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"Hollywood is filled with examples of former sweethearts people grew to hate—from Megan Fox to Katherine Heigl and Julia Roberts. Roberts was once America’s girl next door but, as Jezebel's Phoenix Tso put it, “people now speculate [she’s] a huge bitch.” And as Star’s 2013 Most Hated Celebrities poll shows, the penalties for perceived unlikability are much higher for women than men. Whereas Justin Bieber and Chris Brown, the latter a convicted abuser, ranked a paltry eighth and 20th, respectively; Heigl nabbed fifth place. Kristen Stewart was all the way up in second, and Gwyneth Paltrow won. What makes Gwyneth Paltrow 19 spots more hateable than Chris Brown? You tell me."

{nico lang for the daily dot}

i love j-law. i love her and i think she is both talented and funny. i love her i love her. so. this piece on what the jennifer lawrence backlash tells young women is great for feminist friday because it is about j-law, but also because i love anne hathaway, and, actually, lots of other actresses, and i'm sick to death of them being ripped apart when recognized. so. good.

happy friday, movie stars.