The Hunger Games fans will have to be content without Jennifer Lawrence’s signature brunet braid. The reason why Jennifer’s hair had to face the cut was as a result of over styling, but the other more elaborate explanation came from Jennifer herself when she quipped on Thursday, Nov.7. “I don’t know; I cut it earlier, and it was just kind of like [shoulder-length] and it grew to that awkward, gross length,” said the actress to Marissa Mayer during a Yahoo interview on Thursday.

Jennifer, who wore a chic black and white ensemble paired with a spike lariat necklace by Sydney Evan for the occasion said that she “just kept pulling it back in a bun” and said, “Well I don’t want to do this, so I just cut it off….it just couldn’t get any uglier.”

Earlier on Wednesday, Nov. 6, the trend-setting star had explained in a Google + hangout that her trademark hair had been fried from being dried too much. However, she went on to assure her fans “This isn’t how Katniss is going to look in the next movies,” she said. “I’m actually wearing a wig (in the films).”

Moments later, the actress was responding to an audience member who had sought advice on body image in regards to people who disparage others on their appearances. Jennifer’s response was, “Well, screw those people it’s something that everybody experiences. I experienced it in school. The world has a certain ideal — we see this airbrushed perfect model image … you just have to look past it. You look how you look and be comfortable. What are you gonna do, be hungry every single day to make other people happy? That’s just dumb.”

(image via us magazine)