A bunch of internet trolls have been relentlessly attacking an Insomniac Games intern over perceived likeness to Spider-Man 2 PS5‘s MJ (Mary Jane). A tweet that went viral over the weekend falsely insinuated that MJ’s face model is one of the game’s writers — an outlandish claim that ended up prompting a response from the victim herself.
Spider-Man 2 PS5’s MJ is modeled after actress Stephanie Tyler Jones
Spider-Man 2’s MJ looks different than the character seen in the PS4 game due to graphical advancements. Actress Stephanie Tyler Jones confirmed that she returned to provide her likeness to the sequel as MJ, and this was also confirmed by Insomniac Games itself earlier this year.
Nope same face model/actress— James Stevenson (@JamesStevenson) July 21, 2023
But this wasn’t enough for folks who’ve probably never been close to a woman in real life and were extremely sad that they couldn’t drool over a fictional character. We won’t share the viral tweet in question for obvious reasons, but its poster found a photo of one Ashley Poprik and claimed that she was a “self-insert” into the game. Except she wasn’t.
Poprik was actually just a writing intern. Despite all the YouTube videos and social media posts criticizing her looks, she handled the accusations with grace in the tweet below:
While incredibly flattered that people think I look like Mary Jane’s facial model in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, I was just a wee writer intern who worked remotely. No facial scans to report ??♀️ Thank you for the laughs nonetheless ?— Ash Poprik ?? (@ashleypoprik) October 27, 2023
Truly embarrassing, to say the least.