In ‘Halftime,’ Jennifer Lopez discusses her troubled relationship with her mother

• Halftime is a Netflix documentary
• This documentary gives the inside look of the Lopez’s life
• Rodriguez the mother of Jennifer also revealed how it was when Jennifer was growing up

Jennifer Lopez has opened up about her complicated relationship with her mother, Guadalupe ‘Lupe’ Rodriguez, claiming that she used to ‘beat’ her as a child.

In her new Netflix documentary, Halftime, the Hustlers star, 52, made the shocking claim, saying, “She [Rodriguez] did what she had to do to survive, and it made her strong, but it also made her tough.” She thrashed the [explicit] out of you.”

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During the early stages of her career, the Marry Me actress had a strained relationship with her mother.

J.Lo left her family at the age of 18 to pursue a career in music and acting due to their frequent clashes.

Meanwhile, Rodriquez, 76, admitted to being difficult to Lopez and her two sisters, Leslie and Lynda. The immigrant from Puerto Rico raised her three daughters in the Bronx with her husband David, whom she divorced after the girls were grown.

“I always had the highest expectations of them. It wasn’t to be critical. It was only to show you that you could do better,” Rodriguez is seen saying in the movie. “Jennifer, she gave me the hardest time, to tell you the truth. We butted heads a lot.”

The Maid in Manhattan star confessed that she wasn’t focused on her school work, saying she was distracted by dancing — something that caused tension between the mother and daughter.

“My mom was like, ‘If you’re gonna live in this house, you’re gonna get your education,’” Lopez recalled. “We got into a bad fight one night and I just left.”

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Halftime gives fans an inside look into Lopez’s careers ups and downs. The Netflix documentary was released on June 8.