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Jennifer Lawrence attacks 'ridiculous' feminists for criticising her revealing dress

Actress Jennifer Lawrence has hit out at feminist campaigners who criticised her for wearing a revealing dress on a cold day, calling them "ridiculous".

She's taken to Facebook to defend her right to wear a skimpy Versace dress during a promotional event for the film Red Sparrow earlier this week.

While Lawrence wore a strappy gown, which featured a thigh-high split, male co-stars Joel Edgerton, Jeremy Irons, Matthias Schoenaerts and director Francis Lawrence were all in multiple layers of clothing, and many pointed out the contrast.

Feminists slammed Lawrence, the movie company and her co-stars for what they called 'patriarchal pressure', hinting that the men had made her not cover up despite how cold it was.

Lawrence responded to critics in an impassioned Facebook post, writing: "This is not only utterly ridiculous, I am extremely offended. That Versace dress was fabulous, you think I'm going to cover that gorgeous dress up with a coat and a scarf? I was outside for 5 minutes. I would have stood in the snow for that dress because I love fashion and that was my choice.

"This is sexist, this is ridiculous, this is not feminism. Over- reacting about everything someone says or does, creating controversy over silly innocuous things such as what I choose to wear or not wear, is not moving us forward. It's creating silly distractions from real issues. Get a grip people. Everything you see me wear is my choice. And if I want to be cold THATS MY CHOICE TOO!"

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