And people are really mad about it. UPDATE: The actors have issued apologies. UPDATE #2: Jeremy Renner told Conan O’Brien he was unapologetic.
Chris Evans and Jeremy Renner are under fire for a new interview with Digital Spy, in which they jokingly describe Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow character in The Avengers as a "slut" and a "whore".
The comments were in a response to a question about fans 'shipping Black Widow with multiple male characters in the Avengers movies.
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In addition to the "slut" remark, Renner joked that the character had a prosthetic leg, implying this makes her undesirable.
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