“I would like to restore the truth.” Jennifer Lawrence reveals why and how she climbed the Cannes ladder

It’s the fashion accessory, both fun and inappropriate, to remember from this 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival last May. On the occasion of the “Golden Palm Branch” exhibition. Anatomy of a Fall By Justin Treet, American actress Jennifer Lawrence walked up the red carpet steps in a gorgeous puffy Christian Dior gown. However, the photographers did not miss a detail: get out of the uncomfortable pumps, the actress tied her outfit with a black plastic clutch.

In the video: Jennifer Lawrence, the summer beauty for Dior’s new perfume

A political gesture.

Since then, many netizens have praised the actress’ gestureThe hunger games on social media, defining it as a political act to fight against the dress code for women at the ceremony. Unfortunately, the latter wanted to “restore the truth” during the interview Entertainment Tonight , June 8. “There was nothing political in it. I had no idea what was going on until it came out and it became a real controversy.” And add: “I didn’t think of violating the dress code of the festival. Actually, I had no idea about this whole flat shoe controversy. And I also didn’t know that some celebrities had already climbed the stairs barefoot.”

The latter refers to (among other things) the 2016 appearance of Julia Roberts, who landed on her toes in the wind in front of the Palais des Festivals. Or even Kristen Stewart’s, who removed her pumps in the middle of the stairs two years later. Initiatives that were taken each time to protest against a regulation that was considered too sexist. “It wasn’t a political gesture, even if it was something I could do,” Jennifer Lawrence continued. But even if it means conveying a political message, I prefer to do it consciously and voluntarily. This was not the case here.’

Next in the waterfall

In fact, the actress admitted that the heels were too big for her feet that day, and that being used to falling in public, she only wanted to protect herself from a further turn. “We had to take a picture with the Excellent Cadaver production team and I know I would have fallen miserably if I had kept my heels on,” she confided.

In 2013, she particularly fell when she took the stage to accept the Oscar for Best Actress for her role; happiness therapy, presented by Jean Dujardin. Two months later, she was tripping again at the film’s premiere X-Men:. Rebelotte in 2015 at the showThe hunger games to Madrid. I want to break the curse once and for all.

In the video, Jennifer Lawrence stumbles at the 2013 Academy Awards