Jennifer Lawrence 'laughs off ' weight criticism

Washington, Apr 3 (ANI): Jennifer Lawrence has laughed off suggestions that she looks "chubby" in the movie 'The Hunger Games'.

The 21-year-old actress - who portrays heroine Katniss Everdeen in the movie - thinks it's ''hilarious'' that people are suggesting she is too plump to play the character, as she thinks it promotes an unhealthy lifestyle to young girls.

"Jennifer told me, 'This is hilarious. First, people say how so many actresses in Hollywood look anorexic, and now they are criticising me for looking normal," Contactmusic quoted a source close to the star as telling the Chicago Sun Times.

"Thin body images are too often adopted by young girls and women thanks to what they are constantly being shown as being attractive," the source said.

Comments from film critic Todd McCarthy in which he referred to the 'Winter's Bone' star as possessing "lingering baby fat" and Jeffrey Wells calling her a "big-boned lady" unleashed a torrent of furious responses from 'Hunger Games' fans. (ANI)