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Jennifer Lawrence Denies Bad Blood With David O. Russell on Set of 'Joy'

The Oscar-winning actress took to Facebook to reassure fans she’s “having a blast” making the movie.

AFI FEST 2013 Presented By Audi Special Tribute: An Evening With David O. Russell - Reception
AFI FEST 2013 Presented By Audi Special Tribute: An Evening With David O. Russell - Reception

By Jeff Sneider

Jennifer Lawrence took to Facebook on Friday afternoon to deny reports that she and director David O. Russell clashed on the set of 20th Century Fox’s Joy, in which the Oscar-winning actress plays Miracle Mop creator Joy Mangano.

TMZ reported an epic screaming match between Russell and Lawrence, though insiders suggest it was simply two passionate artists expressing themselves during filming.

Here’s what Lawrence wrote on Facebook:

Hey guys!
It’s Jen! I know I don’t go on here a lot because I can barely work email but there’s been a terrible rumor going around the last 24 hours so I wanted to clear it up.
David O. Russell is one of my closest friends and we have an amazing collaborative working relationship. I adore this man and he does not deserve this tabloid malarkey. This movie is going great and I’m having a blast making it!


Russell is a notoriously headstrong filmmaker who has no problem yelling at his actors to get a better performance out of them. It was evidently a stressful day on set for Russell, who allegedly berated a Fox exec for defending a line producer he reportedly wanted fired, and who also booted Harvey Weinstein from the Boston set after he showed up announced.

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Lawrence’s American Hustle co-stars Robert De NiroBradley Cooper, and Elisabeth Rohm also appear in Joy, which also features Edgar Ramirez playing Lawrence’s cheating husband.

Fox 2000 is slated to release Joy on Christmas Day, so expect awards buzz to be even louder than Russell’s rant on set.

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