At age 20, Jennifer Lawrence received an Oscar nomination for winter bone and at age 22 she won it in the Best Actress category for silver Linings Playbook. The Hunger Games the actress also added one BAFTA and three Golden Globe awards to her list of awards. With impressive work experience at such a young age, Joy The actress is on her way to achieving legendary status in Hollywood.
However, Lawrence often found herself the subject of intense media scrutiny, to the point of taking a short break from acting to avoid it. Throughout her career, Lawrence has been open about the body image issues that plague young actresses in the industry.
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Jennifer Lawrence was called fat while playing Katniss Everdeen
Jennifer Lawrence recalled in an interview with Elle magazine how the media were not happy with her size at the time of her release. The Hunger Games. Criticism ranged from her not looking hungry enough to play her character to her being perceived as bigger than her co-star Josh Hutcherson. American Hustle The actress shared that she was determined not to set the wrong example for young girls and not to starve herself.
Lawrence went on to criticize Hollywood’s unrealistic beauty standards and noted that she is considered obese by industry standards. X-Men the actress even made a tasteless joke about how she looked like Val Kilmer in the beach photo. Jennifer Lawrence told Elle magazine (via EW):
“I’m obese in Hollywood. I’m considered a fat actress. I’m Val Kilmer in that photo on the beach.”
However No hard feelings the actress did not allow criticism to affect her self-esteem. Lawrence also added that she strives to be the only actress who will not be bothered by rumors of anorexia. She shared with Elle (via EW):
“I don’t want little girls to say, ‘Oh, I want to be like Katniss, so I’ll skip dinner.’ I was trying to make my body look fit and strong, not skinny and undernourished. I will be the only actress who will not have rumors of anorexia.”
Lawrence has been vocal against girls shaming women on public television. Her comments related to body image issues have often irritated people in the fashion industry.
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Jennifer Lawrence takes a strong stand against fat shaming in the media
American TV presenter Barbara Walters included Jennifer Lawrence among the ten most interesting people of 2013. During an interview with the host, Lawrence once again spoke out about body image issues. She said that she never fully understood why people who suffer from fat shaming become funny. Red Sparrow The actress wanted the media to take more responsibility in this matter. She told Walters (via The Guardian):
“But I think that when it comes to the media, the media needs to take responsibility for the influence that they have on our younger generation, on these girls who watch these TV shows and learn how to talk and how to be cool. And suddenly being funny means making fun of a girl in an ugly dress… and the word “fat.” I just think it should be illegal to call someone fat on TV.”
Passengers The actress advocated for the censorship of fat-shaming in television programs aimed at young audiences, just as she advocated for the regulation of cigarettes, sex and swearing. mother! the actress has successfully broken such stereotypes in the industry and has become one of the leading actresses.
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For his role in the latest Netflix film: Don’t look upJennifer Lawrence earned a hefty salary of $25 million, making her one of the highest paid actresses in Hollywood.
Source: EW, The Guardian