I think we can all agree that one of the most shocking moments during the Golden Globes happened when Jennifer Lawrence accepted her award for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical. Despite being just 22 years old -- a virtual newborn in the acting business -- Lawrence had the audacity to snark on the world's most acclaimed actress by singing out, "I beat Meryl!" when she took the stage.
I mean, who does she think she is, dissing Meryl Streep like that? Jennifer Lawrence needs to learn her place, by god, and I'm just thankful SOMEONE had the guts to call her out on her horrendous behavior. Bless you, Lindsay Lohan, for tweeting what we were ALL thinking during Jennifer Lawrence's unforgivable Golden Globes misstep.
Here's the clip of Lawrence's speech -- you can see her cruel, bitter, gloating remark at about the one-minute mark:
HORRIBLE, right? As Lindsay Lohan wrote,
OMG, Lindsay, you said it! NO1 should ever mess with a legend! Unless mayyyyyyyyybe they were totally kidding and referencing a movie and didn't mean any harm whatsoever, that is.
Yeah, it turns out JLaw was just riffing on a quote from First Wives Club, a movie in which Bette Midler’s character says the “I beat Meryl” line while examining a Golden Globe statuette. Lawrence actually had to explain herself on Letterman last night, saying that it's never a good idea for her to wing it, but adding that "I can’t believe nobody’s ever done it before!"
So, full disclosure: I didn't get the joke, because I've never seen the movie -- but never in a million years did I think she was seriously ragging on Meryl Streep. It was obviously a lighthearted statement with zero malice behind it.
Check out her explanation, which includes the wonderful line, "Hey idiots, it's a quote. From a movie."
Haaaa. God, I love her. God, Lindsay Lohan's a blithering dumbass.
Did you recognize the First Wives quote from Jennifer Lawrence's speech?
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I agree, I think she did out of reprect if anything. I think she felt that she finally made it in her career were she could be up there with someone like Meryl. I can see how it could been taken another way, but come on. It's live tv.
Its a true statetment. She did in fact beat Meryl Streep.
Side note: You've really never seen First Wives Club? Rent it - it's hysterical. So many quotable lines. My favorite: Midler: "He brought her. To my sons Bar Mitzvah". Keaton: "Is she a gift?" (makes sense when you see the movie and makes me laugh every time)
I would have said it! It's true and I would be flabbergasted that I had done it so it definitely would have flown out of my mouth. Night as scandalous as you're making it.