Chris Rock on Jennifer Lawrence's gender pay-gap complaints: 'If she was black, she'd really have something to complain about'
Jennifer Lawrence has been outspoken about her frustrations with how Hollywood treats male and female actors differently when it comes to pay. Comedian Chris Rock has a different take: ;Hey Jennifer, try being a black female actress...'
Jennifer Lawrence has been outspoken about her frustrations with how Hollywood treats male and female actors differently when it comes to pay.
Comedian Chris Rock has a different take: Hey Jennifer, try being a black female actress.
“Black women have the hardest gig in show business,” Rock says in a new New Yorker profile on comedian Leslie Jones. “You hear Jennifer Lawrence complaining about getting paid less because she’s a woman – if she was black, she’d really have something to complain about.”
Rock was referring to, in part, Lawrence’s essay on the matter  “Why Do I Make Less Than My Male Co-Stars?”
You can read Lawrence’s full essay from October below:
Lawrence hasn’t responded to Rock’s comments, but we’ll keep this post updated if she does.
