Jenny From The Block could also be one in all Jennifer Lopez’s most defining songs — however its music video is way from what she needed it to be!
Flashing lights, designer ‘matches, quick automobiles, yachts — all issues seen within the well-known 2002 music video, which revolved across the media’s view of her relationship with Ben Affleck. However that’s not how the Hustlers star thinks it ought to have been looking back! In an interview revealed on Tuesday, the Hustlers star advised Selection the tune’s visuals ought to have mirrored its theme extra:
“Jenny From the Block ought to have been me again within the Bronx form of strolling across the neighborhood. That’s what that video ought to have been.”
It’s arduous to think about it every other means — although the video did obtain loads of criticism on the time of its launch! However the idea wasn’t her thought… She says it was director Francis Lawrence‘s.
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The 54-year-old advised the outlet it was the longer term Starvation Video games helmer who satisfied her to get Ben on board to lean into the paparazzi angle:
“We have been so ourselves. And we by no means thought that individuals would take offense or be indignant at us for form of dwelling out loud and making a cool video. We have been so naive.”
Inneresting! Though it turned out the best way it did, J.Lo says total, she has no regrets:
“I don’t remorse it. Although it wound up turning out ugly for us within the media, it was very defining for me in my musical trajectory. Some very stunning, iconic photos got here out of that video. It’s the one factor, regardless of the place I’m going individuals nonetheless go, ‘Hey, there’s Jenny from the block.’”
That’s a reasonably good comfort to not having the video’s aesthetic go your means… Hey, perhaps she might re-shoot it now! She nonetheless seems to be simply as superb! Watch the OG (under):
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[Images via Jennifer Lopez/YouTube & MEGA/WENN]
