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Jennifer Lopez says she's trying not to listen to the hate she received on social media during her divorce from Ben Affleck, but it can hurt her.
“I know that all the things that have been written and said about me and all the assumptions about who I am as a person are not who I am.” J.Lo he told comedian Nikki Glazer during a chat with Interview magazine. Published on Wednesday.
“I learned that a long time ago,” she continued.
Lopez, 55, noted that platforms like Instagram and X didn't exist until she was already famous, so she doesn't give much weight to what online trolls say.
“Social media is something that came after I've been in the public eye for a while, so I don't take it as seriously as others,” she said.
The “I'm Real” singer explained that he can tune out the noise because he knows himself better than the world.
“I know I'm a good person. I know I'm a good mother. I know who my friends are. My friends know who I am. I think you know your mom, your dad, and everything else,” she said. “If you want to have a long career, you have to learn how to deal with that part of the business.”
Lopez dismissed the criticism, saying it was part of show business.
“Some people love you, some people don't try to understand you, and some people just want to hate you just to hate you, but none of that matters,” she said. . “As an artist, what's important to me is what inspires me, whether it's something that's a big commercial success or something that touches just one person that no one has ever seen. It's about giving and doing work that you enjoy doing. It doesn't matter.”
The “Wedding Planner” star declared that she lives her “life's passion” by singing, dancing, acting, entertaining and creating.
However, she admitted that sometimes her thick skin can't protect her from certain troubling messages.
“Don't get me wrong, if I see something harmful, I'm not nonstick,” she said.
Lopez has been under fire on social media and in the press over her troubled relationship with Affleck, whom she first dated in the early 2000s.
The two, who are currently living separately, mended their relationship in early 2021 and married in July 2022, but the “Monster in Law” star filed for divorce in August.
Lopez, who has been married four times, addressed being single again in an interview with Glazer, telling the stand-up comic that he was “excited” to be alone.
“Everything I've done over the last 25, 30 years has been in different difficult situations. What can you do when you're flying on your own? What would you do if you were just free?” she said. asked.
The “Let's Get Loud” singer declared that being in a relationship “doesn't define” her.
“I can't look for happiness in others. I have to have it within myself,” she said.
Lopez told herself that heartbreak wouldn't be the end of everything and that she would get through this difficult time.
“When you sit in those emotions and think, 'This isn't going to kill me,' you feel like, 'Actually, I can find joy and happiness on my own.'” she said.
