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Jennifer Lawrence apologises for Hawaii 'butt-scratching' story | |
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US actress Jennifer Lawrence has apologised after telling a story about scratching her "butt" on sacred rocks in Hawaii. | US actress Jennifer Lawrence has apologised after telling a story about scratching her "butt" on sacred rocks in Hawaii. |
In a statement on Facebook, she said she meant "absolutely no disrespect to the Hawaiian people". | In a statement on Facebook, she said she meant "absolutely no disrespect to the Hawaiian people". |
The actress had told the BBC's The Graham Norton Show that the incident happened when she was filming The Hunger Games in the US state. | The actress had told the BBC's The Graham Norton Show that the incident happened when she was filming The Hunger Games in the US state. |
She faced a backlash, with some viewers calling on her to apologise. | She faced a backlash, with some viewers calling on her to apologise. |
Lawrence, who won an Oscar for her role in the 2012 film Silver Linings Playbook, had told the BBC presenter she had been filming in a location where there were "sacred rocks". | Lawrence, who won an Oscar for her role in the 2012 film Silver Linings Playbook, had told the BBC presenter she had been filming in a location where there were "sacred rocks". |
"You're not supposed to sit on them because you're not supposed to expose your genitalia to them," she said. | "You're not supposed to sit on them because you're not supposed to expose your genitalia to them," she said. |
"I, however, was in a wetsuit for this whole shoot so - oh my God, they were so good for butt-itching. One rock that I was butt-scratching on ended up coming loose. | "I, however, was in a wetsuit for this whole shoot so - oh my God, they were so good for butt-itching. One rock that I was butt-scratching on ended up coming loose. |
"It was a giant boulder and it rolled down this mountain and almost killed our sound guy." | "It was a giant boulder and it rolled down this mountain and almost killed our sound guy." |
She added: "His whole station got destroyed, it was a huge dramatic deal and all the Hawaiians were like 'Oh my god, it's the curse'. And I'm round the corner going, 'I'm your curse - I wedged it loose with my ass'." | She added: "His whole station got destroyed, it was a huge dramatic deal and all the Hawaiians were like 'Oh my god, it's the curse'. And I'm round the corner going, 'I'm your curse - I wedged it loose with my ass'." |
More than 1.3 million people watched the clip after it was posted on BBC One's Facebook page. | More than 1.3 million people watched the clip after it was posted on BBC One's Facebook page. |
Some viewers called on Lawrence to apologise for her comments. | Some viewers called on Lawrence to apologise for her comments. |
Arghya Ghosh commented: "Weird to see how perspectives work, I mean it's funny to her because she doesn't belong to that culture. I mean if you destroy a historical or cultural site, it's pretty much a crime." | Arghya Ghosh commented: "Weird to see how perspectives work, I mean it's funny to her because she doesn't belong to that culture. I mean if you destroy a historical or cultural site, it's pretty much a crime." |
Marcia Ogasawara, from Hawaii, said she didn't find it funny, adding: "If she left the part of it being sacred out, then I wouldn't care; but knowing native Hawaiians built that for some significance and her talking like it's not a big deal, it's very disappointing." | Marcia Ogasawara, from Hawaii, said she didn't find it funny, adding: "If she left the part of it being sacred out, then I wouldn't care; but knowing native Hawaiians built that for some significance and her talking like it's not a big deal, it's very disappointing." |
The star later took to her own Facebook page to apologise, starting the post: "From Jen to the Internet." | The star later took to her own Facebook page to apologise, starting the post: "From Jen to the Internet." |
"I meant absolutely no disrespect to the Hawaiian people," she said. | "I meant absolutely no disrespect to the Hawaiian people," she said. |
"I really thought that I was being self-deprecating about the fact that I was 'the curse', but I understand the way it was perceived was not funny and I apologise if I offended anyone." | "I really thought that I was being self-deprecating about the fact that I was 'the curse', but I understand the way it was perceived was not funny and I apologise if I offended anyone." |
It is not known exactly where the rocks are in Hawaii but some of the scenes of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire were filmed on the North Shore of Oahu at Kawela Bay. | It is not known exactly where the rocks are in Hawaii but some of the scenes of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire were filmed on the North Shore of Oahu at Kawela Bay. |
It was used as the location for a scene when the tributes appear on top of the saltwater lake at the arena for the Quarter Quell. | It was used as the location for a scene when the tributes appear on top of the saltwater lake at the arena for the Quarter Quell. |
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