WGA writers' strikers poke fun at 'Wednesday' star Jenna Ortega

As the Writers Guild of America (or WGA) writers’ strike enters its first full week, actress Jenna Ortega has been a big part of the protests - but not in the way you might expect.

The Wednesday star has been taken to task - via snarky banners toted by striking writers - over previous comments she made about altering the script of the popular Netflix show.

The 20-year-old raised eyebrows in March when she gave an interview to the Armchair Expert podcast, saying she would often change lines in the script, explaining, “I don’t think I’ve ever had to put my foot down on a set in the way that I had to on ‘Wednesday’”. 

“Everything that she does, everything that I had to play, did not make sense for her character at all. Her being in a love triangle made no sense. There was a line about a dress that she has to wear for a school dance and she said, ‘Oh my God, I love it. Ugh, I can’t believe I said that, I literally hate myself.’ And I had to go, ‘No'”, added Ortega. 

While Ortega’s comments were perhaps a little insensitive, most of the signs referencing her ‘rewriting’ were clearly tongue-in-cheek, with one, held by ‘Just Roll With It’ writer Brandon Cohen, reading: “Without writers, Jenna Ortega will have nothing to punch up!”

Writers on Twitter have been joining in on the jokes too, with BoJack Horseman writer Nick Adams saying, “Jenna Ortega better be back from NY for her afternoon shift on the picket line”, which was quote tweeted by Karen Joseph Adcock, who writes for The Bear; she added, “Rewriting is writing! See you at the line, Jenna!”

Those tweets referred to Ortega’s decision to attend the Met Gala in New York City on Monday 1 May, rather than supporting the picketing writers in Los Angeles, although the strike didn’t