Stars Respond To Jennifer Lawrence's Essay On Gender Pay Gap

Following Jennifer Lawrence's essay on the gender pay gap in Hollywood on Lena Dunham's Lenny, a number of stars have come out to congratulate her for speaking out.

Hillary Clinton took to Twitter to add her support of Jennifer Lawrence's essay on gender inequality in Hollywood, praising her for using her voice to add weight to the topic without fear of being "unpopular" despite how hard that may be.

Fellow feminist Emma Watson also threw her support behind the 25-year-old via Twitter, writing, "O Jennifer Lawrence I love you so," as well as quoting a line from her essay.

Emma Watson took to Twitter to show her support for Jennifer Lawrence. Photo: Getty Images

Bradley Cooper also spoke out in support of his American Hustle co-star, who specifically named him in her essay as one of her male costars was paid more her.

"Jeremy Renner, Christian Bale, and Bradley Cooper all fought and succeeded in negotiating powerful deals for themselves. If anything, I'm sure they were commended for being fierce and tactical, while I was busy worrying about coming across as a brat and not getting my fair share."

Speaking to Entertainment Tonight, the 40-year-old agreed there is definitely a "double standard in the whole world"

"This is just one aspect. Anytime there's a place where a voice can come out and be outspoken, that's great," he added.

"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," he also told E! News.

Cooper also expressed his love for "strong women" adding that he thinks that stars like Jen talking about the pay gap "is making a difference."

J.Law's ​Hunger Games ​costar Elizabeth Banks also took to Twitter to back up Emma's sentiments, "I love Jennifer Lawrence," she wrote.

Sienna Miller shared her own experiences, and urges women to stand up to the inequality. Photo: Getty Images

Sienna Miller, who has been outspoken in the last about her own experiences of gender inequality in Hollywood, was asked about Jen's essay and weighed in on the topic with a story of her own.

"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 told E! News.

"[I did] what we have to start doing, unfortunately, at the expense of our creative dreams."