Jennifer Lopez was left momentarily shocked when an interviewer made quips about her age during a screening of her latest film Unstoppable.
The superstar, 55, was being interviewed by Variety’s Senior Awards Editor, Clayton Davis, at the Sunday screening, when he ribbed her about getting older.
‘I can’t believe it’s been 30 years since Selena,’ he said in a clip shared by TMZ, referring to her role in the 1997 biopic, Selena, about iconic Mexican-American singer, Selena Quintanilla-Pérez.
‘I can’t believe that in 30 years we’re going to do a retrospective of this, and you will be 60 by then, which is…’ he said, as a stunned Lopez replied, ‘Wow.’
He then further shocked Lopez’ fans as he joked the Hustlers star was ‘getting up there’ in age, eliciting gasps from the audience.
Lopez slowly nodded her head, replying in a quiet tone, ‘I am’ while someone in the crowd asked, ‘Did he just say that?’
Jennifer Lopez, 55, was left momentarily shocked when an interviewer made quips about her age during a screening of her latest film Unstoppable
Lopez then addressed the comment, while Davis clarified that it was a ‘joke.’
The star didn’t appear offended, as she turned to the crowd and said she wanted to thank them for being with her for a ‘long time.’
‘What a journey this has been,’ she added, ‘and I honestly feel that the best is yet to come.’
‘I honestly feel that my creativity and who I am as an artist is like you said… I also feel that this for me, was another kind of level of going deeper into who I am as a person or as an artist. And these type of roles change you.’
‘They come to you at times in your life when you need them, and they help you grow and they heal you in a way,’ she added.
Lopez and Davis know each other, as he’d previously interviewed her for Variety’s Awards Circuit podcast last month.
The actress looked incredible in a sheer shirt and powder blue ensemble as she promoted the film produced by her ex Ben Affleck, 52 – days after they reunited to watch their children in a school play.
Lopez revealed her washboard abs in the bow blouse, which she teamed with a pastel jacket and jeans.
The superstar, 55, was being interviewed by Variety’s Senior Awards Editor, Clayton Davis, at the Sunday screening, when he said the star was ‘getting up there’ in age
‘I can’t believe it’s been 30 years since Selena,’ he said in a clip shared by TMZ. ‘I can’t believe that in 30 years we’re going to do a retrospective of this, and you will be 60 by then, which is…’ he said, as a stunned Lopez replied, ‘Wow’
After he joked that she was ‘getting up there’ in age, eliciting gasps from the audience, Lopez slowly nodded her head, replying in a quiet tone, ‘I am.’ Meanwhile someone in the crowd asked, ‘Did he just say that?’
Lopez then addressed the comment, while Davis clarified that it was a ‘joke.’ The star turned to the crowd and said she wanted to thank them for being with her for a ‘long time’
‘What a journey this has been,’ she added, ‘and I honestly feel that the best is yet to come’; Lopez and Davis pictured at the event
She boosted her height with pink platform heels and wore her locks in a chic updo.
The star looked radiant with metallic shadow and pink lipgloss during the day.
Days earlier on Friday, after the kids took their final bow on stage, Affleck could be seen waiting to congratulate both Fin, who he shares with Garner, and Lopez’s child, Emme, 16, who uses the gender-neutral pronouns, they/them.
Following the show, Affleck was seen giving Emme, who Lopez shares with her ex-husband Marc Anthony, a sweet embrace and a kiss on the head before saying goodbye.
During the exchange, an eyewitness revealed to DailyMail.com that Lopez ‘looked on adoringly.’
The superstar was every inch the supportive mom as she waited to give Emme a beautiful bouquet of flowers.
Lopez and Affleck were also seen having a conversation with each other as they mingled with the other attendees.
Meanwhile, Affleck and Garner, who were married for 13 years between 2005 to 2018, have remained amicable co-parents since their split.
The actress looked incredible in a sheer shirt and powder blue ensemble as she promoted the film produced by her ex Ben Affleck, 52
Speaking of roles like the one she had in Unstoppable she said, ‘They come to you at times in your life when you need them, and they help you grow and they heal you in a way’
In Unstoppable, Lopez plays the mother of Anthony Robles, a wrestler born with one leg who overcame adversity to become an NCAA champion; they are seen in a still
This includes, most recently, spending Thanksgiving together as they volunteered and served meals to the homeless their three kids.
In addition to Fin, the former couple share daughter Violet, 19, and Samuel, 12.
Their latest sighting comes after a source told Page Six that Affleck was overjoyed to spend the holiday with his family as he feels as if he can ‘just be himself’ around Garner and their kids.
The insider added: ‘Even though Ben and Jen have been split for a while now, he feels a certain level of comfort with her.
‘Ben has a strong relationship with Jen that will never dissipate because they have a lot of history together and she’s the mother of his kids.’
The source said that while ‘some men would find it annoying,’ Affleck likes that his ex takes care of him.
‘He loves being looked after by her,’ the source continued. ‘He goes to her whenever he has a big career or life decision to make for her advice.’
At this moment, a source told Page Six that Affleck ‘Ben has no interest in jumping into another relationship.’
Lopez is currently in the midst of a divorce from Affleck; seen in January
‘Ben’s divorce from Jennifer hasn’t even been finalized, but even if it were, dating is just not where his head is at,’ the insider revealed.
Before officially calling it quits with Lopez, Garner is said to have ‘encouraged’ Ben to work on his marriage with the On The Floor hitmaker.
‘When things started getting rocky between Ben and Jennifer (Lopez), Jen was very supportive of their relationship and encouraged Ben to work on their marriage,’ the source claimed.
The insider added that Jennifer has ‘no problem’ with J.Lo, adding: ‘At the end of the day, she just wants Ben to be happy.’