Jennifer Shrader Lawrence who was born on August 15, 1990, is an American actress who was the world’s highest-paid actress in 2015 and 2016, her films have crossed over $6 billion worldwide to date. In 2013, She appeared on Time‘s 100 most influential people in the world list and on the Forbes Celebrity 100 list from 2013 to 2016.
Jennifer Lawrence Shares
Lawrence said she was a Republican before Donald Trump was elected as President in 2020.
Jennifer Lawrence in the cover story of Vogue’s October, recalled an incident when she was 16 and watching an episode of 30 Rock show at home when she listens to a line said by Liz Lemon (role played by Tina Fey) which changed her perception of being a Republican. The line was:
“Just because I think gay dudes should be allowed to adopt kids and we should all have hybrid cars doesn’t mean I don’t love America.”
Jennifer Lawrence shared her latest views that
“Nobody likes to see half their paycheck go away, but it made sense to me. Yeah, for the greater good, I guess it makes sense,”
“Why should my taxes pay for your haughty lifestyle?”
In 2020, she shared her views in this way:
“the fiscal benefits of some of the Republican policies”
Lawrence shared through Twitter in 2020:
“I grew up in a Republican family and voted for John McCain in 2008, but through Obama’s presidency, and growing up to realise I was voting against my own rights, I am proud to say I am a Democrat.”
but later she realized the party’s policies didn’t match her views, so she changed her views on politics based on the things she learned.
In reality, it was Donald Trump’s election that changed her views.
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She said,
“This is an impeached president who’s broken many laws, and has refused to condemn white supremacy, and it feels like there has been a line drawn in the sand,”
“I don’t think it’s right. it just changes things for me.”
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Lawrence also shared her infant son’s name for the first time and spoke about her intentions to get an abortion in her 20 before she suffered a miscarriage.
In the Vogue interview itself, Jennifer Lawrence expressed her frustration with the gender pay gap in Hollywood. As per reports, it is seen that for Don’t Look Up Jennifer Lawrence earned $5m less than Leonardo DiCaprio. She said why there is discrimination based on gender when we talk about equality between men and women.
Don’t Look Up is a 2021 American comedy film that premiered on Netflix written, co-produced, and directed by Adam McKay cast with stars including Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Rob Morgan, Jonah Hill, Mark Rylance, Tyler Perry, Timothée Chalamet, Ariana Grande, Cate Blanchett, and Meryl Streep. This is the story of two astronomers attempting to warn humanity about an approaching comet that will destroy human civilization. It also impacted climate change, and the film also showed the indifference of government, politics, celebrities, and media towards the climate crisis
For the Don’t Look Up film as per the reported salary Jennifer Lawrence took $25 million. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence as astronomers who discover the planet-killing comet. The film had her and costar Leonardo DiCaprio play the role of two astronomers attempting to warn humanity about an extinction-level asteroid. For this role, Lawrence received a red dye job and an undercut.
In one of the interviews with Vogue, she said that she extensively researched the look of aspiring astrophysicists. Lawrence earned a fifth Golden Globe nomination for the film. It broke the record for the most views (152 million hours) in a single week which was not achieved in any Netflix history. The film at the 74th Writers Guild of America Awards won Best Original Screenplay. The film set a high record for the most viewing hours in a single week on Netflix and within 28 days of release was the second most watched movie on Netflix.