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Kourtney Kardashian has revealed she once wanted to “slap the s**t out of” Jennifer Lawrence after the actress called her “more annoying than ever” — but the pair have since quietly made up.
The reality star addressed the fallout during the Season 8 premiere of The Kardashians, which dropped on Hulu on Thursday 8 October. Speaking to her friend Simon Huck, Kourtney recalled her fury at Lawrence’s comments and the private apology that followed.
How the row started
The drama began in November 2025, when Lawrence sat down with her Die My Love co-star Robert Pattinson for Vanity Fair’s lie detector test series. Asked about the Kardashians, the Oscar winner said she had been following the family via TikTok rather than watching the show, before adding: “Kourtney is more annoying than ever. She drives me nuts.”
Lawrence explained her gripe was with how Kourtney turns everyday decisions into big statements. “Everything has to be an announcement,” she said, pointing to moments where Kourtney declared she wouldn’t wear certain outfits any more or didn’t have a TV in her room. “Just wear whatever you want. Don’t make an announcement about it… Just shhh!”
According to Kourtney, the comment landed particularly hard because of when it arrived. She told Huck that her mother, Kris Jenner, had praised both Lawrence and Emma Stone after speaking to them, prompting Kourtney to snap back: “F**k that bitch Jennifer Lawrence.” She said she told Jenner she’d “slap the s**t out of” Lawrence if she tried to act like one of her sisters.
Kourtney explained the timing made it sting more than it otherwise might have. “It was a really sensitive week when she sent it, and I felt like our show was airing and everybody was ganging up on me,” she said. Looking back at the original clip more recently, she admitted Lawrence’s remarks “weren’t that bad” after all.
Why it matters
The spat offers a glimpse of how blunt celebrity banter can snowball once it’s turned into headlines — something Lawrence herself has acknowledged. Speaking on Amy Poehler’s Good Hang podcast in January, she admitted she probably should “do half” the press she normally does, saying: “I see my quotes and they’re insane. Like, ‘Jennifer Lawrence calls Kourtney Kardashian annoying.’ It’s just too… you know? It carries.”
Behind the scenes, Lawrence apparently felt bad enough to reach out directly. Kourtney revealed that Lawrence asked Kim Kardashian for her email address before sending a personal message. “I just feel like I’m one of your sisters,” Kourtney quoted her as writing, calling the email “so nice”.
At the time the episode was filmed, Kourtney said she hadn’t yet replied, joking with Huck about how to respond: “Do I say something funny? Like, ‘You can come over and I’ll beat your f**king a*s?'” She eventually settled on referencing her infamous 2020 on-camera fight with sister Kim, joking she’d invite Lawrence to “go at it — Kourtney and Kim style”.
There’s no indication from either side that the feud is ongoing. Lawrence’s apology, as recounted by Kourtney, suggests the pair are on friendly terms behind the scenes, even if the on-screen reaction only surfaced with this week’s premiere.
