Jennifer Lopez is facing backlash after a viral video circulating online showed her staging a paparazzi moment at a New York City hotel. But if a source is to be believed, her dramatic exit was “intentional.” This is reportedly because the singer treats her fame “like a business” and never risks her image to “chance.”
Jennifer Lopez ‘treats fame like a business’ amid staged paparazzi event backlash, per source
Jennifer Lopez is facing backlash online after a video showed the singer staging a paparazzi moment while exiting the Four Seasons Hotel’s lobby in New York City. The clip showed the actress lingering near the hotel entrance. She seemed to be waiting for several guests to exit the building before stepping out and walking toward her car. This let the paparazzi take perfect shots of her from every angle.
However, while talking about the JLo grand exit, a source told Rob Shuter’s Naughty But Nice that the orchestrated paparazzi moments have long been part of the singer’s playbook. “Jennifer treats fame like a business,” said the insider, adding that her “every pose, every angle, every appearance is intentional. She never leaves her image to chance.”
Elaborating further, the sources say that the Selena star had long understood that to maintain the celebrity tag, publicity and performance go hand in hand. “To Jennifer, this isn’t ego,” revealed the insider. “It’s branding.”
However, the insider was quick to point out that “Nobody in Hollywood understands an entrance better” than the singer. But this time, the pop icon is facing immense scrutiny only because “people saw the setup before the final shot.”
Telling more about her entrance stories, Shuter, J.Lo’s former publicist, also revealed that “this was always part of the routine.” The pop icon “would sometimes circle the block in her SUV until a red carpet cleared so she could walk it alone,” revealed Shuter. He added that she never wanted to step onto a carpet where another celebrity was already having their photos taken.
Originally reported by Parul Singh on Reality Tea.
