Jennifer Lopez Journey to “Believe” in Herself

• Even the biggest stars struggle with confidence.
• she chose to give her haters a “sincere” ‘thank you'” during her acceptance speech.
• Several of Lopez’s celebrity friends supported her at the premiere

Jennifer Lopez: I believe that there are times in our lives when we see opposition or competing goals as such a bad thing. But, in reality, those are the things that truly shape us “On June 8, she spoke at the premiere of her new Netflix documentary, Halftime.

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“I don’t think I would be or have done what I’ve done without that, and we all need that,” Lopez added. “Don’t we all need that little push?”

Lopez also thanked her children, Emmy and Maximilian Muiz, 14, her manager, Benny Medina, and her fiancé, Ben Affleck, in her speech for supporting her for years.

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“”I’m a little nervous,” Lopez added, “but excited and grateful that we’re doing it here in New York.” I wouldn’t want to do it any other way.” Several of Lopez’s celebrity friends, including Robert De Niro, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Today host Hoda Kotb, attended the premiere, “There’s something magical about this moment in her life.”