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Jennifer Lawrence Condemns Weinstein But Says He Never Harassed Her

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Actress Jennifer Lawrence released a statement Tuesday condemning Harvey Weinstein but clarifying that she never experienced harassment when she worked with him.

Lawrence starred along side Bradley Cooper in the 2013 film “Silver Linings Playbook,” which was produced by Weinstein. Cooper has not yet commented on the allegations raised against Weinstein.

Echoing a statement released by Meryl Streep yesterday, Lawrence said she was “disturbed” to hear of Weinstein’s behavior but was not aware of it prior to the reporting on it over the past week.

“I was deeply disturbed to hear the news about Harvey Weinstein’s behavior,” Lawrence said in a statement to Variety. “I worked with Harvey five years ago and I did not experience any form of harassment personally, nor did I know about any of these allegations. This kind of abuse is inexcusable and absolutely upsetting.”

“My heart goes out to all of the women affected by these gross actions,” she said. “And I want to thank them for their bravery to come forward.”

Weinstein was terminated from the Weinstein Company, the organization he helped found, on Sunday night.

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