Bradley Cooper, Emma Watson swoon over Jennifer Lawrence after gender pay gap essay

Los Angeles: Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence’s essay criticising the gender pay gap in Hollywood has been applauded by several actors including Emma Watson, Elizabeth Banks and her “American Hustle” co-star Bradley Cooper. Lawrence, 25, has finally opened up about the hacked Sony emails that revealed she was paid less than her male co-stars, in the piece that she wrote for friend Lena Dunham’s ‘Lenny Letter’ newsletter. [caption id=“attachment_1690893” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Jennifer Lawrence. AFP[/caption] “There’s a double standard in the whole world for sure. This is just one aspect,” Cooper said. “So anytime there’s a place where a voice can come out and be outspoken, that’s great. I love strong women. I think it is making a difference,” he added. Cooper’s co-star in “Burnt”, Sienna Miller, supported Lawrence and called for strong action. She recalled the time she declined a Broadway role after discovering her pay would be half to her male complement. “Ultimately, I think it’s about valuing yourself enough to know that if you walk into that situation, I wouldn’t have felt dignified. I would have felt, in some ways, unhappy. I think we all have to just really start standing up for ourselves.” Watson showed her love for Lawrence on Twitter.

O Jennifer Lawrence I love you so. X

— Emma Watson (@EmmaWatson) October 13, 2015

Elizabeth Banks too proclaimed her love for Lawrence.

I love Jennifer Lawrence. http://t.co/x2jAbnUsmy

— Elizabeth Banks ❄️ (@ElizabethBanks) October 13, 2015

Jessica Chastain, the Zero Dark Thirty star, too supported Lawrence’s stand.

Yessssssss! Get it girl xx https://t.co/L3w0nNnqGQ

— Jessica Chastain (@jes_chastain) October 13, 2015

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