Jennifer Lopez Discloses She Starred In The Movie 'Hustlers' For No Pay

Nov 19, 2019 by apost team

50-year-old Jennifer Lopez has recently been named GQ's Icon of the Year and gave an interview in the magazine's newest issue "Men of the Year." In the interview, Lopez breaks down her biggest career moments and goes into detail about her role in the new movie Hustlers in which she plays a stripper named Ramona.

For Lopez, it wasn't the money that motivated her to play the role, she told GQ:

"I do things because I love them. I didn't get paid a whole bunch of money for Hustlers," she admits. "I did it for free and produced it. I bank on myself. That's the Jenny From the Block. I do what I want, I do what I love. But it was kind of a really different mindset to get into to play Ramona."

When asked about her character Ramona, Lopez reflected:

"Whether she was doing great things or bad things, she was very clear about what she wanted and what her goals were. And that she could do it on her own," Lopez describes Ramona. "Like, you never see a man in her life. There's men. But she was so self-sufficient. For me, who grew up with my sister sleeping in the same bed, and then went from one relationship to the other, playing that character, and having to be that independent and in charge, I was just like, 'God, this is so empowering.'” She then admits, "It was fun when I was playing it. It was scary when I was watching it."

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Lopez told GQ she feels great and proud about the impact of Hustlers, calling the movie a "movement" rather than just a movie and an inspiration for women of all kinds and cultures.  

"This is our movie where we run s**t. They know it's all women producers, women director, women writer, all women starring in it," she reflects. "And they kind of took ownership of that. We've been watching men take advantage of women in movies a long time. And so it was a fun kind of ride to see the tables turn."

In her interview, Lopez also spoke about her relationship with Alex Rodriguez and told GQ that both of them are fueled by ambition which makes them understand each other better.

"We're really alike in our drive, in our ambition. He's an athlete. He wanted to be the best. I'm the same way. I just want to be great at what I do. We're both like that. We're both super-hard workers. We're driven by our passions. And we have a tremendous amount of respect for each other."

While fans expect Lopez to receive an Oscar for her role in Hustlers, the superstar is already about to have her next big career moment – headlining the Super Bowl Halftime Show together with Shakira. When GQ asked her about it, Lopez also addressed the fact that stars like Pink and Rihanna turned down the opportunity to sing at the Super Bowl saying:

"I understand people not wanting to do it. Everybody has to make their own choices," she responded. "They have to feel good about what they're doing. I feel like it's an amazing platform and one of the biggest in the world to put out whatever message you want to put out there. Whatever message of love or — I don't want to give anything away — I think it's taking a chance to do it. I feel that it's a great thing to have two Latina women in Miami headlining the Super Bowl, and what we could do with those 12 to 14 minutes to make people understand our worth and value in this country … I think it could be a really beautiful celebration."

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