Bradley Cooper on Jennifer Lawrence's sexism op-ed: 'I think it's making a difference'

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Bradley Cooper has taken American Hustle co-star Jennifer Lawrence's side after the actress published an op-ed about her experience with sexism in the entertainment industry.

The actor said he feels Lawrence is right about there being a gap between the manner in which men and women are treated in his line of work, during an interview with Entertainment Tonight Tuesday, but joined many in saying it happened on a grander scale beyond film.

"There's a double standard in the whole world, yeah, for sure," the Burnt actor said. "This is just one aspect."

Responding to the Oscar-winning actress' recent essay published online Tuesday titled Why Do I Make Less Than My Male Co-Stars?, Cooper said "anytime there's a place where a voice can come out and be outspoken...that's great...I think it is making a difference."

In the essay, Lawrence recounted her reaction to finding out her co-stars Cooper, Christian Bale and Jeremy Renner each made scores more than she for their parts in American Hustle. Instead of blaming the production company, however, she said she blamed herself.

"I failed as a negotiator because I gave up early," the 25-year-old actress wrote. "But if I'm honest with myself, I would be lying if I didn't say there was an element of wanting to be liked that influenced my decision to close the deal without a real fight."

"I didn't want to seem 'difficult' or 'spoiled,' Lawrence added. "At the time, that seemed like a fine idea, until I saw the payroll on the Internet and realized every man I was working with definitely did not worry about being 'difficult' or 'spoiled'...Are [women] socially conditioned to behave this way?"

In Tuesday's interview, Cooper said he felt actions taken by Lawrence and others like Burnt co-star Sienna Miller are helping the cause. "I love strong women," he added. "That's a very attractive thing."