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Here’s Why Emma Watson Loves Jennifer Lawrence’s Essay on Hollywood

Emma Watson took to Twitter to voice her support for Jennifer Lawrence after Lenny Letter, a new feminist newsletter produced by Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner, released a piece on Tuesday in which Lawrence addressed Hollywood sexism.

“Jennifer Lawrence I love you so,” Watson wrote.

She also tweeted a quote from Lawrence’s essay about the gender pay gap: “I’m over trying to find the ‘adorable’ way to state my opinion.”

Watson also Retweeted others who were backing Lawrence on Twitter. “Great article! Totally relatable even though she does make millions. We have to fight at all levels or we’ll never be equal,” Watson retweeted from user Clo Jocelyne.

It’s no surprise, as Watson has been consistently supporting women’s rights in the wake of her Harry Potter fame. The star works on HeForShe, a campaign she launched for the UN last year, and recently spoke about it has further opened her eyes to the issues women face.

“I have experienced sexism in that I have been directed by male directors 17 times and only twice by women,” she told The Guardian early this year. “Of the producers I’ve worked with 13 have been male and only one has been a woman.”

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Cooper Reacts to Jennifer Lawrence’s Op-Ed About Hollywood’s Gender Wage Gap

While promoting his upcoming movie Burnt Tuesday morning, close friend Bradley Cooper learned about the op-ed published in Lena Dunham’s Lenny Letter. While he had yet to read the article titled “Why Do I Make Less Than My Co-Stars” in its entirety, a brief synopsis of the piece immediately intrigued him.

“One thing I could say is that’s interesting because if you think that you only deserve a certain amount and that’s not correct, it’s about changing that mindset and sticking up for yourself the way that Sienna did,” he shared with E! News. “So that’s a great thing.”

In her op-ed, Lawrence admitted that she “failed as a negotiator” because she “gave up early.” She also explained that her desire to be liked ultimately inhibited her ability to ask for money in fear that people wouldn’t find her as endearing.

“When the Sony hack happened and I found out how much less I was being paid than the lucky people with dicks, I didn’t get mad at Sony,” the 25-year-old actress wrote while referencing her American Hustle deal. “I got mad at myself.”

As it turns out, Lawrence may not be alone. When Catt Sadler asked about the article Tuesday morning, Sienna Miller shared her own personal story of experiencing a wage gap.

“I walked away from a play that I wanted to do because I was offered less than half of what the other man was offered and it was just the two of us,” she explained before Burnt hits theatres Oct 30. “[I did] what we have to start doing, unfortunately, at the expense of our creative dreams.”

As for Lawrence, she hopes her honest words will bring about a discussion in and around Hollywood.

“I want to be honest and open and, fingers crossed, not piss anyone off,” she wrote. “Based on the statistics, I don’t think I’m the only woman with this issue.”

She continued, “Are we socially conditioned to behave this way? Could there still be a lingering habit of trying to express our opinions in a certain way that doesn’t ‘offend’ or ‘scare’ men?”