A recent clip of Jenna Ortega and Winona Ryder has gone viral…and for all the right reasons.
The duo has been making the rounds together promoting their new film Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, the sequel to Tim Burton’s 1988 classic Beetlejuice.
Ortega joined the original cast comprised of Ryder, Catherine O’Hara and Michael Keaton, who all reprised their roles for the sequel.
Promotional cast portraits for Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice (1988) pic.twitter.com/lfsTrVusD5
— The Beauty Of Cinema (@beautyofcinema) August 10, 2015
While attending a red carpet event gearing up for the film’s Venice premiere, Ortega was captured telling Ryder to ignore a paparazzi’s demand.
And the internet went wild.
In the clip, Ryder, 52, and Ortega, 21, are posed for photographers on the red carpet.
One of the photographers shouts at Ryder to remove her sunglasses, and the actor hesitantly reaches for her shades.
But then Ortega turns to her and says:
“No, you don’t have to.”
Ryder lowers her hand and turns back to the paparazzi to smile for the cameras with her sunglasses still on.
You can watch below.
“no, you dont have to” my boyfriend jenna ortega yall shes such a gentleman 🥰 pic.twitter.com/RmkkVLYvx8
— fran 🎧| wenclair mode activated 💃 (@jennaslipfreckl) August 28, 2024
People on social media applauded Ortega for sticking up for Ryder.
Jenna being a total queen by telling Winona to keep those shades on
— Tayla May 🖤 (@taylamay222) August 28, 2024
Jenna standing up for Winona like that is pure queen behavior. Love to see women supporting each other
— Mia Pink (@pinkmia_) August 28, 2024
Several also pointed out the difference in the way Gen Z asserts healthy boundaries as compared to Gen X.
It’s kind of crazy to me that Jenna Ortega is able to have that confidence at her young age and is telling Ryder when Ryder has been in the spotlight since before Ortega was born.
But it’s also generational— Gen X’ers didn’t grow up learning boundaries and limits like GenZ.
— Inspire Zone (@InspireZoneoff) August 29, 2024
A few compared the moment to Lady Gaga defending Al Pacino in the same way.
