Anonymous wrote:I don't really like her music or her voice but her dancing is amazing and I find her energy and level of fitness at her age inspiring. I get that her overall appearance is no doubt heavily enhanced by a lot of expensive procedures/interventions, but just the idea that a woman in her 50s can perform at that level is inspiring to me. I am mid 40s and it gives me hope that my 50s and beyond don't have to be this rapid decline. Even if she's getting a lot of help from Botox and other stuff, she clearly takes great care of her body. Good for her.
I also think she's a talented actress. She's the kind of actor whose performance rests on harnessing her charisma in a specific way. Actually very similar to George Clooney, her Out of Sight co-star. When she makes really dumb movies with bad writing, it doesn't work. But with a decent script and director, she has that on screen energy that makes someone magnetic. That's a very rare quality.
Also agree with what others have said about her being very hard working. And I like her with Ben. I do think she tends toward the vain/shallow end personally, and he seems like a guy with demons, and they seem to balance each other out a bit. He seems in on the joke about his hangdog facial expressions.
Anonymous wrote:A natural beauty and intellectual singer-songwriter who plays instrumentals 🙄 BA looks miserable for a reason.
Anonymous wrote:From the outside, I do feel sorry for her kids.
- Her breakup with ARod seemed unilateral, and broke up their blended family.
- She uprooted the kids to CA from Miami to play house with BA.
- Their dad (Marc Anthony) also has a new family and lives across the country.
Not saying J Lo can’t live her life or be happy, but seems like she’s putting her kids through a lot.
Anonymous wrote:From singing to acting,I don’t understand the appeal. I am sure she works hard, but she doesn’t have great talent.
Anonymous wrote:I don’t know why people say she’s so self involved. The product she sells is herself. She’s very good at that. She is a total workaholic maintaining the product she is selling and promoting it. I respect her dedication and I enjoy much of her music (not all of it). I also don’t know why people need to pick apart her Ben relationship. He’s obviously a guy with some issues and some talent—seems like she’s keeping him basically on track, which is an accomplishment. I think people read way too much into his facial expressions—I think he basically has RBF (men get to too! Jake Tapper always looks pissed off.). He seems like he is in on the joke about how miserable he looks and also about her fame/being in public eye. That actually makes me like him more. Maybe it will implode but every year he is sober is probably a good thing for him and his kids.
Their kids all seem totally normal to me. Many teens refuse to mug for the camera and many go through weird phases with their clothes or whatever. Good for J Lo and Ben for not forcing them into looking like little Mini Mes of tjem.
Thirty years ago if you had asked me to pick between Madonna and j Lo which would still be relevant in 2024, I would have said Madonna no contest. But Kadonna has become a joke. J Lo has done a much better job at understanding how to be a middle aged star and power broker. There’s only a handful of women that have done that.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I don't like the way she bring men into her kids lives so quickly.
+1 hopping from man to man was cute when she was younger, but once she had kids, she should have shown a little more discernment (and same goes for Mark Anthony, but this thread is about JLo). Her daughter was genuinely close with ARod’s kids and was crushed after their breakup. Then weeks later her mother is back with Affleck and she’s pushed into a new blended family.
+1 is that why she became androgynous?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I don't like the way she bring men into her kids lives so quickly.
+1 hopping from man to man was cute when she was younger, but once she had kids, she should have shown a little more discernment (and same goes for Mark Anthony, but this thread is about JLo). Her daughter was genuinely close with ARod’s kids and was crushed after their breakup. Then weeks later her mother is back with Affleck and she’s pushed into a new blended family.
Anonymous wrote:I respect her for cutting ties with Diddy after the gun incident.
She also has a good PR team. Not much negative has gotten out about her.