Just days ahead of the release of The Avengers: Age of Ultron, some of the stars of the film had a difficult time with the media. Robert Downey Jr recently walked out of an awkward interview during which a TV presenter asked him about his history of drug abuse, prison and his relationship with his father. “I’m sorry, I really don’t...what are we doing?” he said before removing his microphone and walking out.
Meanwhile, actors Jeremy Renner and Chris Evans are being criticised for slut-shaming the character of Black Widow played by Scarlett Johansson. When interrogated about the character’s relationship with Bruce (The Hulk), Renner said, “she’s a slut”, prompting his co-star Chris Evans to burst out laughing and add: “I was going to say something along that line.”
The comments of the two actors have outraged many fans online and a Tumblr user blogged: “The MCU (Marvel Comic Universe) has always been a white male dominated place, with not much room for women, or POC (People Of Colour), and we’re really disappointed that Jeremy and Chris didn’t take this question and the interview as an opportunity to emphasise that the sexism given to Black Widow isn’t okay, but promoted the sexism through their own sexist actions.
