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Lawrence was told to lose weight for career

Lawrence: “They brought in pictures of me where I was basically naked and told me to use them as motivation for my diet
Lawrence: “They brought in pictures of me where I was basically naked and told me to use them as motivation for my diet

Jennifer Lawrence has revealed she was told to lose weight and was called "fat" by an industry insider.

The Oscar-winning actress told Harper’s Bazaar: “I was young. It was just the kind of **** that actresses have to go through.

“Somebody told me I was fat, that I was going to get fired if I didn’t lose a certain amount of weight."

Lawrence continued: “They brought in pictures of me where I was basically naked and told me to use them as motivation for my diet.”

The comments still hurt the Hunger Games star despite her success: “[People think] that because of the way my career has gone, it wouldn’t still hurt me. That somehow, after I won an Oscar, I’m above it all. I was a little girl. I was hurt. It doesn’t matter what accolades you get.”

Lawrence added: “I know it’ll never happen to me again. If anybody even tries to whisper the word ‘diet’ I’m like, ‘You can go **** yourself’.”

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