Jennifer Lawrence has never been subtle, and thank goodness for that. While doing her Vanity Fair Lie Detector Test with Robert Pattinson — already a chaotic pairing — she finally answered one of the most pressing questions in queer cultural history. No, not “Is Adele dropping a surprise album?” Not “Is Pattinson secretly a twink icon?” The question was far more important:
Did Jennifer Lawrence actually TACKLE Adele at a gay bar?
Pattinson reads it from a cue card like it’s FBI-level classified intel:
“In 2019, you and Adele crashed a gay bar where, according to onlookers, you tackled her during a drinking game. Can you confirm or deny this happened?”
Lawrence looks straight ahead — deadpan, unflinching, like she’s testifying at the Hague — and simply says:
“Confirm.”
The internet collectively levitated.
Pattinson blinks, stares, and repeats:
“Tackled her?”
Lawrence doubles down, shrugging in that signature JLaw way:
“Well, I mean… I don’t remember what my headspace was at the time. I was in a bar.”
Translation: the drinks were strong, the gays were loud, and Adele was apparently tackle-able.
The Legendary Night at Pieces
Let’s paint the scene for anyone who didn’t already memorize the folklore. The setting: Pieces, a beloved Greenwich Village gay bar known for drag shows that turn into therapy sessions and drink specials that should legally require a waiver. Jennifer Lawrence was already there, embodying the spirit of chaotic bisexual energy despite being straight. Adele was supposed to meet her at a concert, but because Jennifer Lawrence is the type of friend who derails plans without remorse, she texted, “Come to Pieces.” And Adele did.
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At this point, both women had already been spotted dining around the city with Emma Stone earlier in the evening — a trio that could summon the ghost of Judy Garland if they tried hard enough. But instead of going home like sensible multimillionaires with early call times and reputations to protect, they chose chaos. They chose gay nightlife.
Once Adele arrived, the bar’s host — in the sacred tradition of drag queens everywhere — pulled her into a drinking game. Imagine it: a Grammy-winning vocal powerhouse being forced to chug or spin or guess wrong while surrounded by shirtless men, glitter, and a crowd chanting like they’re at a cult initiation. Adele loses the round, and Jennifer Lawrence, in full adrenaline mode, screams, “How could you lose?!”
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And then it happens. The moment that became legend. In a friendly but fully committed burst of competitive spirit, Jennifer Lawrence lunges and tackles Adele. Not gently bumps, not playfully nudges — tackles. Witnesses described it as a “joyful takedown,” the kind of thing you would only see between friends who trust each other and also between people who forgot the concept of liability.
Drag queens screamed. Someone dropped a vodka soda. The DJ probably changed the track. And the gays got a memory that will outlive us all.
Why This Matters to the Gays
Now here’s the truth: when straight women enter a gay bar, they usually fall into one of two categories. There’s the timid “I’m just here because my best friend dragged me” girl who clutches her mojito like it’s a life raft and sits very straight-backed at a table. And then there’s the dramatic goddess who dances like she’s in a perfume ad, twirling her hair while the smoke machine goes off and the gays pretend not to notice she’s blocking the bartender.
Jennifer Lawrence, however, refused to give us either stereotype. She walked in and delivered performance art. And Adele — our global superstar, our emotional support vocalist — didn’t just pop in for a discreet drink. She got onstage at a gay bar and played a drinking game. That is elite-level allyship. That is “I would take a shot beside you even if it ruins my vocal cords” energy.
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Together, these two gave the community something better than a publicity stunt. They gave us a memory that blends celebrity absurdity with genuine affection and chaotic charm — the kind of story that will be whispered in gay bars long after both of them retire to quiet British cottages and stop wearing couture on red carpets. It has camp, it has humor, it has a touch of recklessness and just enough scandal to keep it delicious. And honestly? It’s better than most televised award shows.
I’d go drinking with all three. More Adele and Emma, to be honest, but sure – all three. Jlaw, more if she brought RPatz or Josh Hutcherson to the table.
It would remind me of my frat boy days, where I’d be the one boy surrounded by southern bitch sorority girls, who would grab a booth, stick me in the middle (because I knew all the best boy gossip about the guys they all wanted to get with), stick their purses in the middle of the table (so they wouldn’t lose anything important like keys, or boy’s phone numbers) in a drunken stupor, and they would teach me how to drink southern bourbon. Good times.