Jennifer Lawrence for the longest time has been known for her quirky sense of humor and speaking her mind. But at the recently concluded 73rd Golden Globes held last January 10, 2016, a lot of people were not impressed. The outspoken actress scolded, Juan Pablo Fernández-Feo for using his phone when he was asking her questions during the press briefing held after Lawrence’s win for Best Actress in A Motion Picture.
“You can’t live your whole life behind your phone bro.” Jennifer told the reporter “You’re just not gonna… You can’t do that. You gotta live in the now,” she added while rolling her eyes then wagging her finger at him.
The reporter then chose to continue with a line of questioning pertaining to the Oscars, but Lawrence also shot him down for this. “We are at the Golden Globes, if you put your phone down, you’d know that” she said.
The incident caused many people to react negatively towards the actress , and many even labeled her as rude.
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I really like Jennifer Lawrence but what she said to that reporter was so rude and not at all funny. Why're people even laughing at the back
— 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚 (@sateIIiteIuke) January 11, 2016
Jennifer Lawrence snapping at a reporter isn't "quirky" or "cute" idk why she feels entitled to be so rude
— k (@alohakara) January 11, 2016
Jennifer Lawrence criticising a guy for living life behind a screen seems dumb for someone who's just won an award for being in a movie
— Felicity Morse (@FelicityMorse) January 11, 2016
It's like Jennifer Lawrence tries to be funny but it comes off as rude sometimes. She didn't have to out the reporter like that.
— Imena (@imenalax) January 11, 2016
However, Chris Trondsen, host of Pacific Rim Videos who was present during the press briefing has come out to defend Lawrence and stated that the “attacks” are unfair.
“I was in the press room w/ Jennifer Lawrence. She did NOT bully that reporter. He was not reading questions off of his phone,” he tweeted out, then went on to add “the reporter was asking a question but either filming or taking pictures off of his phone while talking to Jennifer Lawrence. Then he asked about the Oscars when we were at the Golden Globes. Jennifer Lawrence wasn’t rude at all. She just wanted him to be present.” Trondsen explained.
I was in the press room w/ Jennifer Lawrence. She did NOT bully that reporter. He was not reading questions off of his phone. #GoldenGlobes
— Chris Trondsen (@ChrisTrondsen) January 11, 2016
The reporter was asking a question but either filming or taking pictures off of his phone while talking to Jennifer Lawrence. #GoldenGlobes
— Chris Trondsen (@ChrisTrondsen) January 11, 2016
Then he asked about the Oscars when we were at the Golden Globes. Jennifer Lawrence wasn't rude at all. She just wanted him to be present.
— Chris Trondsen (@ChrisTrondsen) January 11, 2016
Plus everyone in the press room was laughing. It was light hearted. #JenniferLawrence #GoldenGlobes
— Chris Trondsen (@ChrisTrondsen) January 11, 2016
He also wrote a statement on his Instagram page.
Rude or not, this incident does bear a reminder to another one involving one of the greatest actresses in Hollywood, who was well known for her
acerbic wit towards journalists. Four time Academy Award winner Katharine Hepburn in fact was celebrated for her humorous approach. Barbara Walters once asked her if she owned a skirt, and the cinema icon (who always wore pants) responded with, “I have one, Ms. Walters. I’ll wear it to your funeral.” Makes you wonder how Twitter would have responded to that.
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