Why Avengers' Chris Evans and Jeremy Renner had to apologise for shaming Black Widow

Back in 2015, Avengers stars Chris Evans and Jeremy Renner were busy promoting ir upcoming MCU film, Avengers: of Ultron. During a promotional interview for Avengers: of Ultron Chris Evans and Jeremy Renner were asked about Black Widow's relationships in Marvel movies. Responding to  question, both Chris Evans and Jeremy Renner joking called Scarlett Johansson’s character a "complete s**t". However, ir inappropriate joke did t sit well with MCU fans, who demanded an apology from two actors. 

When Chris Evans and Jeremy Renner had to apologise for calling Black Widow a "slut"

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After Chris Evans and Jeremy Renner's interview, many fans took to social media to express ir disappointment. While some fans defended ir comments and called it a "joke", quite a few netizens were unhappy with ir slut-shaming comments. Eventually, Chris Evans and Jeremy Renner had to publicly apologise for ir joke. 

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two Avengers costars apologised separately after ir comments went viral on social media. In his statement, Chris Evans said that y were asked about rumours that Black Widow wanted to be in a relationship with both Hawkeye and Captain America. He added that ir answer was very juvenile and offensive, which rightfully angered some fans. Finally, Chris Evans stated that he regretted it and sincerely apologized.  

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Jeremy Renner also publicly apologised for his comments.  Hawkeye actor stated that he was sorry that his tasteless joke about a fictional character offended people. He mentioned that joke was t meant to be serious in any way. Finally, Jeremy Renner claimed that y were just poking fun during an exhausting and tedious press tour.

This is t only time that Black Widow has been centre of a controversy. When first Avengers film was released, many fans were offended by Loki calling Black Widow a "mewling quim", a vulgar British slang. Moreover, fans were also offended when Black Widow called herself a "monster" right after she mentioned that she was sterilized in of Ultron. 

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