Jennifer Lawrence had the career trajectory that many aspiring actresses would kill to have. While she started as a TV supporting character on The Bill Engvall Show, Lawrence became A-list material when she starred in Winter's Bone, The Hunger Games movies and of course, Silver Linings Playbook (the film that won her an Oscar). However, around that same time claims were made that the 85th Academy Award honoree's fall before her speech was “fake." Now, Lawrence is clearing the air about all of that.
Interestingly, Lawrence was in the position to receive that Oscar in the first place because she convinced David O. Russell she was perfect for Silver Linings Playbook by imitating the spider she killed during their Zoom meeting. I'm not sure if anyone could've predicted the backlash she'd face for her eventual award speech. During an interview with The New York Times, Lawrence explained that at that time, she had a public persona that she doesn’t carry with her now at 35:
