Jennifer Lopez has shed light on some of her toxic past relationships in her new documentary, The Greatest Love Story Never Told, in which she says she was once “treated badly” by a partner. ” he says.
The documentary follows the making of her original musical film, This Is Me… Now: A Love Story, in which Lopez reveals that when she was younger, she felt trapped in unhealthy and dangerous situations. .
This emotional confession came after the star filmed a video for the song “Rebound” where she dances and fights with her on-screen lover.
After an intense performance, an exhausted-looking Lopez walked off the set and told the camera, “I'm glad one person is behind me.”
“It's not fun being pushed around like that and manhandled like that,” Lopez explained as he drove her home.
“Thank God I've never been in a relationship where I was beaten up,” she declared. “But I've certainly been manhandled and had some other unpleasant things done to me. It's rough. It's rude.”
The Hustlers star said on the phone with his close friend and producing partner Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas. So I go to work every day and I'm like, 'What am I doing? “I think. ”
“This is a personal journey and one that relates to many abused women,” Goldsmith-Thomas tells her. “You're talking about how we accept less than we deserve.”
The singer did not reveal who “manhandled” her, nor did she provide any other details that would suggest who she was talking about.
In “This Is Me… Now: A Love Story,” Lopez explores her love life and relationship with herself through flashbacks, dream sequences, and imaginative combinations with a therapist played by rapper Fat Joe. explore.
The visual album, created to accompany her new album “This Is Me… Now,” also features appearances from Lopez's current husband Ben Affleck, Jane Fonda, Sofia Vergara and Neil deGrasse Tyson. are doing.
“This Is Me… Now: A Love Story” and the documentary “The Greatest Love Story Never Told” are both available on Amazon Prime Video.
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