Jennifer Lopez Calls Sharing Super Bowl Halftime With Shakira The ‘Worst Idea In The World’ In New Doc
In her Netflix doc ‘Halftime,’ J.Lo complains about the limited time she and Shakira have to perform at the Super Bowl. Her manager even calls it ‘an insult’ that they had to share the stage.
Jennifer Lopez‘s new documentary on Netflix, Halftime, shows that she wasn’t pleased about sharing the stage with Shakira at the 2020 Super Bowl Halftime Show. It wasn’t because J.Lo, 52, has an issue with Shakira, 45, or anything like that. Instead, the “Let’s Get Loud” songstress was frustrated with the NFL for forcing the two Latina superstars to perform together, thus limiting their performance time. “We have six f**king minutes,” J.Lo said to her music director Kim Burse while preparing for the halftime show in the doc, according to Entertainment Weekly. “We have 30 seconds of a song, and if we take a minute, that’s it, we’ve got five left,” she added.
J.Lo said that there’s “certain songs” that she and Shakira had to perform at the show, no questions asked. “We have to have our singing moments. It’s not going to be a dance f**king revue. We have to sing our message.” Shockingly. J.Lo went on to say that “this is worst idea in the world to have two people do the Super Bowl. It was the worst idea in the world.”
Her manager Benny Medina felt the same about the Halftime Show situation. “Typically, you have one headliner at a Super Bowl,” Benny said in an interview during the documentary. “That headliner constructs a show, and, should they choose to have other guests, that’s their choice. It was an insult to say you needed two Latinas to do the job that one artist historically has done.”
![Shakira sparks new romance rumors as she enjoys a Miami boat trip with F1 ace Lewis Hamilton hours after the pair crossed paths at a fancy restaurant. The newly single and highly eligible bachelorette was picked up by the British-born racing star at the back of her own $20 million Miami Beach mansion on Wednesday. She was seen accepting Hamilton's offer of a hand, with the decorated Mercedes driver promptly got to his feet as she climbed aboard. They were accompanied on the cruise by heavily tattooed American fencer Miles Chamley-Watson, one of Hamilton's closest friends. It came the day after the two had crossed paths as Shakira made her way into Miami's upscale Cipriani restaurant, where Hamilton was dining out with pals on Tuesday evening. Speculation is now mounting around a potential new love match for the 46-year-old pop diva, who was also linked to Tom Cruise earlier this week amid reports the actor was "extremely interested" in pursuing her after they chatted at the Miami Grand Prix last weekend. But it seems she may be more interested in Hamilton, who competed in the flashy event. On Wednesday, she showed off her toned legs and torso in a flirty fringed lilac bikini top and matching shorts, wearing her famous long wavy hair loose over her shoulders. She was all smiles as she boarded the vessel which pulled up on Biscayne Bay behind her lavish waterfront pad. The 'Hips Don't Lie' songstress returned later on looking relaxed and went barefoot as she climbed back onto her personal dock. Shakira is newly single after splitting from soccer star Gerard Pique after 12 years. The former couple share two children, Sasha, 8, and Milan, 10. 10 May 2023 Pictured: Shakira and Lewis Hamilton. Photo credit: RM/MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342 (Mega Agency TagID: MEGA979957_039.jpg) [Photo via Mega Agency]](https://preprod.hollywoodlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/shakira-purple-fringe-bikini-top-boat-mega.jpg?quality=100&w=180)
![Shakira sparks new romance rumors as she enjoys a Miami boat trip with F1 ace Lewis Hamilton hours after the pair crossed paths at a fancy restaurant. The newly single and highly eligible bachelorette was picked up by the British-born racing star at the back of her own $20 million Miami Beach mansion on Wednesday. She was seen accepting Hamilton's offer of a hand, with the decorated Mercedes driver promptly got to his feet as she climbed aboard. They were accompanied on the cruise by heavily tattooed American fencer Miles Chamley-Watson, one of Hamilton's closest friends. It came the day after the two had crossed paths as Shakira made her way into Miami's upscale Cipriani restaurant, where Hamilton was dining out with pals on Tuesday evening. Speculation is now mounting around a potential new love match for the 46-year-old pop diva, who was also linked to Tom Cruise earlier this week amid reports the actor was "extremely interested" in pursuing her after they chatted at the Miami Grand Prix last weekend. But it seems she may be more interested in Hamilton, who competed in the flashy event. On Wednesday, she showed off her toned legs and torso in a flirty fringed lilac bikini top and matching shorts, wearing her famous long wavy hair loose over her shoulders. She was all smiles as she boarded the vessel which pulled up on Biscayne Bay behind her lavish waterfront pad. The 'Hips Don't Lie' songstress returned later on looking relaxed and went barefoot as she climbed back onto her personal dock. Shakira is newly single after splitting from soccer star Gerard Pique after 12 years. The former couple share two children, Sasha, 8, and Milan, 10. 10 May 2023 Pictured: Shakira and Lewis Hamilton. Photo credit: RM/MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342 (Mega Agency TagID: MEGA979957_001.jpg) [Photo via Mega Agency]](https://preprod.hollywoodlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/shakira-purple-fringe-bikini-top-boat-mega-02.jpg?quality=100&w=180)
Shakira also appears in the documentary and has a conversation with J.Lo about their dual performance. The “Hips Don’t Lie” songstress explained that she hasn’t “had a confirmation” about how much time she’ll actually be on the stage for. “Let me address that really quick. They said 12 minutes,” J.Lo responded, per EW. “If it was going to be a double-headliner, they should have given us 20 minutes,” the Hustlers star added in frustration. “That’s what they should’ve f**king done.”
Ultimately, J.Lo and Shakira put on an incredible performance that many fans considered to be one of the best Super Bowl Halftime Shows in years. J.Lo even brought her daughter Emme, now 14, on the stage! Halftime premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 8 and J.Lo was in attendance. The doc will begin streaming on Netflix on June 14.