Lawrence joins Aniston in questioning use of intimacy coordinators

Jennifer Lawrence has become the latest star to express scepticism over the necessity of intimacy coordinators, saying she declined their services while working on new film Die My Love, because she felt “safe” with her costar.

- Catherine Shoard

Intimacy coordinators were introduced as a result of the #MeToo movement to try to ensure the safety and comfort of actors when shooting scenes involving sex and nudity. Yet actors including Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Aniston and Sean Bean have pushed back against the profession, with some suggesting they interrupt their creativity.

Speaking to Las Culturistas podcast to promote the release of Die My Love, in which she plays a woman who becomes increasingly disturbed after the birth of her child, Lawrence said: “We did not have [an intimacy coordinator], or maybe we did but we didn’t really ... I felt really safe with Rob [Robert Pattinson].”

She continued: “He is not pervy and very in love with [partner] Suki [Waterhouse]. We mostly were just talking about our kids and relationships. There was never any weird, like, ‘Does he think I like him?’”