Jennifer Lawrence was never going to not come out fighting was she.
Lawrence has remained quiet following the theft of private nude photos or her and other celebs back in August, but in this month's Vanity Fair she speaks for the first time about the entire thing, talking at length in a 3,000 word story that will be available online tomorrow.
"I don't have anything to say I'm sorry for." Jennifer Lawrence speaks out https://t.co/IB96q285fN pic.twitter.com/Wy1MP2p5yU
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Lawrence's interview, which took place after the accompanying cover shoot featured above and below, reveal just how much of an horrific act it was, with Lawrence telling Vanity Fair how she tried to write a statement but:
'every single thing that I tried to write made me cry or get angry. I started to write an apology, but I don’t have anything to say I’m sorry for. I was in a loving, healthy, great relationship for four years. It was long distance, and either your boyfriend is going to look at porn or he’s going to look at you.'
Jennifer Lawrence breaks her silence about those stolen photos in the November issue of VF https://t.co/grsFtXl0J5 pic.twitter.com/IZ5yBwHvtq
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When asked about the legal side of the whole saga, Lawrence is clear about what it is, saying:
"It is not a scandal. It is a sex crime. It is a sexual violation. It’s disgusting. The law needs to be changed, and we need to change. That’s why these Web sites are responsible. Just the fact that somebody can be sexually exploited and violated, and the first thought that crosses somebody’s mind is to make a profit from it. It’s so beyond me. I just can’t imagine being that detached from humanity. I can’t imagine being that thoughtless and careless and so empty inside."
Her more than justifiable anger also seeps through the story as she tells it like it is and puts anyone who claims that she and others deserved or asked for this in their place.
"Just because I’m a public figure, just because I’m an actress, does not mean that I asked for this. It does not mean that it comes with the territory. It’s my body, and it should be my choice, and the fact that it is not my choice is absolutely disgusting. I can’t believe that we even live in that kind of world. "
And to anyone who went and looked for/at the photos, Lawrence has some words just for you.
"Anybody who looked at those pictures, you’re perpetuating a sexual offense. You should cower with shame. Even people who I know and love say, ‘Oh, yeah, I looked at the pictures.’ I don’t want to get mad, but at the same time I’m thinking, I didn’t tell you that you could look at my naked body."
Video of the cover shoot is below, and Lawrence's full feature will be available on VanityFair.com tomorrow.
Via Vanity Fair