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A Reaction To Jennifer Lawrence's 'Rude' Outburst Toward A Foreign Reporter At The 2016 Golden Globes

Oh, JLaw...

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A Reaction To Jennifer Lawrence's 'Rude' Outburst Toward A Foreign Reporter At The 2016 Golden Globes

On Jan. 10, 2016, the 73rd Golden Globes Awards show was held in Beverly Hills, California, and shown to the public on NBC at 8 p.m. EST.

There were many memorable moments from this year's Golden Globes, like when Lady Gaga bumped into Leonardo DiCaprio while walking to the stage after winning "Best Actress in a Limited Series or a Motion Picture Made for TV," or when Taraji P. Henson handed out cookies while going to accept the award for "Best Actress in a TV Series, Drama" for her show "Empire."

But one of the things that stood out to me the most was what happened during the Golden Globes press conference that followed the ceremony that night. While Jennifer Lawrence was answering questions for the press, she was a little rude to one of the foreign reporters who was using his phone to help him keep track of his questions and what Lawrence was saying (if you haven't seen the video yet, check it out here).

She said things to this reporter such as, "You can't live your whole life behind your phone bro," and also wagged her finger at him.

Now, don't get me wrong, I've always loved JLaw. She's a great actress, a strong feminist, and really isn't afraid to speak her mind about what she thinks is right and wrong in the industry and in the world. However, being a journalism major who wishes to eventually pursue a career as a reporter, I do think her words didn't speak for her intentions.

I understand that she wanted to have the full attention of everyone at the conference, but how she reacted to the reporter, who works on behalf of Latin America's E! Network, was a little rude.

Maybe she was just being sassy and sarcastic like people normally see her, but in this case a lot of people thought she was being a little harsh on the foreign reporter, who was only doing his job.

Being a reporter is a tough job. We have to keep track of our questions and make sure they all get answered, record the interviewees answers, and make sure we understand the reasoning behind those answers so we can fully report and use the interview to our fullest extent. It's extremely important for the reporter to record every word the interviewee says so they can follow crucial media law and ethics rules.

It's especially difficult if you're a foreign reporter, who isn't fully fluent in the language that a majority of that country uses, to understand what the interviewee is saying. I'm sure that reporter was using his phone to help guide him through the press conference and make sure he was saying his questions correctly in English -- a language he's not confident in. He did a pretty good job communicating throughout the conference, even though you could hear his accent and pick up on the fact that English isn't his first language.

She might not have realized how her intentions got misinterpreted, but I do think she should at least formally apologize to that reporter. He was just doing his job, and if she really wanted him to look up from his phone she should try to say it in a nicer way in the future so it doesn't come across as mean.

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