For the first time, the singer and actress recounted a traumatic experience a few years back during a wardrobe fitting.
Jennifer Lopez - who could have received an Oscar nomination for her role in Hustlers - has slammed a director who asked her to show her breasts, claiming she was n-ked in one scene. are to be seen, though the meeting took place off the set. JLo thus joins the long list of Hollywood stars who decide to expose situations of abuse of power that forced them to remain silent for decades.
During a round table with other actresses organized by The Hollywood Reporter, the artist said, "During the costume fitting, one of the directors asked me to take off my shirt because I had to be n-ked in the film." I wanted to see my breasts. Told him we weren't on set," explained Lopez, who did not name the director, the film he was shooting or the year in which the incidents occurred.
"I said no, I defended myself. But I remember being nervous at the time. And by the way, there was a costume designer in the room with me. So there was another woman in the room, she told me, And I said no," he said.
"If you give up at that point, suddenly the person runs away thinking he can do whatever he wants. But because I set a line for him and said no, he apologizes later. Done. The moment I left the room, the costume designer told me, "I'm so sorry for what happened," recalled the Latino interpreter, who joked that the persona she had modeled herself as a child. Learned from the native Bronx.
Other actresses joining Lopez at the THR roundtable were Scarlett Johansson, Lupita Nyong'o, Okwafina, Laura Dern, and Renee Zellweger.
Following JLo's report, Nyong'o celebrated that Hollywood culture has changed in recent times thanks to the #MeToo movement and that such cases are rare: "The difference now is that the public conversation Because, it's easy to get attention when something isn't appropriate.
"What just happened is a huge lesson for all women. These things are not okay, and no matter what context you're in, it's never okay to feel uncomfortable. Now the light is on, both feeling comfortable and knowing how to set boundaries."
Lopez stars in Hustlers alongside Constance Wu, Julia Stiles, Keke Palmer, and Lili Reinhart. The film is written and directed by Lorraine Scafiria. For Stryper's role in the said film, the 50-year-old translator may be considered for the first time by the Hollywood Academy at the 2020 Oscars on February 4.
