‘Wednesday’ star Percy Hynes White’s sexual assault allegations could spoil Jenna Ortega’s next film

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January has been a crazy month for Netflix’s latest hit original series Wednesdayas the Addams family reboot kicked off the new year with the welcome news that it would be getting a second season, but has since been mired in a sea of ​​much less positive headlines. Star Percy Hynes White has found himself at the end of a troubling series of allegations from multiple women alleging multiple counts of sexual assault and other offenses against him during his teenage years.

Naturally, while neither Hynes nor Netflix have commented on the allegations as of yet, the situation has led to a lot of speculation about how this will affect the future of the series, while it doesn’t seem out of the question that Hynes could be replaced in the future role by Xavier Thorpe, the love interest of the titular Wednesday Addams, for future seasons. However, it’s probably just as plausible that the White scandal could spread outward Wednesday and fuel another upcoming project from the show’s breakout talent Jenna Ortega.

Just weeks after Wednesday Launched to international acclaim in November 2022, news in early December broke that Ortega and Hynes would be reuniting for a teen-focused rom-com titled winter spring summer or autumn. The pair were cast as two high school seniors who, while polar opposites, spark an unlikely connection after a chance encounter over winter. The indie film is believed to have wrapped up filming after starting production in Utah last month, but it’s conceivable that the situation in Hynes could affect its release.

While this project looked like a hit not long ago, combining the two stars of Netflix’s hottest new show, the presence of Hynes as the male lead is now more of an albatross around the film’s neck than a blessing — depending on how the situation is developing, that is, and whether the internet is fighting back the backlash Wednesday Stern is further intensified.

In the meantime, catch up on Jenna Ortega scream VIwill be released on March 10th.