It’s a tale as old as Hollywood: actresses being told they are “too old” to play the love interest of men their age or older—an ageist trend that has resulted in some truly insane onscreen pairings. The Orange Is the New Black actress—who plays Ginsburg on the Netflix original series—took to Twitter to reveal another project had denied her a role due to her age. “I was just informed that at the age of 43, I am TOO OLD to play the wife of a 57 year old,” Denbo Tweeted last Wednesday. She also notes that the actor in question is married and his real life wife is probably 50. .I am TOO OLD to be the mother of an 18 year-old.” 
 
 Denbo clarified that the character was not some young, second wife either. — Jamie Denbo (@jamiedenbo) May 4, 2017 
 
 This is a FIRST marriage, btw. “Not a re-wife. Which would make a little more sense.” 
 
 “Old white men, enjoy your last run,” Denbo concluded. Jamie makes sure to mention a couple of points that make the absurdity of the situation stronger.
– Jamie Denbo, who plays Ginsberg on Orange Is the New Black, is 43. Which is, in Hollywood terms, apparently not young enough to be the wife of a 57-year-old and the mother of an 18-year-old. In a series of tweets last week just now getting mainstream attention, Denbo says she was told she was "too old" to play such a role in a project, which she did not name. "The real wife of the 57 year-old actor is EASILY AT LEAST 50. But this f---er wants to be tv married to a 38 year-old -TOPS," she wrote, adding that the characters involved are in a first marriage, so no, this isn't a situation where the female character is a "re-wife." Per E! News, she refused to name the actor, but did say he's considered an "American treasure." (This situation is not a first.)