Josh Hutcherson backs Jennifer Lawrence on Hollywood gender pay gap
Jennifer Lawrence's "Hunger Games" co-star Josh Hutcherson has her back.
Lawrence, 25, recently penned an essay about the gender pay gap in Hollywood for Lena Dunham's Lenny newsletter titled "Why Do I Make Less Than My Male Co‑Stars?" - and Hutcherson apparently liked what he read.
"I thought it was incredible," he told MTV News, adding, "I'm really proud of her, and happy," Hutcherson told MTV. "She's always been a little gun-shy. She's always said what she thinks, but as far as tackling issues, she's never really stepped up to do that. It's nice to see her now taking that step, being progressive, and using her voice not just to make people laugh."
Hutcherson isn't Lawrence's only co-star backing her up. Her frequent co-star Bradley Cooper also chimed about the gender pay inequality in Hollywood during an interview Friday with "CBS This Morning," calling for more transparency.
"It's such a taboo thing to talk about it -- what one makes," he said.