Taika Waititihas no regrets about his PDA photos with singerRita Oraand actressTessa Thompson.
TheThor: Ragnarokdirector spoke toThe Sydney Morning Heraldaboutphotos of the trio engaging in PDAthat circulated online in May.
When asked if he was upset when the photos went viral online, Waititi said, “Not really.”
“I think in the world of the internet, everything goes away pretty quick,” he said. “And also, ‘Is it that big a deal?’ No, not really. I was doing nothing wrong. It’s fine.”
Waititi also spoke about shooting the fourth installment in theThorfranchise,Thor: Love and Thunder, in Australia.
Waititi directed Thompson, 37, inLove and Thunder, while Ora was in Sydney filmingThe Voice. The trio were photographed cuddling outdoors at Waititi’s home as they sat in front of a small table of drinks.
In several shots, the director appeared laughing with Thompson and Ora, who he isrumored to be datingas of late April.
Rita Ora and Taika Waititi.Rita Ora/Instagram
Thompson and Ora were seated on either side of Waititi, shown locking lips with one another as they leaned over the filmmaker. Other photographs showed them getting close with Waititi as he placed an arm around each of them.
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Reps for Waititi, Thompson and Ora did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s requests for comment at the time.
Ora and Waititifirst sparked romance rumors on April 21, after the “Let You Love Me” singer shared a photo of the pair hugging.
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“Good times, memories, random things on my phone and the ones I love … ❤️,” Ora captioned the post.
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Waititi split from his wife Chelsea Winstanley in 2018 after being married for seven years. He and Winstanley share two children. Meanwhile, Ora was most recently in a relationship with filmmaker Romain Gavras.
Thompson,who came out as bisexualin 2018, is notoriously private about her love life. Addressing rumors regarding her dynamic withJanelle Monáeafter appearing in Monáe’s music video for “PYNK,” she said, “Janelle and I love each other deeply. We’re so close, we vibrate on the same frequency. If people want to speculate about what we are, it doesn’t bother me.”
source: people.com
