Joey King is standing by The Kissing Booth.
After her ex Jacob Elordi seemingly shaded their Netflix rom-com trilogy, the actress shared her personal perspective on the movies.
“I think it’s unfortunate anyone would feel that way,” Joey, who dated the Priscilla star from 2017 to 2019, instructed Variety on Dec. 2. “I had a great time making those movies no matter what anyone says.”
The truth is, the 24-year-old has made her stance within the movies clear prior to now, as she instructed The Independent in 2022, “I couldn’t be prouder of those movies.”
Final month, Jacob raised eyebrows after sharing his less-than-fond reminiscences of engaged on the franchise.”I didn’t want to make those movies before I made those movies,” the Euphoria actor instructed GQ in his Males of the Yr cowl story. “Those movies are ridiculous. They’re not universal. They’re an escape.”
Jacob additional defined that he felt The Kissing Booth films—which debuted between 2018 and 2021—had been part of a Hollywood “one for them, one for me” ethos, which he known as a “trap.”
