Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence has spoken out after being accused of having an affair with singer Miley Cyrus’ ex-husband Liam Hemsworth – but she says it never happened.
Lawrence joined host Andy Cohen on his show, “Watch What Happens Live,” and he asked her whether she’d like to “plead the fifth” or address rumors that Cyrus’ break-up song “Flowers” was a dig aimed at her.
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“When Miley Cyrus’ song ‘Flowers’ debuted, there was a lot of talk that the music video – I know, the audience is already responding to this,” Cohen laughed as chatter came from the studio audience. “Okay, there was already a lot of talk that the music video was referencing a secret fling that you had with Liam Hemsworth while he was with Miley Cyrus —”
“Not true!” Lawrence interrupted before Cohen even had the chance to ask, “Can you please respond to this?”
“I would love to,” Lawrence said, repeating, “Not true, total rumor. We all know me and Liam, like, kissed one time. It was years after they broke up, so I just assumed that [the gold dress] was, like, a coincidence.”
“Thank you for clearing that up,” Cohen said, after which Lawrence turned to the audience and asked, “Are you satisfied?”
The music video featured Cyrus in a gold dress, sparking the rumor that the former Disney star had chosen the dress as a callback to the gold dress Lawrence had worn to the 2012 Los Angeles premiere of “The Hunger Games” — the movie in which she had co-starred with Hemsworth.
Lawrence did credit her “Hunger Games” costar with helping her develop better negotiating skills and learn to stand up for herself.
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“I am a wimp about standing up for myself,” Lawrence told People Magazine in 2014. Hemsworth “taught me how to stand up for myself. I would always be like, ‘Please like me! Please like me!’ … It’s my biggest weakness – with negotiating, or even with people. Liam is always fair, he is always kind, he is always strong. He’s teaching me to toughen up a little bit, and it’s important. I need that.”