Jennifer Lopez has been in the entertainment business a very long time.
She went on to secure numerous hit singles and major movie roles.
She also became a tabloid fixture thanks to her many romantic foibles and several marriages.
Still, she occupies an interesting place in the culture.
Here’s a look at some of them.
The performance sure didn’t help.
At one point, her backup dancers formed themselves into steps, and she climbed atop them.
When “Love?”
was finally released in 2011, the song was nowhere to be found on the tracklist.
“I used to live here,” she said, pointing up at a building.
The man on the stoop, however, just seems confused.
“What is your name?”
Lopez answered, “Jennifer.”
He then asked for her last name, which she provided, laughing.
Then he shoots back, “Who’s Jennifer Lopez?”
Cant wait to see your renditions !
#fyp#fypchallenge
January 2021 was a tough time for most people.
As she strutted to her song, Lopez tossed her beautiful things into the sand.
“In celebration of the #JLo20thAnniversary we’re dropping the #LoveDontCostAThingChallenge,” she captioned theTikTok video.
“Can’t wait to see your renditions !
Trouble was, few people took her up on the offer.
“Jlo we supposed to throw our valuables on the beach?
What is the instructions?!”
In 2020, to promoteher role in “Hustlers,“Lopez took part inVariety’s Actress Roundtable.
During one particular exchange, Johansson heaped praise on Dern, her “Marriage Story” co-star that year.
Before Dern could react, Lopez cut in.
she said, while the other actors just stared.
It tells the story of her relationships, following her through several ill-fated marriages and CGI-drenched cityscapes.
It’s a truly singular project, and fans were utterly mystified by what it all meant.
But that wasn’t even the most awkward thing Lopez released in 2024.
Along with the film came an accompanying documentary titled “The Greatest Love Story Never Told.”
Still, it got more awkward.
They met on the set of the film “Gigli,” as Lopez explained in an interview withVariety.
“The first time meeting him was at the read-through,” she said.
The trouble was, the movie was bad.
At one point, Affleck’s character Gigli called Lopez’s character a “dyke-a-saurus-rexi.”
At another, Lopez was forced to demonstrate multiple martial arts techniques that can remove someone’s eyeball.
(She’s not particularly convincing.)
Affleck later toldEntertainment Weeklythat the movie’s release was one of the worst points in his career.
After the audition was over, Lopez reiterated, “She sang like a big girl, though!”
For the record, Lopez has discussed her own experiences with body-shaming in the past.
you gotta be thinner.'”
An alleged source toldInTouch Weeklythat their marriage was essentially over already and that Affleck had moved out.
“There’s no way it could have lasted.”
Co-star Simu Liu jumped in to say, “Okay, we’re not doing that.”
Fans on X, formerly Twitter, were surprised by Lopez’s awkward handling of the interaction.
Onewrote, “She should’ve said ‘WE ARE FINE!'”
Unfortunately, Lopez decided on some incredibly ill-advised lyrics to describe herself.
The lyrics sparked backlash online.
An apology might’ve sufficed, if you ask us!
Mere days after the January 6th attack on the Capitol, it resonated.
At the end of her medley, however, Lopez belted out, “Let’s get loud!”
That is, of course, a line from her 1999 hit single of the same name.
Mostly, though, people were amused by the awkward moment.
“S*** was so cringe,” anotherconcluded, “but also so funny.”
