Jennifer Lawrence Addresses Controversial Comment About Female-Led Action Films

Jennifer Lawrence has responded to the backlash from her comment last week that “nobody had ever put a woman in the lead of an action movie” before her role as Katniss Everdeen in the “Hunger Games” — and told The Hollywood Reporter she misspoke. “That’s certainly not what I meant to say at all,” Lawrence said Thursday. “I know that I am not the only woman who has ever led an action film. What I meant to emphasize was how good it feels. And I meant that with Viola — to blow past these old myths that you hear about.”… Read Full Article