'It is a sex crime': Jennifer Lawrence makes first public appearance since nude hacking scandal

Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence has made her first public appearance since her private photos were leaked by hackers.

The 24-year-old was dressed to impress as she walked the red carpet last night for the premiere of her latest film Serena, in London.

Jennifer opted for an elegant plunging black Dior dress for the event, which marks her first time posing for photographers since July.

She completed her look with black Brian Atwood pumps and was seen laughing and joking with director Susanne Bier, but co-star Bradley Cooper was noticeably absent.

The blonde beauty, who's dating Coldplay's Chris Martin, covers the newest issue of Vanity Fair and gave an in-depth interview about the aftermath of the hacking.

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“It is not a scandal. It is a sex crime,” she told Vanity Fair. “It is a sexual violation. It’s disgusting. The law needs to be changed, and we need to change. That’s why these Web sites are responsible.

"Just the fact that somebody can be sexually exploited and violated, and the first thought that crosses somebody’s mind is to make a profit from it. It’s so beyond me. I just can’t imagine being that detached from humanity. I can’t imagine being that thoughtless and careless and so empty inside.”

Jennifer was lined up as the cover star for the magazine's November issue and the interviewer re-interviewed Jenner to give her side of events, which she said left her devastated.

 “Just because I’m a public figure, just because I’m an actress, does not mean that I asked for this,” she says. “It does not mean that it comes with the territory. It’s my body, and it should be my choice, and the fact that it is not my choice is absolutely disgusting. I can’t believe that we even live in that kind of world. ”