As we learned two weeks ago, Jennifer Lawrence is now dating director Daren Aronofsky. J-Law is 26, Aronofsky is 47. It feels… odd. The whole thing just feels like Jennifer will pretty much date anyone, and I guess we have to give her props for not having a type and for keeping her mind and body open to new experiences or whatever. I tend to believe that her relationship with Chris Martin probably screwed her up a lot, just because Chris Martin seems like he would be a major douche to date if you’re more famous or more successful than him. That’s sort of what People Magazine says too – that J-Law was looking for something with less drama than her thing with Chris Martin.
Jennifer Lawrence is no stranger to having her love life in the public eye. But the actress, who is now dating Black Swan director Darren Aronofsky, is more relaxed in her new relationship than she has been in the past, a source tells PEOPLE. The Hunger Games star was most recently linked to Coldplay frontman Chris Martin. (The two began dating five months after Martin split from wife Gwyneth Paltrow, and dated on and off for a year before parting ways.)
“She struggled when she dated Chris [Martin] and seemed very stressed out,” a source tells PEOPLE of the spotlight that comes with dating the singer. “With Darren, it will probably be different. He does not attract attention like Chris does.”
The source adds that like Lawrence, the director “is very low-key.”
“He does not seem like a person who enjoys being a celebrity. Jennifer is the same,” says the source.
Darren doesn’t enjoy being a celebrity because he’s not a celebrity, right? People who follow artsy directors know who he is, but it’s not like he’s ever swarmed on the street. Aronofsky has no Twihard-like devotees. Jennifer Lawrence is arguably one of the biggest actresses in America and she’s well-known around the world (mostly because of The Hunger Games and X-Men, her two major franchises). So… yeah, I mean, I can understand why dating Aronofsky would be more low-key for her. Plus, he probably just appreciates that she’s young and pretty and he’s grateful that she’s dating him so he’s not going to play mind games with her about her fame. Hopefully. Fingers crossed!
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Dating anyone that is fresh out of a long term relationship is going to be stressful. More so if it’s played out in the press. Probably was not the best choice (Chris Martin) for her.
My wish list couple is JLaw and Charlie Hunnam.
OMG, I had never even thought of that pairing. Yes, please!
He’s “grateful” she’s dating him? Age difference aside, people here act like dating someone who’s more beautiful than you in some weird societal standard means you should worship the ground they walk on. Same thing happened in the comments about Cate B and her husband.
Also, he’s a famous director. He could date dozens of girls like her.
And Chris Martin seems to be great. How do we know he was the one to blame in their breakup.
THIS!
*Applause*
This x1000
Did you read her vogue interview from last december? She pretty much hints there what happened with Chris Martin… so I believe that he used to has a problem with her be succesfull.
About Darren, ofc he a great director and he could be with anyone, but Jennifer is one of the most famous and succesfull young actress out there rn.
I thought that was about Nicholas Hoult?
Yeah, I don’t get the grateful thing at all. He’s smart, creative, successful, and attractive.
Chris Martin I believe only because of how he was with Paltrow when they were married. His refusal to be photographed with her candidly and insisting they were separate creatively always struck me as a man who was uncomfortable being lower in the celebrity hierarchy. Compare photos of his marriage to his making out with Wallace on the streets of Paris, and you’ll see what I mean.
My impression was that Gwyneth had a hand in their decision not to be photographed together. I vaguely recall her saying something about having had public relationships in the past & having learnt her lesson. . .
I can see that it could be difficult for a man to be with an incredibly successful woman. I can also see how it would be tough for a young woman to be with a divorced father.
Timing is everything in life, isn’t it? You can have a connection with someone & circumstances just don’t allow it to grow into what it might be.
I don’t know what kind of connection (if any) Jennifer Lawrence & Chris Martin had, but that idea – the constraints of timing & circumstance – really gets me.
Okay so you like him because he’s not a celeb, so why put out a story in People to bring attention to your relationship which can create a public interest in you two and potentially make you guys a pap target to feed the public demand?
Just go out and be together. No need to explain or announce anything. Everyone will put two and two together and if you absolutely feel like explaining things why not wait until you have a job related interview, make a short remark about being together and keep it moving. Because right now it looks like they or her people are doing a rollout of this relationship so it can get attention. It’s not like either was in a relationship that anyone knows of and then got together under suspect circumstances to maybe merit an explanation.
Or just being he’s rich? Or she needs to date an older because she’s to mature for her age?
She wouldn’t be hooking up with this guy if he wasn an office worker.
If she hates celebrity why is she leaking stories to tabloids?
We don’t know she leaked anything; tabloids have to have info every week, and are very aggressive about pursuing any whispers or sightings. People love to hate on this girl, whether there is any proof of wrongdoing whatsoever…
Every other celebrity leaks stuff, but with her it’s an accident? Sure.
So, the rumors re him and Natalie Portman aren’t true?
Hope Jlaw doesn’t get herself into another triangle – or maybe she thrives there.
I think he and portman dated during/after black swan
Yes, but rumors have hung over them re the paternity of her child and the one she’s expecting.
The Aronofsky-Portman relationship (assuming it’s true) – really creeps me out. Natalie strikes me as someone who is VERY aware of her beauty & who consciously use it to feel power over people. Does anyone else get that vibe? It’s so off-putting.
‘Aronofsky has no Twihard-like devotees.’
tbf, neither does goop martin. although he clearly has an issue with wanting to date successful women, then feeling bothered about being number 2, since he did it twice.
Is he really bothered about being number 2? I mean, he was married to Goop for 13 years and she was more famous than him when they started. He seems to have issues with fame/publicity in relationships, and seems to be an awkward person all around, but I don’t think he was that bothered by their fame.
he refused to be seen with her. she wasn’t his gf, she was the mother of his children, after a few years hiding seemed ridiculous and a bit disrespectful. also he’s now perfectly happy to be seen with his new lady, who’s not a very famous actor at all.
But he was tangoing in the street of Paris in front of paps and being very open with his last known and no where near as famous as him girlfriend Annabelle Wallis. It is because of that unusual behavior that has people figuring that he avoided being seen with GP or JLaw because they were more famous than him during his relationships with them.
I can see how the chris Martin situation was iffy for her. He was recently seperated from goop and it seemed like the press was having a field day comparing the two. Plus they seemed ON and off for so long, not to mention that both their exes were always around. Goop was around chris a lot post divorce and her ex nick filmed xmen with her
darren just posted an IG picture which could be or could be not a shady cryptic message and even hash tagged a very odd #beingalone…..just saying….
Oh, so mentally he’s a teenager, posting cryptic IG pictures. Things are more clear to me now.
lmao
He worked with Ellen Burstyn on Requiem for a Dream, so if he came across graffiti that referenced her, it doesn’t seem strange or cryptic that he’d post it.
ehhh – i’ve dated “low key” “artistic” guys and if there is one thing they love to do is take girls who are super into them, gas light them and knock them down a few pegs. i think an older extremely successful director is more than capable of playing mind games with a young actress. not to paint her as the victim but i see this being complicated.
Oooh this sounds so familiar. And I thought “low key” meant that he was less vain and more deep.
You live and you learn…
His filming style alone takes actors down to the bare bones. He takes the actors personality and rips it open like a feather pillow.
How do you think he got all of that out of Mickey Roarke?
He must be in to fart jokes and immaturity.
It’s always sad to see young women lower their standards and date dirty old men. Gross!
She could just date a regular Joe. But Aronofsky, while maybe not a household name, is still a famous director with a ton of money and influence. So let’s not kid ourselves.