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JLaw felt trapped in her early career

- –ANI

Hollywood superstar Jennifer Lawrence, who is known to speak his heart in important matters, has opened about a moment she experience­d in her early career, which made her feel ‘objectifie­d’. During the star-studded event, honouring Elle’s Women in Hollywood, the 27-year-old actress shared a terrifying account of being asked to lose 15 pounds in two weeks when she first started out in the showbiz, reports People. “When I was much younger and starting out, I was told by producers of a film to lose 15 pounds in two weeks. During this time a female producer had me do a nude line-up with about five women who were much, much, thinner than me. We are stood side-byside with only tape on covering our privates,” she said. Adding, “After that degrading and humiliatin­g line-up, the female producer told me I should use the naked photos of myself as inspiratio­n for my diet.”

The ‘mother!’ star said she tried to stand up for herself and told another producer she thought the weight loss demands were not appropriat­e. “He said he didn’t know why everyone thought I was so fat, he thought I was ‘perfectly f***able,’” noted Lawrence.

She added that she felt “trapped” by the entire experience. “In a perfect world, every human being should have the power to be treated with respect because they’re human,” she told the audience.

Just last week, the Oscarwinni­ng actress issued a statement in the wake of the allegation­s made against Harvey Weinstein.

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