Chris Rock: Jennifer Lawrence's Salary Gender Gap Still Less Than Black Women in Hollywood

In late 2015, superstar and America's sweetheart Jennifer Lawrence spoke out against the gender pay gap in Hollywood in an essay on Lena Dunham's Lenny newsletter. Though she was lauded by millions over her strong stance on the issue, comedian Chris Rock points out that she still has it easier than every black woman in show business.

Rock was recently featured in a profile The New Yorker made about Saturday Night Live cast member and future Ghostbuster reboot star, Leslie Jones, and he spoke about how women in show business have it way rougher than the Hunger Games actress.

"Black women have the hardest gig in show business," Rock told the publication. "You hear Jennifer Lawrence complaining about getting paid less because she's a woman -- if she was black, she'd really have something to complain about."

As Variety reports, this can be seen in a pretty obvious way in the case of SNL cast member Jones, as Rock actually has known her since the late 1980's, when they were both stand-up comedians starting out on the road.

In the past, Rock has been very outspoken about racial equality issues, from speaking about the Ferguson scandal all the way to his 2009 documentary, Good Hair, which speaks at length about the way society views black women's hair and the extents women of color will go through to have more European-looking locks.

On the other side, Lawrence's now-famous "Why Do I Make Less Than My Male Co‑Stars?" essay was prompted by an Internet security leak: in late 2014, hackers that were later proved to be working for the North Korea government hacked Sony Pictures and revealed thousands of internal company emails, including one speaking about the salaries for the stars of American Hustle, and it was shown that male performers had all been paid more than Lawrence and Amy Adams.

Months later, it came out that the Oscar-winning actress was getting $20 million to star in the sci-fi romance film Passengers alongside Chris Pratt, and her salary is actually higher than his.

Lawrence has yet to comment on what Rock said; however, they'll surely meet in person in the next few weeks, as the Everybody Hates Chris comedian will be hosting this year's Oscars and J-Law is tapped for a nomination for her turn in David O. Russell's Joy.