Jennifer Lawrence Says Loved Ones 'Encouraged Me Not to' Be Involved in Doc About Women's Rights in Afghanistan

Mar. 15, 2025

Jennifer Lawrenceis opening up about the importance of being involved in the powerful new documentaryBread and Roses.

Produced with the help of Lawrence andMalala Yousafzai, the upcoming Apple film details the impact on women of the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan and how three women “fight to recover their autonomy,” according to an official synopsis.

TheAcademy Awardwinner, 34, appeared alongside Yousafzai, 27, and director Sahra Mani onCBS MorningsTuesday, Nov. 19, where they discussed the impact of the documentary andGayle Kingasked Lawrence about her involvement.

“Jennifer, were you concerned about speaking out publicly about this? Did your family and friends encourage you or say, ‘Oh, are you sure you want to step out this way?’ " asked King, 69.

“My family and friends definitely encouraged me not to,” replied Lawrence, who is currentlypregnant and expecting her second childwith husbandCooke Maroney. “It’s dangerous — of course it is. But there’s 20 million women whose lives are in danger.”

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King went on to ask theNo Hard Feelingsactress about any comment she heard from “trolls” who might criticize her “inserting herself” into this conversation.

“Well, they always say different things,” Lawrence told King, laughing. “I did a60 Minutesinterview where I explained thatI dropped out of middle school, so I’m technically not educated. And so I think the common [criticism], especially with this subject, is, ‘Why is somebody without an education trying to talk about ‘politics’?’ "

“To that,” Lawrence continued, “I say, it’s not political. It’s people’s lives.”

“It’s political in the sense that you should push your congresspeople and you should get involved to make our government more accountable, then the UN can recognize gender apartheid,” she added. “But I don’t find it political. And also, I am educated in filmmaking. I’m educated in telling stories.”

Jennifer Lawrence at the 15th Governors Awards in Los Angeles on Nov. 17, 2024.Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty

Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty

Lawrence and art-gallery director Maroney, 40, shared the news of their second child on the way via aVogueInstagram post and article on Oct. 20.

“Congratulations are in order for Jennifer Lawrence! The Oscar-winning actor will be welcoming her second child with art gallerist husband Cooke Maroney,” the magazine wrote in the caption of the post, adding that representatives for Lawrence had confirmed the happy news toVogue.

Representatives for the actress did not respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment at the time.

Maroney and Lawrence,who married in October 2019, are already parents to 2-year-old sonCy, whom they welcomed in February 2022.

source: people.com