Jennifer Lawrence 'extremely offended' by 'controversy' surrounding her Versace gown

The actress slammed the reporting over her outfit as "sexist"
Hitting out: Jennifer Lawrence slammed reports on Facebook
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Emma Powell21 February 2018
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Jennifer Lawrence has been left “extremely offended” by the “controversy” surrounding her Versace gown at a photo call in London.

The US actress, 27, was pictured in a plunging black dress with a thigh high slit as she posed with her Red Sparrow cast members at the Corinthia Hotel on Tuesday.

Lawrence said reports of her wearing a “revealing dress in the cold” were “sexist” and created “silly distractions from real issues”.

Venting her disgust on Facebook she said: “Wow. This is not only utterly ridiculous, I am extremely offended. That Versace dress was fabulous, you think I’m going to cover that gorgeous dress up with a coat and a scarf?

Chilly: Jennifer Lawrence and fellow cast members at the 'Red Sparrow' photocall at The Corinthia Hotel
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“I was outside for 5 minutes. I would have stood in the snow for that dress because I love fashion and that was my choice.”

Angry: Jennifer Lawrence at London's Corinthia Hotel
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She continued: “This is sexist, this is ridiculous, this is not feminism. Over reacting about everything someone says or does, creating controversy over silly innocuous things such as what I choose to wear or not wear, is not moving us forward. It's creating silly distractions from real issues. Get a grip people.

“Everything you see me wear is my choice. And if I want to be cold THATS MY CHOICE TOO!”

The actress is in the capital to promote her new film, which sees her play Russian ballerina-turned-spy, Dominika Egorova.

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She recently opened up about stripping off for the role, joking her ease with being naked on set made the crew feel “uncomfortable”.

Speaking to Entertainment Tonight she said: “Everybody made me feel so comfortable that I probably at a certain point started making everybody else uncomfortable.

“Because I'd be like, 'I don't want the robe. I'm hot. I'm eating.' Everybody's like, 'She needs to cover up.”

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