TPO – Scarlett Johansson became the center of discussion when she continuously kissed her co-star Jonathan Bailey at the premieres of the movie “Jurassic World Rebirth”.
On June 17, the premiere of Jurassic World Rebirth took place at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square cinema in London, England. Scarlett Johansson and Jonathan Bailey and the film crew attended the event to promote the film.
Video from the scene shows the 1984-born actress looking happy when she saw her 4-year-old co-star. She walked towards the Bridgerton star , grabbed his face and gave him a kiss. Jonathan Bailey responded enthusiastically by putting his arms around the beauty .
On June 23, the two actors reunited at the film’s premiere in New York. They continued to “lip-touch” on the red carpet, this time in front of Scarlett’s husband, comedian Colin Jost.
This action created a heated discussion in the online community. Many people thought that it was not a big deal because Jonathan Bailey was openly gay, even calling it a “harmless act”.
However, a part of the audience expressed discomfort with the repetition of the kiss . According to them, the scene was strange and inappropriate between people who were both in their own romantic relationships.
Netizens commented: “What a terrible attention-grabbing stunt. They did it once and they want to do it again?”, “Colin Jost looks a little confused. It’s not cool to see that scene”, “Colin Jost has another idea for a Saturday Night Live (NBC comedy show) skit”, “Why do it again when it failed the first time”, “The fake kiss was terrible”, “Don’t overdo it. Jonathan is the gay friend every girl wants to have”, “An LGBT+ kiss”…
The two actors repeated the kiss on June 23. Photo: AP.
In response to public opinion, Jonathan Bailey spoke up to explain the reason for kissing Scarlett Johansson in an interview with Entertainment Tonight on June 23.
“I believe in the ability to express love in many different ways. If you can’t kiss your friends, life is too short not to,” he said.
Jonathan Bailey, born in 1988, is an English actor. He is best known for his role in the period drama Bridgerton , as Anthony, the eldest brother and head of the prestigious Bridgerton family. In 2024, he appeared in the Oscar-nominated film Wicked .
Jonathan Bailey came out as gay to the public in 2018. He is private about his love life.
In 2023, he told the Evening Standard he was dating a “lovely man” but did not reveal his identity to protect his privacy.
Meanwhile, Scarlett Johansson married Colin Jost in 2020. They share a son, Cosmo (3 years old). In addition, the Black Widow has a daughter, Rose (10 years old), from a previous relationship with Romain Dauriac.
