Darren Aronofsky let students Facetime with girlfriend Jennifer Lawrence if they voted in US Election

The acclaimed film director pulled out all the stops to get students voting in North Carolina  
Incentive: Jennifer Lawrence Factimed with students to encourage them to vote
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Jennifer Ruby10 November 2016
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Director Darren Aronofsky tried to persuade young people to vote by offering them Facetime with his girlfriend Jennifer Lawrence.

The US filmmaker, 47, saw the opportunity to make the most of his new relationship with the A-lister and headed to Duke University in Durham, North Carolina to try and get students voting in the US presidential election.

On Tuesday, the Black Swan director was spotted wandering around campus with his 26-year-old on his phone, encouraging people to get out and vote.

Student Ethan Udell posted a picture of the acclaimed filmmaker on Instagram, writing: “I just casually FaceTimed with Jennfer Lawrence. Darren Aronofsky is the man.”

Another described Aronofsky’s plan as ‘bribery’, with one person writing: “When Jennifer Lawrence’s boyfriend is on campus bribing students to go vote in exchange for a FaceTime with her.”

According to reports, the director introduced his other half to as many as 15-20 people during his last minute campaigning day.

North Carolina was considered a swing state in the election and was won by Donald Trump on Tuesday.

Aronofsky, who has a son with actress Rachel Weisz, is thought to have started dating 26-year-old Lawrence just a few months ago.

The pair met while shooting the director’s forthcoming film Mother, which co-stars Javier Bardem and Ed Harris.

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