a extremely collaborative expertise, and I really feel actually fortunate to have the ability to be within the room early subsequent season and be speaking about scripts and giving notes,” she mentioned.