and have shut down rumours they’re dating.
The 20-year-old Wednesday star took to Instagram this week to dispel rumours while Johnny, 60, responded via a spokesperson.
Writing on , Jenna asked people to ‘leave us alone’ and insisted she hadn’t met fellow actor Johnny.
Jenna wrote on Instagram: ‘This is so ridiculous I can’t even laugh.’
She added, according : ‘I have never met or worked with Johnny Depp in my life. Please stop spreading lies and leave us alone.’
Meanwhile, Johnny’s reps told the outlet in a statement: ‘Mr. Depp has no personal or professional relationship with Ms. Ortega whatsoever. He has never met her or spoken to her.
‘He is not involved in any project with her, nor does he intend to be. He is appalled by these baseless and malicious rumours that are intended to harm his reputation and career.’
According , rumours the pair had met were first reported on gossip site DeuxMoi, with a fan writing in to say they’d spotted the A-listers together.
The rumours made headlines just weeks after Jenna tearfully explained how .
The actress as a child actress beforeand then going on to star as Wednesday Addams in the of the same name.
However, so have the pressures of fame and living life in the public eye.
During a recent discussion with The Great actress series, the pair spoke about how toxic social media could be.
Sharing her thoughts, Jenna said she got ‘very nervous’ to post or ‘say anything or be myself’ because it might be misinterpreted.
‘That is a whole world people don’t prepare you for and because I tend to be naturally sarcastic or dry, it is very easy for me to find myself in trouble,’ she said.
‘You are thrown to the dogs.’
She then explained that as she started to establish her voice on social media, she started to be more ‘exposed’ to the world, and people had ‘preyed on that’.
‘They take advantage of that and they see your vulnerability and twist it in a way that you don’t always expect,’ she added.
At this point Jenna began crying and apologised to Elle, saying: ‘Sorry I don’t mean to do this.’
She added: ‘It’s a thing to balance because how do you be honest without jeopardising your own health and safety…it’s very easy to feel out of control of things, which is why I think it’s so important for people to get off their phone.’
Metro.co.uk has reached out to Jenna and Johnny’s reps for comment.
