Jennifer Lawrence ‘Going through a meltdown’ about fame

She was propelled to stardom after breakout roles in Winter’s Bone and The Hunger Games, but Jennifer Lawrence has admitted she’s still not comfortable with fame, admitting she’s had a bit of a ‘meltdown’ lately.

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by Ellie Hooper |
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‘I feel like a monkey in a zoo’ said the Silver Linings Playbook actress, who won an Oscar for her role as widowed sex addict Tiffany Maxwell in the film.

Jennifer Lawrence at The Hunger Games premiere
Jennifer Lawrence at The Hunger Games premiere

‘All of a sudden the entire world feels entitled to know everything about me, including what I’m doing on my weekends when I’m spending time with my nephew. And I don’t have the right to say ‘I’m with my family’.’

The 23-year-old actress also attacked the double standards that see celebrities subjected to more hassle than ordinary civilians.

‘All of a sudden the entire world feels entitled to know everything about me,'

‘If I were just your average 23-year-old girl and I called the police to say that there were strange men sleeping on my lawn and following me to Starbucks, they would leap into action. But because I’m a famous person, ‘Well, sorry ma’am, there’s nothing we can do.’ It makes no sense.’

J-Law also said she empathises with her character in The Hunger Games trilogy, Katniss Everdeen, who experiences a rapid rise to fame herself.

‘I remember reading the [Hunger Games] book and being like, ‘Oh my God, I know exactly what this feels like.’

Adding: ‘I do know what it’s like to be almost a puppet.’

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