Jennifer Lopez; Ayo Edebiri.Photo:Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty, Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagic
Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty, Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagic
Jennifer LopezandAyo Edebirihave nothing but appreciation for one another.
Lopez explained that Edebiri approached her backstage at the show — which they appeared on as the musical guest and host, respectively — shortly after a 2020 podcast in which the Emmy winner called the pop superstar’s career “one long scam” went viral. “She was mortified and very sweet,” Lopez said.
The Grammy-nominated artist continued, “She came to my dressing room and apologized with tears in her eyes, saying how terrible it was that she had said those things. She felt really badly and loved my performance because we had just done my soundcheck and she actually got to hear me perform.”
Ayo Edebiri; Jennifer Lopez.Leon Bennett/Disney via Getty; Marc Piasecki/WireImage
Leon Bennett/Disney via Getty; Marc Piasecki/WireImage
“She was just like, ‘I’m so f—ing sorry, it was so awful of me,’” Lopez shared of Edebiri’s apology.
On the podcast that resurfaced, Edebiri joked about J.Lo’s success before she performed at theSuper Bowl Halftime Show. After calling her career “one long scam” and the podcast host questioning her singing abilities, the Golden Globe winner said, “Well, that’s the thing. She thinks she’s on multiple tracks, but it’s not her. I think she thinks that she’s still good even though, like, she’s not singing for most of these songs.”
“A lot of the write-ups of the songs will be like, ‘J.Lo didn’t have time to make it to the studio,’ like, J.Lo was busy,” she added. “It’s like, ‘Doing what?’ Not singing, obviously.”
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Jennifer Lopez performs on ‘Saturday Night Live’.Will Heath/NBC via Getty
Will Heath/NBC via Getty
The “Let’s Get Loud” singer appeared onSNLto promote her forthcoming ninth studio albumThis Is Me… Now. Shetook to the Studio H8 stageto perform the project’s title track and “Can’t Get Enough,” during which she brought outspecial guestsLattoand REDMAN.
Lopez’s long-awaited albumThis Is Me… Now— which marks her first LP in a decade and acts as a sequel to 2002’sThis Is Me… Then— is due out on Friday.
The highly anticipated project is set todrop along with a filmthat’s said to be asurrealist interpretation of her journey through loveandfeature star-studded cameos. Fans will be able to watchThis Is Me… Now: A Love Storyon Amazon Prime Video.
source: people.com
