Jennifer Lopez Gets Candid About “Hurtful” Social Media Backlash

It’s been a turbulent year for Jennifer Lopez, from a canceled tour to her divorce from Ben Affleck, and she’s talking about it for the first time.

In a conversation with comedian Nikki Glaser for Interview magazine, Lopez said she felt her “whole f****** world exploded” following the release of her musical drama This Is Me … Now in February, after which she announced the cancelation of her U.S. arena tour and her split from Affleck. Speaking to Glaser, Lopez said she was aware of the negative commentary about her personal life and career online, but insisted any backlash didn’t reflect “who I am as a person.”

“Social media, because it came along after I had been in the public eye for a while, I don’t take it as seriously as everybody else,” she said. “I know I’m a good person. I know I’m a good mom. I know who my friends are.”

While the singer said she’s learned “how to deal” with the negative side of social media, she also acknowledged that it sometimes affects her. “Don’t get me wrong, if I see something that’s hurtful, I’m not Teflon,” Lopez added.

“Some people are going to love you ... and some people just want to hate you, and none of that really matters,” she continued, adding that what matters for her is “doing work that inspires me.”

“This is my life’s passion,” she added, referring to her latest movie, its accompanying album, and its making-of documentary, The Greatest Love Story Never Told. “I love to sing. I love to dance. I love to act. I love to entertain. I love to create.”

She Also Talked About The Breakup

In the Interview sit-down, Lopez admitted that, while she’s “excited” to be single, the high-profile split from Affleck did “almost take me out for good.”

Lopez and Affleck, who dated in the early aughts, reunited in 2021. They were married the following summer and stayed together for nearly two years.

“Now, on the other side of it, I think to myself, ‘F***, that is exactly what I needed. Thank you, God. I’m sorry it took me so long,’” Lopez told Glaser, adding that she doesn’t regret the pain she experienced during the breakup “for one second.”