Scarlett Johansson has spoken out about the wild rumours she had sex with Benicio del Toro in a lift after being haunted by the claims for almost two decades.
The Black Widow actress was said to have had the saucy encounter with the Guardians of the Galaxy actor following the Oscars in 2004.
According to the age-old rumour, Scarlett, 37, and Benicio, 55, got frisky in a lift at famous celebrity haunt Chateau Marmont in California.
However, finally after 18 years, Scarlett has settled the score and confirmed it definitely didn’t happen.
‘There was a rumor that went around for a very long time that said that I had sex in an elevator,’ the actress said.
‘That was a story that followed me for a long time. But I always thought that was outrageous.’
During her interview on TheSkimm 9 to 5ish podcast, she continued: ‘I was always thinking to myself, “That would be tough. It’s a very short period, the logistics of that seem so unappealing to me”.
‘I’m a person who’s terrified of being caught doing something I’m not supposed to be doing. So that made the story even that much more absurd to me.’
Scarlett didn’t mention Benicio by name on this occasion but she has addressed the rumours in the past.
During a previous interview with Allure, Scarlett described the actor as ‘a fabulous guy’ and said that having sex in a lift is ‘very unsanitary’. However, she later clarified that she was being sarcastic and that her comment was ‘taken out of context’.
‘I never had sex with Benicio Del Toro in an elevator,’ she also reportedly said.
Benicio has also spoken out about the rumours, and said the year after the incident was said to have occurred: ‘Did I ever have sex in an elevator with Scarlett Johansson after an awards show? I kind of like, you know, I, well, I don’t know.’
He added coyly to Esquire: ‘Let’s leave that to somebody’s imagination. Let’s not promote it. I’m sure it has happened before. It might not be the last time, either.
‘The Chateau Marmont only has eight floors. I would still be struggling out of my leather jacket by the second floor and wouldn’t even have my shirt off at the seventh.’
The pair have since moved on from the rumours with Scarlett currently married to Saturday Night Live star Colin Jost, while Benicio tends to keep his love life private but he is father to 10-year-old daughter Delilah who he shares with Kimberly Stewart.
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