Jennifer Lopez during the presentation of her documentary, “Half Time”, produced by Netflix. Photo / AFP
Jennifer Lopez premiered a few days ago half the time (Half time)a documentary about his 12-minute concert with Shakira at the Super Bowl held in 2020.
The film shows, among other things, how the singer and the music director in charge of the Super Bowl show, Kim Burse, discuss how to plan their performance and share the stage with Shakira.
“We have to have our singing and dancing moments,” insists López. “It won’t be a fucking dance magazine, we have to sing and get our message across.”
But Jennifer López is also referenced in the documentary how they relate to her butt with sexist comments.
Jennifer López reported how they stigmatized her with her butt.
Jennifer Lopez’s sexist butt jokes
Jennifer Lopez remembers sexist jokes about her butt: “it was hard when people thought that ‘you are a joke‘because of the size of your buttocks “, said the American artist and businesswoman in half the timethe superstar.
Lopez reflects on the sexist coverage he endured in the late 90’s and early 80’s, especially on the buttocks. American TV presenters joked about the singer’s butt and she had to regularly answer questions about her body.
Jennifer Lopez with Shakira at the Super Bowl halftime. photo / file
In an interview with Billy Bushincluded in the documentary, you can see a question that causes a lot of discomfort:
“How do you feel about your butt? ”Bush asked in 2002. “Are you kidding me? you can’t ask me“Lopez answered surprised.
In half the timeLópez says she has always been proud of her physique, but admits that permanent innuendo has hit her many times. “I grew up surrounded by curvy women, so I was never ashamed of them,” she explained.
Jennifer Lopez was critical of her participation in the Super Bowl. Photo / AFP
But Lopez’s butt has been a topic everywhere from South Park to the MTV Video Music Awards. When she wore a green Versace dress in 2000, the attention on her intensified.
“It was hard when you think people think you’re a joke, something that’s gone influence things in a way that I never thought would affect me.
The singer originally wore the low-cut dress while attending the Grammy Awards. López, who is engaged to Ben Affleck, says in the documentary that she was about to leave due to brutal media coverage.
She has been called a “diva”, “ambitious” and “Hollywood’s most famous serial girlfriend” to name a few, despite having a sizzling career.
Jennifer Lopez with the Versace dress.
“Regardless of what I’ve accomplished, the media’s appetite to cover my personal life has overshadowed everything that has happened in my career.. I had very low self-esteem, “admits Lopez.
“I really believed in what they were saying, which was that I wasn’t good – I wasn’t a good singer, I wasn’t a good actress, I wasn’t a good dancer, I wasn’t good at anything. I just didn’t belong here, why shouldn’t I go“.
López confessed that there were “many moments” in which he wanted to give up and leave due to the stigmatizations suffered in his artistic career. “I really had to find out who I was and believe in it and not believe in anything else, except the stigmatization of my butt,” he concluded.
Source: Clarin