'It was a joke, idiots!': Baffled Jennifer Lawrence hits back at storm over 'I beat Meryl' Golden Globes acceptance speech

Being chastised for poor etiquette by Lindsay Lohan might well be the equivalent of getting lectured on navigation by the captain of the Titanic.
But just for the avoidance of any possible confusion Jennifer Lawrence would like to make one thing clear: she does not hate Meryl Streep.
The Silver Linings Playbook star caused a stir on Twitter on Sunday when she collected her best actress Golden Globe and jokily exclaimed:  ‘I beat Meryl!'
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Baffled: Jennifer Lawrence was bemused by criticism of her Golden Globes acceptance speech when she chatted to David Letterman on Tuesday night

The line was a reference to a Bette Midler quote from 1996 comedy The First Wives Club.
But an unamused Lohan clearly didn’t get the joke. 'No1 should ever mess with a legend such as Meryl Streep,' Lohan tweeted sternly.
Lawrence, 22, who is also nominated for best actress at the Oscars, laughed off the controversy in an interview on The Late Show With David Letterman on Tuesday.

On the defence: The actress was responding to a barrage of criticism after she joked 'I beat Meryl!' in her acceptance speech

'I had no idea Lindsay Lohan would take to the Twitterverse (to complain)…Twitter is very upset,' The Hunger Games actress joked.
Insulting Streep – a three-time winner of the best actress Oscar and nominated on 14 other occasions – was the last thing on her mind, Lawrence said.
'I was like, is that what this turned into? I don’t like Meryl Streep? As if I’ve had my eyes on getting that girl forever and I was like "Finally! I knew it would happen one day",' added Lawrence, describing Streep as ‘the best and the greatest.’

Stylish: The actress was wearing a fitted black trenchcoat with colour co-ordinated tights and heels

Honoured: Jennifer seen here receiving her best actress in a comedy or musical Golden Globe award for Silver Linings Playbook

Asked if she had attempted to speak to Streep to clarify her comments, Lawrence replied: 'I don’t know if I want to — I’m nervous … I wanted to make a public statement, like "Hey idiots. It’s a quote from a movie!”'
Lawrence is already on record as being a huge Streep fan. In an interview for Vanity Fair magazine she recalled being starstruck after seeing the Hollywood icon at an event.
‘Once I’m obsessed with somebody, I’m terrified of them instantly,’ she told the magazine.
'I’m not scared of them — I’m scared of me and how I will react. Like, for instance, one time someone was introducing me to Bill Maher, and I saw Meryl Streep walk into the room, and I literally put my hand right in Bill Maher’s face and said, "Not now, Bill!" and I just stared at Meryl Streep.'