Jennifer Lopez has enjoyed a near-three-decade spell in the spotlight and achieved ample success.
And while her status as an Icon is undisputed, the superstar shared a fact that may have flown over the heads of many while collecting a major honor at the ELLE Women in Hollywood 2023 gala last night (December 5).
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While accepting the publication’s Icon Award, J.Lo said:
“So this is kind of funny…because I was thinking about this on the way over here. So go with me on this for a second: I don’t have an Oscar, I don’t have a Golden Globe, I don’t have a Grammy, or a SAG award, or a BAFTA or a Critics Choice, or a Hollywood Film Award. I do a have a Palm Springs International Film Festival Spotlight Award. But this is my fifth “icon” award.
Of all the things that I thought I would grow up to be when I was a little girl, the last thing you know that was kind of on my list was ICON. I always look up the word “icon” every time this happens. The dictionary says “it’s a representative symbol, or someone or something that is worthy of veneration. So it’s about being venerated for things that you’ve accomplished,” which obviously I am very honored and flattered, and humbled by in this company. This award is also about being a representative symbol, in this case what is it is to be a woman in Hollywood.
It doesn’t appear that the remarks carried any ill will; that said, her words are certainly food for thought.
From our vantage point, Ms. Lopez is more than deserving of many of the awards that have eluded her to date.
And given how hard she continues to hustle, it’s only a matter of time before she finally starts to get her dues. At least, we hope so.
In the here and now, J.Lo will be releasing her new single ‘Can’t Get Enough’ on January 10. Her first album in a decade, ‘This Is Me…Now,’ will arrive alongside a like-titled movie on February 16.