{"id":40262,"date":"2026-08-12T06:55:28","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T01:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=40262"},"modified":"2026-08-12T06:55:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T01:55:28","slug":"jenna-ortega-would-not-eat-drink-all-day-on-set-as-child-actor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=40262","title":{"rendered":"Jenna Ortega Would Not Eat, Drink All Day on Set as Child Actor"},"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 data-testid=\"segment-text-only\">\n<p>Jones was best known as the son of <strong>Jon Cryer<\/strong>&#8216;s\u00a0sadsack divorc\u00e9 (and nephew of <strong>Charlie Sheen<\/strong>&#8216;s playboy songwriter)\u00a0on the &#8217;00s hit sitcom\u00a0<em>Two and a Half Men<\/em>. 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