From Maxim · · 1m 20s
Jennifer Lawrence joins Instagram, sort of
She showed up on Instagram with one rule: say anything mean and she's gone.
In brief
She showed up on Instagram with one rule: say anything mean and she's gone. Lawrence spent years avoiding social media, and she joined on her own joking terms, with a rule that no comment section can actually follow. Originally reported by Maxim.
J-Law finally shows up
Jennifer Lawrence opened an Instagram account and pulled in 4 million followers within 24 hours. Her debut video was filmed in a white robe.
“So yeah, I'm giving it a shot”
One rule, impossible to keep
Her opening promise was a joke with a real edge: a single negative comment and the account is over. She claims she will sense the mean thoughts too.
“If anyone says anything negative, I will quit immediately. No questions asked.”
I'm the baby
Her first Story was white text on black, asking people not to upset the baby. The punchline is that the baby is her.
“Please be mindful that any mean or aggressive comments can negatively affect the baby. It's me. I'm the baby.”
Her first real account
She has run an activism-focused X account under @JLawrence_RepUs, and admitted to lurking on private accounts. This is her first genuine public presence.
Why she stayed away
Back in 2018 she told Time that the volume of opinion online was not worth inviting in. The new account walks that line with a joke instead of a wall.
“I don't want to put myself out there for no reason.”
A very loud year ahead
She returns briefly as Katniss in the Hunger Games prequel, and stars with Leonardo DiCaprio in Scorsese's What Happens at Night, a couple unravelling in a frozen European town.
The bottom line
Lawrence spent years avoiding social media, and she joined on her own joking terms, with a rule that no comment section can actually follow.
