--- title: Chris Rock Talks About Jennifer Lawrence and Pay Inequality description: Jennifer Lawrence might not make as much as her male counterparts, but according to Chris Rock, things could be a lot harder for the star canonical: https://time.com/4165080/chris-rock-jennifer-lawrence-black/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-12-31T20:55:05.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T13:43:00.184Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Chris Rock Criticized Jennifer Lawrence's Wage Gap Essay og:description: "If she was black, she'd really have something to complain about" og:url: https://time.com/4165080/chris-rock-jennifer-lawrence-black/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltab4f58d39c419fff/698877485f570f1790b1f021/chris-rock.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: "Top Five: Special Screening - Arrivals og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Chris Rock Criticized Jennifer Lawrence's Wage Gap Essay twitter:description: "If she was black, she'd really have something to complain about" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltab4f58d39c419fff/698877485f570f1790b1f021/chris-rock.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Chris Rock: If Jennifer Lawrence Were Black, 'She’d Really Have Something To Complain About' > Sponsored content. 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Chris Rock arrives at the "Top Five" special screening in Sydney, Australia on March 4, 2015.Mark Metcalfe—Getty Images by [Michael Miller / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Michael Miller / People Dec 31, 2015 8:55 PM UTC “Black women have the hardest gig in show business,” he said in a [_New Yorker_](http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/01/04/ready-for-prime-time)profile on [_Saturday Night Live’s_](http://www.people.com/people/news/category/0,,MediaProductsTax:TVSaturdayNightLive,00.html) [Leslie Jones](http://www.people.com/article/leslie-jones-snl-cast-member). “You hear Jennifer Lawrence complaining about getting paid less because she’s a woman – if she was black, she’d really have something to complain about.” Rock’s comments regarding _Joy_ star refer to her [widely publicized essay](http://www.people.com/article/jennifer-lawrence-paid-less-lenny-feminism-pay-gap) on gender pay inequality in Hollywood published in [Lena Dunham’s](http://www.people.com/people/news/category/0,,personsTax:LenaDunham,00.html) newsletter. The [_Hunger Games_](http://www.people.com/people/news/category/0,,MediaProductsTax:MovieTheHungerGames,00.html) star was compelled to write the essay after learning she made less money than her male costars in _American Hustle_ following last year’s [Sony hack](http://www.people.com/article/sony-hack-everything-you-need-to-know). Lawrence – who’s nominated for a Golden Globe (her fourth nod) for her performance in _Joy_ – was 2015’s highest paid actress in the world after raking in $52 million this year, according to [Forbes](http://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2015/08/20/the-worlds-highest-paid-actresses-2015-jennifer-lawrence-leads-with-52-million/). According to the same article covering actors, Robert Downey Jr. topped the list, raking in $80 million. Altogether, the 18 highest paid actresses in the world made $660 million less than the world’s 34 [highest paid actors](http://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2015/08/04/the-worlds-highest-paid-actors-2015-robert-downey-jr-leads-with-80-million-haul/). Understandably, Lawrence has continued to be outspoken about wage inequality since writing the essay titled, “Why Do I Make Less Than My Male Co-Stars?” “When the Sony hack happened and I found out how much less I was being paid than the lucky people with dicks, I didn’t get mad at Sony,” she wrote. “I got mad at myself. i failed as a negotiator because I gave up early. I didn’t want to keep fighting over millions of dollars that, frankly, due to two franchises, I don’t need.” Rock was interviewed for the _New Yorker_ profile on Jones because of his instrumental role in helping the road comedian finally land her big break on_SNL_. “I mentioned her to several managers and agents over the years. Everybody passed. [Lorne \[Michaels\]](http://www.people.com/people/news/category/0,,personsTax:LorneMichaels,00.html), because he’s the best at what he does, is the one who saw it. I don’t think he’d hired a cast member her age in a long time,” Rock said. “Every black comedian in the country knew what I could do,” Jones said in the profile. “But that doesn’t mean everyone else is paying attention.” When Michaels was searching for new female cast members for the sketch comedy show last December – amidst mounting criticism over the show’s lack of diversity – Rock asked the show runner to give Jones a chance to audition. Now a fan favorite, Jones is the oldest cast member ever to join _SNL_. She’s also starring in the [_Ghostbusters_](http://www.people.com/people/news/category/0,,MediaProductsTax:Ghostbusters,00.html) reboot hitting theaters this summer. 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