Jennifer Lopez is facing backlash after revealing she was unhappy about sharing the stage with fellow artist Shakira at the 2020 Super Bowl.
Emma Mcintyre / WireImageThe duo took the stage by storm at the iconic annual halftime show, with their history-making performance attracting tons of praise from fans and celebrities worldwide.
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Shakira opened with a live rendition of her 2009 hit “She Wolf” before going on to perform a range of her chart-topping tracks, such as “Hips Don’t Lie” and “Waka Waka.”
Kevin Winter / Getty ImagesAnd then, in the second half of the show, J.Lo made the crowd go wild with a bunch of her biggest songs, including “Jenny From the Block,” “On the Floor,” and her closing hit “Let’s Get Loud,” for which she was joined by Shakira.
Focus On Sport / Getty ImagesBut it turns out that despite the evident success of the joint performance, J.Lo wasn’t too pleased with the NFL’s decision to have her and Shakira take the stage together, admitting in her upcoming Netflix documentary, Halftime, that she thought it was “the worst idea in the world.”
Jeff Kravitz / FilmMagicThe tell-all film, which reflects on Jennifer’s long-running and multifaceted career, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival earlier this week.
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As its name suggests, Halftime has an extensive focus on Jennifer’s 2020 Super Bowl performance, giving viewers tons of inside scoops on how things were behind the scenes ahead of the show.
Jeff Kravitz / FilmMagicAnd we’ve now learned that Jennifer was frustrated with the organizers of the halftime show for giving her and Shakira the same amount of time that any solo performer would receive rather than doubling it.
Kevin Winter / Getty ImagesFor context, performers at the halftime show are usually given 12 to 16 minutes onstage. Past solo artists, such as the Weeknd and Beyoncé, have used the time to switch from song to song in a medley style, resulting in a flashy roundup of their greatest hits.
Kevin Mazur / Getty Images for TWBut it’s not uncommon for multiple artists to share the stage for a performance of this time length, too. The most recent Super Bowl, for example, saw stars Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, Kendrick Lamar, and 50 Cent team up to deliver a showstopping act, with each member only receiving a few minutes directly centered in the spotlight.
Rob Carr / Getty ImagesADVERTISEMENTHowever, J.Lo was clearly unhappy with the idea of her and Shakira dividing the time between them, telling her music director, Kim Burse, in her Netflix documentary: “We have six fucking minutes. We have 30 seconds of a song, and if we take a minute, that’s it, we’ve got five left. But there’s got to be certain songs that we sing, though. We have to have our singing moments.”
Steve Granitz / FilmMagic“It’s not going to be a dance fucking revue. We have to sing our message,” she said before going on to label the entire thing “the worst idea in the world.”
Focus On Sport / Getty Images“This is the worst idea in the world to have two people do the Super Bowl. It was the worst idea in the world,” she said.
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