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Jennifer Lawrence’s sex comedy No Hard Feelings a cautionary tale

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US actress Jennifer Lawrence and US actor and singer Andrew Feldman arrive for Sony Pictures' "No Hard Feelings" premiere at the AMC Lincoln Square in New York City on June 20, 2023. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)

American actress Jennifer Lawrence and American singer-actor Andrew Barth Feldman at the premiere of No Hard Feelings in New York on June 20.

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NEW YORK – The raunchy comedy No Hard Feelings stars Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence as a 32-year-old woman hired by two parents with an odd request: They want her to bed their shy 19-year-old son to boost his confidence.

Opening in Singapore cinemas on Thursday, the movie has been accused by some critics of promoting and making light of grooming, or forming a relationship with a young person to get him or her to do something inappropriate.

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