Jennifer Lawrence came in for criticism on Sunday (18 February) night, when she appeared to throw shade at Joanna Lumley at the Baftas, but the ‘Joy’ actress has insisted she wasn’t being rude.
As host, it was Joanna’s job to introduce each of the award’s presenters and while welcoming Jennifer to the stage, she gushed over the US star, proclaiming her to be “the hottest woman on the planet”.
When J-Law then made her on stage at the Royal Albert Hall, she said Joanna’s words were “too much”, prompting a flurry of tweets accusing her of rudeness.
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Speaking on Ronan Keating’s Magic Breakfast Show on Monday (18 February), Jennifer told her side of the story.
“So backstage, Jennifer and I are both about to go out,” she explained. “And I’m like, ‘just adjective after adjective. Tall, beautiful, just say I’m this and that’.
“And she was like, ‘Alright, darling!’, and then she goes on stage. So it was an inside joke.
“She went on and said all these really nice things about me and then when I got up to the podium, I was like ‘that was a bit much’. [Because] I just spent all backstage telling her how to be really nice to me.”
So there you go people, nothing to see here.
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Joanna was hosting the annual ceremony for the first time and divided viewers with her presenting efforts.
While the TV legend was as charming as ever, it’s fair to say some of the jokes and one-liners in her script fell a little flat.
‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’ was the big winner, taking home five awards including the Best Film and Best Actress accolades, and other winners included I Tonya’s Allison Janney and ‘Get Out’ star Daniel Kaluuya.
All The Photos From The Baftas Red Carpet
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attending the EE British Academy Film Awards held at the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, Kensington, London. (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)
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Isabell Kristensen attending the EE British Academy of Film awards (BAFTA) at the Royal Albert Hall, London (credit:Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment)
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Gary Oldman attending the EE British Academy Film Awards held at the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, Kensington, London. (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)
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Sian Welby attending the EE British Academy of Film awards (BAFTA) at the Royal Albert Hall, London (credit:Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment)
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Edgar Wright, wearing a Time's Up badge, attending the EE British Academy of Film awards (BAFTA) at the Royal Albert Hall, London (credit:Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment)
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The cast of Cirque du Soleil attending the EE British Academy Film Awards held at the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, Kensington, London. (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)
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Rochelle Humes attending the EE British Academy of Film awards (BAFTA) at the Royal Albert Hall, London (credit:Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment)
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Al Gore attending the EE British Academy Film Awards held at the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, Kensington, London. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Sunday February 18, 2018. See PA Story SHOWBIZ Bafta. Photo credit should read: Yui Mok/PA Wire. (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)
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Hofit Golan attending the EE British Academy Film Awards held at the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, Kensington, London. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Sunday February 18, 2018. See PA Story SHOWBIZ Bafta. Photo credit should read: Yui Mok/PA Wire. (Photo by Yui Mok/PA Images via Getty Images) (credit:Yui Mok - PA Images via Getty Images)
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AJ Odudu attending the EE British Academy of Film awards (BAFTA) at the Royal Albert Hall, London (credit:Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment)
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Jennifer Lawrence attending the EE British Academy Film Awards held at the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, Kensington, London. (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)
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Natalie Dormer attending the EE British Academy of Film awards (BAFTA) at the Royal Albert Hall, London (credit:Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment)
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attending the EE British Academy Film Awards held at the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, Kensington, London. (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)
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Leslie Bibb and Sam Rockwell attending the EE British Academy of Film awards (BAFTA) at the Royal Albert Hall, London (credit:Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment)
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Jennifer Lawrence attending the EE British Academy of Film awards (BAFTA) at the Royal Albert Hall, London (credit:Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment)
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Hugh Grant and Anna Eberstein attending the EE British Academy of Film awards (BAFTA) at the Royal Albert Hall, London (credit:Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment)
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Karen Gillan attending the EE British Academy of Film awards (BAFTA) at the Royal Albert Hall, London (credit:Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment)
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Naomie Harris with Afua Hirsch attending the EE British Academy of Film awards (BAFTA) at the Royal Albert Hall, London (credit:Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment)
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Toby Jones attending the EE British Academy Film Awards held at the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, Kensington, London. (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)
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Kristin Scott Thomas attending the EE British Academy of Film awards (BAFTA) at the Royal Albert Hall, London (credit:Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment)
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Haley Bennett attending the EE British Academy of Film awards (BAFTA) at the Royal Albert Hall, London (credit:Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment)
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Florence Pugh attending the EE British Academy Film Awards held at the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, Kensington, London. (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)
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Dr. Jane Goodall attending the EE British Academy Film Awards held at the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, Kensington, London. (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)
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Timothee Chalamet attending the EE British Academy Film Awards held at the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, Kensington, London. (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)
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Caitriona Balfe attending the EE British Academy Film Awards held at the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, Kensington, London. (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)
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Caitriona Balfe attending the EE British Academy Film Awards held at the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, Kensington, London. (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)
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Denis Villeneuve and Tanya Lapointe attending the EE British Academy Film Awards held at the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, Kensington, London. (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)
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Lily James attending the EE British Academy of Film awards (BAFTA) at the Royal Albert Hall, London (credit:Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment)
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Kristin Scott Thomas attending the EE British Academy Film Awards held at the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, Kensington, London. (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)
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Julie Walters attending the EE British Academy Film Awards held at the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, Kensington, London. (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)
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Gemma Arterton attending the EE British Academy of Film awards (BAFTA) at the Royal Albert Hall, London (credit:Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment)
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Gary Oldman, wife Gisele Schmidt and family attending the EE British Academy Film Awards held at the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, Kensington, London. (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)
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Lydia Bright attending the EE British Academy of Film awards (BAFTA) at the Royal Albert Hall, London (credit:Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment)
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Australian actress Margot Robbie poses on the red carpet upon arrival at the BAFTA British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in London on February 18, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS (Photo credit should read DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS via Getty Images)
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Saoirse Ronan attending the EE British Academy Film Awards held at the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, Kensington, London. (Photo by Yui Mok/PA Images via Getty Images) (credit:Yui Mok - PA Images via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 18: Angelina Jolie attends the EE British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) held at Royal Albert Hall on February 18, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Jeff Spicer/Getty Images) (credit:Jeff Spicer via Getty Images)
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Sir Patrick Stewart arrives at the British Academy of Film and Television Awards (BAFTA) at the Royal Albert Hall in London, Britain, February 18, 2018. REUTERS/Hannah McKay (credit:Hannah Mckay / Reuters)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 18: Haley Bennett attends the EE British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) held at Royal Albert Hall on February 18, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Samir Hussein/Samir Hussein/WireImage) (credit:Samir Hussein via Getty Images)
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Allison Janney attending the EE British Academy Film Awards held at the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, Kensington, London. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Sunday February 18, 2018. See PA Story SHOWBIZ Bafta. Photo credit should read: Yui Mok/PA Wire. (Photo by Yui Mok/PA Images via Getty Images) (credit:Yui Mok - PA Images via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 18: Angelina Jolie attends the EE British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) held at Royal Albert Hall on February 18, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Samir Hussein/Samir Hussein/WireImage) (credit:Samir Hussein via Getty Images)
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Margot Robbie attending the EE British Academy Film Awards held at the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, Kensington, London. (Photo by Ian West/PA Images via Getty Images) (credit:Ian West - PA Images via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 18: Lupita Nyong'o attends the EE British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) held at Royal Albert Hall on February 18, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Samir Hussein/Samir Hussein/WireImage) (credit:Samir Hussein via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 18: Salma Hayek attends the EE British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) held at Royal Albert Hall on February 18, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland/Mike Marsland/WireImage) (credit:Mike Marsland via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 18: Sally Hawkins (R) and guest attend the EE British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) held at Royal Albert Hall on February 18, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Dave J Hogan/Dave J Hogan/Getty Images) (credit:Dave J Hogan via Getty Images)
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Angelina Jolie and Loung Ung attending the EE British Academy Film Awards held at the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, Kensington, London. (Photo by Yui Mok/PA Images via Getty Images) (credit:Yui Mok - PA Images via Getty Images)
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Mexico-born Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong'o poses on the red carpet upon arrival at the BAFTA British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in London on February 18, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS (Photo credit should read DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 18: Daniel Kaluuya attends the EE British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) held at Royal Albert Hall on February 18, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images) (credit:David M. Benett via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 18: Sally Hawkins attends the EE British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) held at Royal Albert Hall on February 18, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Dave J Hogan/Dave J Hogan/Getty Images) (credit:Dave J Hogan via Getty Images)
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British actress Lily James poses on the red carpet upon arrival at the BAFTA British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in London on February 18, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS (Photo credit should read DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS via Getty Images)
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Cressida Bonas arrives at the British Academy of Film and Television Awards (BAFTA) at the Royal Albert Hall in London, Britain, February 18, 2018. REUTERS/Hannah McKay (credit:Hannah Mckay / Reuters)
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Willem Defoe and Giada Colagrande attending the EE British Academy Film Awards held at the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, Kensington, London. (Photo by Ian West/PA Images via Getty Images) (credit:Ian West - PA Images via Getty Images)
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US actor Timothee Chalamet poses on the red carpet upon arrival at the BAFTA British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in London on February 18, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS (Photo credit should read DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 18: Andrea Riseborough attends the EE British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) held at Royal Albert Hall on February 18, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland/Mike Marsland/WireImage) (credit:Mike Marsland via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 18: Naomie Harris attends the EE British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) held at Royal Albert Hall on February 18, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Samir Hussein/Samir Hussein/WireImage) (credit:Samir Hussein via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 18: Sally Hawkins attends the EE British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) held at Royal Albert Hall on February 18, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images) (credit:David M. Benett via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 18: Annette Bening attends the EE British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) held at Royal Albert Hall on February 18, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Dave J Hogan/Dave J Hogan/Getty Images) (credit:Dave J Hogan via Getty Images)
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Emma Roberts attending the EE British Academy Film Awards held at the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, Kensington, London. (Photo by Yui Mok/PA Images via Getty Images) (credit:Yui Mok - PA Images via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 18: Chiwetel Ejiofor (L) and Frances Aaternir attend the EE British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) held at Royal Albert Hall on February 18, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images) (credit:David M. Benett via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 18: Lupita Nyong'o (L) and Naomie Harris attend the EE British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) held at Royal Albert Hall on February 18, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images) (credit:David M. Benett via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 18: Florence Pugh attends the EE British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) held at Royal Albert Hall on February 18, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images) (credit:David M. Benett via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 18: Allison Janney attends the EE British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) held at Royal Albert Hall on February 18, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Dave J Hogan/Dave J Hogan/Getty Images) (credit:Dave J Hogan via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 18: Angelina Jolie (L) and Loung Ung attend the EE British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) held at Royal Albert Hall on February 18, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images) (credit:David M. Benett via Getty Images)