as you'll hear, jennifer lawrence is outspoken on everything from abuse that she suffered to contemporarycan politics. she joined me here in the studio as she was promoting the film's uk release along with director frances lawrence, no relation, who directed jennifer in the blockbuster "hunger games" franchise. jennifer lawrence, francis lawrence, welcome. >> thank you. >> what about this part of the trilogy, i think it is the first part of the trilogy in the era of putin spice, and the last one will be called "the kremlin's candidate." what about this story at this time grabbed you? >> well, what's interesting is we started making the movie three years ago, so we knew it was exciting, we knew that it was unique, it was dramatic, but was it really relevant? and then a year into making the movie russia election with the u.s., all of that blow coming. so it was relevant. >> what did you think when it was happening? did you think, wow, we're sitting on a gold mine here? >> no, i mean i certainly didn't. i didn't set out to make a political film in any way. i was drawn in by the character tha

>> jennifer lawrence: desperation. an appetite. confidence. ally wanted this. >> lawrence: i knew if i just was given the chance, that it would work. i just knew. ( screams and shouting ) >> whitaker: but not even she knew it would work so well. for a decade in hollywood, she has been defying odds and breaking barriers. at 21, she shattered the myth that women can't carry an action franchise. her four "hunger games" movies earned almost $3 billion. she made three comedy-dramas in as many years, playing unforgettable, flawed, resilient women: >> tiffany: hey! >> pat: whoa, hey. >> whitaker: tiffany, a young widow in "silver livings playbook." >> tiffany: you are not a stand- up guy right now. if it's me reading the signs... >> pat: you reading the signs? >> tiffany: if it's me reading the signs... >> pat: you reading the signs. oh, okay. >> whitaker: in "american hustle" she played rosalyn, a looney, long island housewife. >> rosalyn: you fell in love. don't you dare forget that part. we fell madly in love. >> whitaker: and in "joy," she was a d

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jennifer lawrence and reese witherspoon round out the top five. >>> a black man becomes a white supremacistack clansman. the film is based on a true story. joining us is entertainment editor. i could say so much about this. i've seen it. i will let you take the reigns. it's an excellent film. talk to us more about it,n. ja >> i'm glad you saw it. yes, i think it's one of spike lee's most inspired and energized movies in years. maybe inspired by recent political events. just seems to come out swinging in a way that i haven't seen in a couple of years. as you mentioned inspired by a true story of african-american cop. infiltrated the kkk back in 1972. colorado, starts denzel washington's son. john david washington. if you close your eye, it's freaky how similar their voices are. it's really cool. it's kind of a full circle. denzel worked 26 years ago. great to see director working with son. he does a great job. to me t coolest spike lee thing here we get the staples of floating shaft we always expect. he leaves in archive footage here. opens with the same infamous confederate crane shot from

angelina jolie followed by jennifer anston $19.5 million mostly came from endorsements, rounding up jennifer lawrencehitherspoon. lauren: nice mention. thanks. cheryl: we still have a lot more ahead, andrew governor cuomo not so great statement? >> we are not going to make america great again, it was never that great. [laughter] cheryl: new york republicans telling cuomof it's not that great then leave, details of where he may be headed plus controversial to stop terror in the city, take a look at futures after 396-point gain dow under pressure this morning, down 28 in premarket, s&p 4 and a quarter and nasdaq down 14 and a half. the employee of the year, anna. [music playing] (vo) progress is in the pursuit. audi will cover your first month's lease payment on select models during summer of audi sales event. i want some more what's he doin? but, he can't look at him! it's just not done! please sir. i want some more more? more? more? more? please sir he has asked for... thank you what? well he did say please sir yes he did and, thank you yeah. and thank you he's a wonderful boy (laugh) a delightful bo

jennifer lawrence coming in fourth is taking home $18 million this year. d $19.5 million. much of it from endorsement deals. second angelina jolie returned to the ranking with $28 $28 $288 thanks largely to "ma lef sent." and taking the number one spot scarlet johansson with over $40 million. she stared in "isle of dogs" and "avengers." that kind of makes >>> coming up next ariana grande is upside down on her cover. it contains her hit "god is a woman." this is grande's fourth studio album. one song called "pete davidson" has some sweet lyrics about her fiance, calling her soul mate. they have shared a lot of photos on social media as one does. >> a very natural pose. >> she pays tribute to victims of manchester bombing with 40 seconds of silence on the last track. >>> fans of prince are thrilled with this news. 23 records by the singer are being made available online for the first time. fans can stream and download the first installment of digital releases which makes up more than 300 songs in all. they cover a time in his career when he was putting out fo

>> so i was preparing and getting ready for tonight and i youtubed previous shows, and i saw jennifer lawrencestephen: sure, sure, sure. we drank a lot of rum. >> yes. so i got nervous and thought that maybe we would drink today, so i ordered a lot of room service to prepare myself so wouldn't be a cheap date. >> stephen: would you-- would you-- we have a bar back here, would you like something? would you like some tequila? >> yes, i would never say no to tequila. wooo! i am excited and very nervous. this is going to get-- those are big shot glasses. oh, my goodness. >> stephen: so you were-- while i'm pouring this-- you were born in bulgaria as i understand. >> accurate, yes. >> stephen: that's what we aim to be here, accurate. i worked on "accurate central" for years. i'll do a little. i'm not feeling too drinky tonight. >> is somebody hung over. >> stephen: i was on andy cohen's show "watch what happens live," which is going to be on this sunday, and they have a bar there. i can't drink midweek. >> what day is it, wednesday? >> stephen: i don't know. >> cheers. >> stephen: cheers. ( cheers

he hacked into 250 accounts of hollywood stars including jennifer lawrence and kate upton and kirsteneight months in prison. >>> the gene editing technology crisper was able to fix the genetic defect responsible for the muscular distrophy in dogs. that allowed the gene to make enough of the proper protein muscles needed to function. more testing is required before human trials can begin. >>> the "wall street journal" reports schools are taking action as more students cut class. nearly 8 million children were chronically absent or missed three weeks of school during the 2015-16 school year, up 12% since 2013. schools are sending specialists to homes to raffling cars and the browns recorded wake-up robocalls to go to school. >> i need a robo call in the morning. a los angeles time reports the luxury cruise line vikings will circum navigate the globe in london exactly one year from today called the ultimate world cruise to visit six continents in 59 countries. the eight-month journey is double the duration of the prior cruises. tickets start at -- listen to this -- $92,990. that is a who

magazine at a revealing interview of stone conducted by fellow actor, real-life best friend, jennifer lawrenceanxiety. emma opening up that she had her justsc.gi, t ttack when sheas [ applause ] look at them. when it comes to turning 30 years old this november, stone tells lawrence it's all about her tribe, saying, you realize that your friendships, the people who go with you into these next phases of your life, you are choosing your family. i could not agree more, robin. i see you nodding. you and i share that. >> yes. >> the older you get, the more you realize that. >> and the tribe determines your vibe, it really does. >> oh, i love that. let me jot that one down. >> sounds like a rap song by 2 chainz or something. >> i would like to tell everybody it is a great read. thank you, elle, and it hits newsstands august 28th. [ applause ] >> she was so good playing billie jean king. >> oh, my gosh. >> she was brilliant. >> love that movie. i can't wait to see what she does next. >>> another one of our favorites, reese witherspoon, also in "pop news" today, twinning. and it's not with her daughter

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nothing could be more serious. >> lawrence tribe, thank you very much for joining us. jennifer ruben, thank you as well. chuck rosenberg, thank you. and geoff bennett. we appreciate it. >> tonight john brennan will give his first on-camera interview since the president revoked his security clearance. that's 9:00 p.m. eastern on the rachel maddow show. and later i will speak with nick rasmussen, who was a part of brennan's team that hunted down osama bin laden. >> also, omarosa says she has more tapes to drop, perhaps by the had united statess. how much should the west wing worry? >> plus, they were forced apart by the trump administration. despite court orders, hundreds of migrant parents still can't find their kids. >>> right after this break, the fate of paul manafort still in the hands of the jury. the president is calling it a sad day for this country. ♪ a hotel can make or break a trip. and at expedia, we don't think you should be rushed into booking one. that's why we created expedia's add-on advantage. now after booking your flight, you unlock discounts on select hotels