{"id":34132,"date":"2026-08-09T07:26:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T02:26:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=34132"},"modified":"2026-08-09T07:26:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T02:26:26","slug":"brand-new-days-rumored-set-up-for-mjs-boyfriend-debunked-by-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=34132","title":{"rendered":"Brand New Day&#8217;s Rumored Set Up For MJ&#8217;s Boyfriend Debunked By Star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div class=\"heading_image responsive-img img-size-heading-image-full-width mobile-optimized  expandable \" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/tom-holland-posing-in-front-of-the-spider-man-brand-new-day-poster-on-a-red-carpet.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;Credit: Dave Starbuck\\\/Future Image\\\/Cover Images&quot;\" data-is-feature-img=\"true\">\n<figure><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/tom-holland-posing-in-front-of-the-spider-man-brand-new-day-poster-on-a-red-carpet.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=600&amp;h=338&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/tom-holland-posing-in-front-of-the-spider-man-brand-new-day-poster-on-a-red-carpet.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=600&amp;h=338&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/tom-holland-posing-in-front-of-the-spider-man-brand-new-day-poster-on-a-red-carpet.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=1600&amp;h=900&amp;dpr=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/tom-holland-posing-in-front-of-the-spider-man-brand-new-day-poster-on-a-red-carpet.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=1600&amp;h=900&amp;dpr=1\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" alt=\"Tom Holland posing in front of the Spider-Man Brand New Day poster on a red carpet\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/tom-holland-posing-in-front-of-the-spider-man-brand-new-day-poster-on-a-red-carpet.jpg?&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=1600&amp;h=900\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/tom-holland-posing-in-front-of-the-spider-man-brand-new-day-poster-on-a-red-carpet.jpg?&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=1600&amp;h=900\"\/>\n        <\/picture><figcaption style=\"display: none;\">Tom Holland posing in front of the Spider-Man Brand New Day poster on a red carpet<\/figcaption><small class=\"item-img-caption\">Credit: Dave Starbuck\/Future Image\/Cover Images<\/small><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p>This article covers a developing story. Continue to check back with us as we will be adding more information as it becomes available.<\/p>\n<div class=\"content-block-regular\">\n<p><strong><em>Spider-Man: Brand New Day<\/em><\/strong> star denies that he is one of Marvel Comics&#8217; most hated characters.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>Eman Esfandi, who plays MJ&#8217;s (Zendaya) unnamed boyfriend in <em>Spider-Man: Brand New Day<\/em>, just shut down a major rumor regarding his character. Since the film&#8217;s debut, viewers have speculated that he is portraying Paul Rabin, the husband of Mary Jane Watson in Marvel Comics.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on his official <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EmanEsfandi\/status\/2086237845048750115?s=20\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a> account, he thanked his fans who came to his defense and said that the actor would never accept the role of one of Marvel&#8217;s most hated characters. Esfandi wrote, &#8220;<em>I am not, never have been, and never will be \u201cPaul\u201d To those of you I saw in the comments defending my honor and saying I\u2019d never accept that role\u2026 thank you and MTFBWY<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>More to come&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\">\n<aside class=\"w-promotion-offer promo-article-footer w-promotion-widget\" data-popup=\"false\" data-sentinel-tracking=\"true\" data-promotion-zone=\"R29vZ2xlIFJhbmtpbmcgUHJvbW8=\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n                                        <link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/assets\/promotions.099cca01.css\"\/>\n<\/aside>\n<p>This article covers a developing story. 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