Ever the fashion maven, JLo strikes a pose on the latest cover of Rolling Stone.
The RS stint was for JLo to promote yet another basic ass rom-com, Marry Me, which also stars Owen Wilson and musician Maluma, there’s also an accompanying soundtrack which features new music from La Lopez and the Colombian pretty boy.
Speaking of basic, JLo opened up in Rolling Stone about not being taken seriously as an artist, even though she’s been working her butt off for over two decades.
“I always felt like I wasn’t the one that was supposed to be in the room. That’s part of being Puerto Rican and from the Bronx and a woman,” Lopez said. “Not being born into a family with money. Not knowing anybody in the business. I just went out there and said, ‘Fuck it. I’m going to just try. I’m going to try to get in here.’”
Lopez encouraged fans to realize “there are no rules” when it comes to success, even if she feels her peers or critics don’t perceive her to be in the same standing.
“It’s just 20, 25 years of people going, ‘Well, she’s not that great. She’s pretty and she makes cute music, but it’s not really this and that,’” Lopez said. “You know, I think I’ve done some nice work over the years, some really nice work. But there is a club that I just wasn’t a part of. And I always acted like, ‘Yeah, I’m good. I’m fine. I’m OK.’ But it hurts to not be included. I don’t know if I will ever be. There is an inner circle, like, ‘We are the great artists.’ And then there’s the pop artists.”
She also spoke about how becoming a famous superstar caused a rift between she and her family:
“When one person becomes famous in a family it causes a lot of discord. It can be complicated for both sides. It got complicated for me, like, ‘Is this still, you know, my family who loves me and accepts me and understands me and feels like I’m the same person, or do they see me as different as well?’ For them, it was like, ‘OK, well, now she’s this, and what does that mean? How much do I expect? How much do I ask for and how much do I not?’”
She added,
“There’s confusion. There’s resentment and very mixed, complicated, adult feelings. You know, ‘What is all this?’”
I’m sure it does hurt, and while JLo has definitely worked hard to achieve all that she has achieved, I really need for her to stop trying to seek the approval of others, and focus on the body of work she wants to put out in the world.
There are many great artists who have never received major awards, or are accepted by the elite. She has many adoring fans, a successful career, and healthy children. My issue with JLo is with all that she has accomplished, I still have no idea who she is.
Marry Me hits theaters and Peacock simultaneously on Friday, February 11.
Check out more stunning shots courtesy of Chrisean Rose below…
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