Torrential Rains Worsen Conditions for Displaced Palestinians in Gaza, Officials Warn
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- By Nicole Jackson
- 14 Mar 2026
Lawrence has expressed that she finds it inappropriate suitable to voice opinions against the Trump government, fearing it could exacerbate unhelpful debate and increase separation within the United States.
In a recent interview, she shared, “During the first Trump administration, I thought I was acting frantically without clear direction. But as we’ve learned, through repeated campaigns, Hollywood stars have no real impact whatsoever on voter decisions.”
Lawrence added, “What’s the point? I’m just voicing my thoughts on something that’s going to worsen tensions tearing the nation apart.”
The actress has admitted freely about voting for both right and leftwing contenders throughout her life. Raised by conservative Republicans in Kentucky, she cast her ballot for the Republican nominee in the 2008 election then moving to the Democrats and explaining she understood during the Obama era that voting Republican was opposing her individual liberties as a woman.
Earlier in her career, she stated that Donald Trump’s election might signal “the end of the world” and endorsed the Democratic candidate in the 2020 election. During the most recent election, she voiced her backing to the Democratic nominee, “because I think she’s an excellent choice and I am confident that she will do whatever she can to safeguard abortion access.”
The star was supported by most of Hollywood in her disapproval of the former president as a returning figure, but the lack of leverage celebrities have over the public choices was highlighted by the outcome.
“The second term seems distinct,” noted the actress regarding Trump’s presidency. “Since he stated his intentions. We knew what he did for the previous administration. He was explicit. And voters made that decision.”
The actor is discussing her new film, the filmmaker’s movie in which she stars as a young mom who deals with her mental health in the countryside. Speaking at a media event for the project in Venice, the star commented on Israel’s bombings in Gaza: “I’m terrified. It’s horrifying. What’s happening is no less than a atrocity and it’s horrible.”
Lawrence added by expressing that she was saddened by “the hostility in the discourse of the political landscape right now and how that is going to be normalised to the younger generation now. It’s going to be normal to them that elected officials deceive.”
The actor aimed to shift anger about the conflict to decision-makers rather than actors and artists. “Concentrate on the people in charge,” she said, seen by observers as a allusion to the recent commitment supported by numerous arts community members to refuse engagement with Israeli film institutions.
Lawrence, who earned critical acclaim early in her career for her role in her breakout movie, is attracting awards attention for her work in the new film. Even though Lynne Ramsay has disputed the plot being interpreted as one of postpartum depression and psychological distress, she revealed that she did relate to parts of her character’s journey after the birth of her new baby, soon after filming concluded.
“There was concern for my son,” she commented, “just picturing every potential danger, and then questioning everything that I was doing. I was seeing a therapist, but I got on a drug called that medicine and I took it for 14 days and it made a difference.”
The actor also spoke regarding the freeing requirement of completing nude scenes in the project while she was some months pregnant and limited physically.
“There’s a freedom,” she remarked, about having to cast off vanity. “Honestly, I sometimes think where I’m like, What technically are the differences between me and a prostitute? But it isn’t a major concern.”
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