Tag: Jennifer Lawrence

Actress Jennifer Lawrence to tie the knot

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence, one of Hollywood’s most eligible singles, is tying the knot. The 28-year-old “Hunger Games” star is engaged to art dealer Cooke Maroney, 33, her publicist told the Los Angeles Times on Wednesday. The couple have been spotted together since last summer after reportedly being introduced through friends. Rumors of the engagement began circulating recently after the Kentucky-born actress was spotted at a New York restaurant with […]

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Jennifer Lawrence wows on the red carpet in Venice

VENICE, Italy (Reuters) — Fans went wild for Hollywood star Jennifer Lawrence as she appeared on the red carpet in Venice for the world premiere of her real-life partner Darren Aronofsky’s movie “Mother!”. Fans had camped outside the red carpet overnight to make sure they would be well positioned to catch a glimpse of the 27-year-old Academy Award winner. In the film, Lawrence plays Mother, a young wife who lives with her poet husband — […]

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Relatively stranded – my review of “Passengers”

QUEZON City, Philippines (January 9) – Anyone with a basic grounding on astronomy and – I don’t know – physics knows that space travel takes a very long time. The distance between stars is measured by light-years – that is how many years light will take to reach that particular stellar object. And as we wannabe physics buff know – light is the fastest object in the universe. That is why sci-fi films usually invoke […]

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Hollywood in shock over Trump victory

by Frankie TAGGART LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Lady Gaga besieged Trump Tower. Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence penned a thoughtful essay. Miley Cyrus posted a tearful video. Hillary Clinton’s celebrity supporters were in deep mourning Thursday as Hollywood came to terms with Republican Donald Trump’s stunning election as US president. Pop princess Katy Perry, whose Twitter followers outnumber the populations of most European countries, urged her fans not to “sit still” or “weep.” “We are […]

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Jennifer Lawrence tops list of best paid actresses

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Oscar-winning Jennifer Lawrence was named the world’s highest-paid actress for the second year running on Tuesday, with estimated pre-tax earnings of $46 million. The 26-year-old American raked in the lion’s share from a profit share in the final “Hunger Games” movie, which grossed $650 million, Forbes magazine said. An upfront fee for the forthcoming space thriller “Passengers” also helped the 26-year-old push her pay day above second-ranked Melissa McCarthy, who […]

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Jennifer Lawrence ranked ‘most valuable star’; Chris Pratt soars

Jennifer Lawrence came out top for a second successive year in a ranking of the most valuable movie stars, released on Monday (November 16), that saw Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt drop out of the top 10, and a huge rise for “Jurassic World” star Chris Pratt. Lawrence, 25, an Oscar winner for “Silver Linings Playbook” and star of the “Hunger Games” movie franchise, was deemed “the leading movie star of her generation” by editors […]

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Jennifer Lawrence ranked highest-paid actress but men still prevail

“Hunger Games” star Jennifer Lawrence on Thursday (August 20) topped a Forbes list of the world’s highest-paid actresses, earning some $52 million in the past year but still far behind the best paid actor. Lawrence, who won an Oscar in 2013 for her role in “Silver Linings Playbook,” also had income for being the face of French fashion and beauty company Dior but her combined earnings came nowhere close to the estimated $80 million of […]

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