Dior is calling the backlash for having Jennifer Lawrence as spokesperson for its Mexican-inspired Cruise 2019 collection "not at all justified." 
 
 Videos and photos of Lawrence sporting and talking about the new fashion line have been removed from the brand's social media. However, in a statement to Fox News, a Dior rep claims that the decision to take down the posts had nothing to do with the backlash. 
 
 "This has nothing to do with Jennifer and the backlash, which is not at all justified," a representative for the brand told Fox News in a statement. "Also, Dior is working with Mexican photographers and commissioned 8 Mexican women photographers to shoot in Mexico in order to promote the cruise collection as you can see on our Instagram account.” 
 
 Lawrence, who has been the brand’s spokesperson since 2012, was featured in a since-deleted video on Instagram in which she discussed the heritage of the collection. 
 
 “One of the main inspirations for this collection is the traditional women riders of Mexico,” she said, according to Teen Vogue. “So I’m really excited that this collection is looking at and celebrating these women’s heritage through such a modern lens.” 
 
 However, fans were quick to note that Lawrence, a white woman, is not necessarily the best spokesperson for a collection inspired by Mexican heritage. Many also took issue with Lawrence’s reveal that the shoot for the campaign took place in California and not Mexico. 
 
 Dior has since removed Lawrence’s video interview on the collection as well as photos of her sporting the clothes. They have indeed been replaced with other models in shoots done by female Mexican photographers in Mexico. 
 
 Jennifer Lawrence did not immediately respond to Fox News’ request for comment. However, the backlash over the situation continues. 
 
 “Lol. Wut?! Sooooooooo, #Dior & #JenniferLawrence wanna celebrate traditional Mexican women riders thru a “modern lens”...by having a rich white woman named Jennifer be the face of this campaign? And like they couldn’t think of a better landscape to shoot than in California?! Hmm, I dunno, maybe...like...shoot...in...Mexico...with...a...Mexican...actress like Salma Hayek, Karla Souza, Jessica Alba, Selena Gomez, Eva Longoria, or many others. But I guess they were all unavailable, so you had to go with Jennifer Lawrence,” wrote Phoebe Robinson, co-host of the popular podcast “2 Dope Queens,” echoing the sentiment of many who originally commented on the post. ||||| CLOSE "Red Sparrow" star Jennifer Lawrence reveals she will be spending the next year "traveling around the United States trying to get young people engaged politically on a local level." (Feb. 27) AP 
 
 March 4, 2018; Hollywood, CA, USA; Jennifer Lawrence arrives at the 90th Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre. Mandatory Credit: Dan MacMedan-USA TODAY NETWORK (Via lyDrop) (Photo: Dan MacMedan, Dan MacMedan-USA TODAY NETWORK) 
 
 Jennifer Lawrence and Dior are taking some heat for an ad campaign that features clothing inspired by Mexican women but features no Mexican women. 
 
 The ad shows Lawrence, an Academy Award-winning actress, modeling elaborate dresses and ornately embroidered handbags created to resemble the style of escaramuza horseback riders but with a "modern" edge. 
 
 Escaramuza is a female equestrian team in the traditional Mexican rodeo known as charrería. 
 
 "One of the main inspirations for this collection is the traditional women riders of Mexico. So I'm really excited that this collection is looking at and celebrating these women's heritage through such a modern lens," Lawrence says in the Dior ad. "We've been shooting in a beautiful ranch in California with rolling hills, and I can't think of a better landscape to highlight this collection." 
 
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 But some don't think it celebrates the culture at all. 
 
 Phoebe Robinson, co-star of the popular podcast "2 Dope Queens," shared Lawrence's ad to Instagram on Tuesday calling it "ignorant and gross." 
 
 Robinson — whose podcast features female comedians, comedians of color and LGBT comedians — slammed Dior and Lawrence for trying to celebrate Mexican riders "by having a rich white woman named Jennifer be the face of this campaign." 
 
 Here's what the post said: 
 
 Lol. Wut?! Sooooooooo, #Dior & #JenniferLawrencewanna celebrate traditional Mexican women riders thru a “modern lens”...by having a rich white woman named Jennifer be the face of this campaign? And like they couldn’t think of a better landscape to shoot than in California?! Hmm, I dunno, maybe...like...shoot...in...Mexico...with...a...Mexican...actress like Salma Hayek, Karla Souza, Jessica Alba, Selena Gomez, Eva Longoria, or many others. But I guess they were all unavailable, so you had to go with Jennifer Lawrence. The audacity to call this (expletive) modern because it’s worn by a white woman is ignorant and gross, but unfortunately, not surprising. Please comment below with Mexican designers I should support and give my dolls to, heauxes, because this boo boo (expletive) Ricky’s Halloween store Mexican cosplay is not the jam. 
 
 As of Wednesday morning, the Instagram post had more than 9,000 likes and hundreds of comments agreeing that the ad is a form of cultural appropriation. 
 
 Dior posted six ads to its Instagram account between Oct. 25-26 that also drew dozens of critical comments. 
 
 "You should be using a Mexican woman and Mexican scenery to be profiting from Mexican cultural inspiration," one person commented on Dior's post. 
 
 "So you went through the whole process of this collection without thinking hmm, maybe this should be shot in Mexico, with a uhhhh I don’t know... Mexican model?" another commented. 
 
 "Why is a white woman modeling Latinx/Mexican inspired fashion? There are plenty of non-white models that could have modeled this beautifully without being appropriated! #dobetter," wrote one of many angry people on Instagram. 
 
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 One person commented that despite the lack of sensitivity, the ad at least rustled conversation about a seldom-mentioned aspect of Mexican history. 
 
 The Dior line of Mexican-inspired couture by Italian designer Maria Grazia Chiuri, Dior's first female creative director, hit the runway in a May fashion show called "Diorodeo." 
 
 "The escaramuzas are traditional Mexican women riders who have claimed the right to participate in the charreada — an equestrian practice of performing several challenging routines before a crowd — just as the male riders do," according to Dior's website. 
 
 Lawrence signed on as the face of Dior's new perfume in June and has been a brand ambassador for the European luxury goods company since 2012. 
 
 Lawrence, a Louisville native, refers to growing up surrounded by horse racing in one of the Dior ads, saying, "I grew up riding horses, so for me, it reminds of a time before fear, and freedom." 
 
 This isn't the first time the 27-year-old actress has come under scrutiny for cultural insensitivity. 
 
 People on social media went after Lawrence for repeating a story about rubbing her butt on sacred rocks in Hawaii while filming one of "The Hunger Games" movies, BBC reported in 2016. 
 
 
 
 Contributing: Kirby Adams 
 
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 Jennifer Lopez was in talks to perform in front of 60 million viewers at the opening ceremony of India’s Premier League cricket tournament — but the deal fell apart over diva demands from her camp. 
 
 Sources tell us the pampered pop princess’ manager, Benny Medina, had asked that a private plane be made available for her, along with numerous hotel rooms to house her huge entourage, which included an army of stylists, assistants and a personal chef. 
 
 Officials at the Pepsi IPL balked at their demands and instead booked rapper Pitbull for the opening ceremony, next Tuesday, which will also feature some of Bollywood’s biggest stars. 
 
 A source told us, “The demands made on behalf of Jennifer were outrageous. She effectively priced herself out of the event. It was an idiotic move because the audience for this event is huge. It’s like the Super Bowl halftime show. Last year it drew 56 million viewers.” 
 
 The Bronx-born beauty is famous for her demands. In 2001 she arrived for a BBC interview with a 90-person entourage and ordered nine dressing rooms for the group. 
 
 And in 2011 it was revealed that the “Jenny from the Block” star used a body double to film a Fiat commercial showing her driving around The Bronx in a subcompact car and talking about how the neighborhood “inspired” her. In fact, she never left the West Coast. 
 
 And before she filmed a music video benefiting African AIDS victims in 2010, her team submitted a backstage rider that included items such as a 45-foot trailer, white drapes, Diptyque candles, white couches, white lilies, yellow roses with a red trim, white tablecloths, and apple pie (à la mode). 
 
 This week, Lopez denied a Star magazine report that she was “demanding her boyfriend Casper Smart sign a contract to protect her image and growing empire,” with a rep calling the story “inaccurate.” 
 
 A rep for Lopez last night said the reason she didn’t perform in India was because she is busy. The rep said, “An offer was made to perform; the date conflicted with Jennifer’s current music-recording schedule for an album due this summer.”
– Dior has taken a public hit—and buckled a little under the pressure—after featuring Jennifer Lawrence in an ad for a collection celebrating Mexican culture, the Hill reports. Critics say the French fashion house should have used a Mexican actress for a collection about Mexican horsewomen known as escaramuzas. "Sooooooooo, #Dior & #JenniferLawrence wanna celebrate traditional Mexican women ... by having a rich white woman named Jennifer be the face of this campaign?!" writes Phoebe Robinson, co-host of the HBO show 2 Dope Queens, on Instagram. "The audacity to call this ... modern because it's worn by a white woman is ignorant and gross, but unfortunately, not surprising." Some commenters on Dior's Instagram page were also pretty upset, per USA Today. "There are plenty of non-white models that could have modeled this beautifully without being appropriated! #dobetter," wrote one. Adding to the cultural-appropriation charge, the Dior photo shoot was done in California rather than Mexico. "I can't think of a better landscape to highlight this collection," said Lawrence in a video on the brand's social media. But Dior fired back: "This has nothing to do with Jennifer and the backlash, which is not at all justified," a rep tells Fox News. "Also, Dior is working with Mexican photographers and commissioned eight Mexican women photographers to shoot in Mexico..." Apropos, the fashion giant has now removed Lawrence's video from social media and replaced her pics with images of other models shot in Mexico by female Mexican photogs. (Is it fair to criticize female celebs for "flaunting" their bodies on the beach?)