And people are really mad about it. UPDATE: The actors have issued apologies.

Chris Evans and Jeremy Renner are under fire for a new interview with Digital Spy, in which they jokingly describe Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow character in The Avengers as a "slut" and a "whore".

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The comments were in a response to a question about fans 'shipping Black Widow with multiple male characters in the Avengers movies.

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In addition to the "slut" remark, Renner joked that the character had a prosthetic leg, implying this makes her undesirable.

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