Ashton Kutcher Reportedly Uncomfortable with Mila Kunis’ ‘Chemistry’ & ‘Flirting’ with Younger Co-Star
Being an actor is sometimes a complicated thing. And being one and dating another person in the same field? Doubly complicated. Particularly when your partner has to act out romantic scenes with someone else. On the one hand, that’s their job. On the other hand, how could it not be uncomfortable? New reports indicate Ashton Kutcher might be feeling exactly this about his wife, Mila Kunis’ last co-star.
Insiders told InTouch Weekly that Kutcher isn’t totally comfortable with Kunis staying in touch with former Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery co-star, Josh O’Connor.
“[Kunis and O’Connor] have real chemistry, the kind you can’t fake. You don’t really see it in the movie but you totally see it whenever they’re in the same room, and during the entire press tour,” an insider said. “Mila working in big Hollywood movies is important to him and something he wants to model for their kids. But Ashton needs to be realistic. Of course, you’re going to make new friends and hit it off with new co-stars.”
Of course, the source also said that O’Connor is a “safe guy” for Kunis to “flirt with,” because he is in a “serious long-term relationship” with actress Alison Oliver.
So, basically, nothing to see. Just two co-stars getting along.
Kutcher is still reportedly not happy, but he’s trying not to make a big deal about it. “He’s [also] on his best behavior because he desperately wants to be the next James Bond or at least a finalist.”
The James Bond thing is considered to be a long shot, as Bond has never been portrayed by an American actor before.
Kutcher and Kunis have mostly kept a low profile in Hollywood after the fallout from their controversial support of former co-star Danny Masterson, who was convicted to 30 years in prison for rape. Masterson was accused in March 2017 of raping three women in separate incidents between 2001 and 2003 when That 70’s Show was still on air.
Kunis and Kutcher both wrote letters of support to the judge asking for leniency for Masterson. Later, the two apologized on Instagram for the “pain” caused by their support of Danny Masterson, a “person they knew for 25 years.”
In the apology, they said, “The letters were not written to question the legitimacy of the judicial system or the validity of the jury’s ruling,” and “They were intended for the judge to read and not to undermine the testimony of the victims or retraumatize them in any way. We would never want to do that. We’re sorry if that has been the case.”
Kutcher then stepped down as chairman of the board at the anti-child sex abuse organization he started with his ex-wife, Demi Moore, in 2012.
Kutcher and Kunis met on the set of That 70s Show. Kutcher played one of the main characters, Michael Kelso, while Mila Kunis played Jackie Burkhart, another central character. Kelso and Jackie were in an on-again, off-again relationship throughout the series. Kunis and Kutcher did not begin dating until years later.
