Jennifer Lopez HATED Sharing The Super Bowl Halftime Show Stage In 2020 With Shakira!
10.06.2022 - 05:53
/ perezhilton.com
Jennifer Lopez was PISSED about sharing the Super Bowl halftime stage back in February of 2020!
Of course, at the time, the now-52-year-old pop icon graced the world stage for the NFL‘s big halftime show alongside another world-famous pop superstar: Shakira. But according to a new documentary tracking J.Lo’s career — and specifically focusing on the work that went into that halftime show appearance — that pairing was NOT ideal!
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Halftime, the highly-anticipated documentary following the Jenny from the Block sensation as she enters her 50s, premiered this week at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City. The Netflix-produced doc, which is set to be released on the streaming app later this month, focused at one point on some of the major difficulties Lopez had sharing the stage with Shakira, as both A-listers tried to figure out how to work alongside each other.
At one point in the doc, Ben Affleck‘s partner slams the set-up, blaming NFL execs for having two women do a job that historically had gone to a single artist. Speaking candidly to her music director while rehearsing, the music legend said:
And she didn’t stop there!
Lopez was particularly incensed at the execs who insisted on having two stars share the stage, saying:
Damn! Tell us how you really feel!
J.Lo wasn’t the only one who took issue with it, either. Her manager, Benny Medina, spoke in the new documentary as well. He offered historical context for the dramatic decision to put two artists in such close quarters for the halftime show:
Well, when you put it like that…
To Lopez and Shakira’s credit, they did find a way to work together. And they kept it professional! It’s just