Jeremy Renner is basically sorry not sorry for his Black Widow ‘slut joke’.
Renner, along with Captain America star Chris Evans, was forced to make a public apology after his comments about Avengers: Age Of Ultron character Black Widow didn’t go down well online.
During an interview with Digital Spy last month, the actors were asked about Black Widow’s romantic links to both of their characters in the Avengers films.
Renner, who plays Hawkeye, responded: ‘She’s a slut…just flirting with everybody, leading everybody on.’
The pair faced heavy backlash online for ‘slut-shaming’, prompting the pair to make a public apology.
Renner said in a statement: ‘I am sorry that this tasteless joke about a fictional character offended anyone.
‘It was not meant to be serious in any way. Just poking fun during an exhausting and tedious press tour.’
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