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Jennifer Lopez’s strange Saudi Arabia appearance has fans begging her to “put it aside” for a while
Lebanese designer Elie Saab hired Grammy-nominated singer Jennifer Lopez to perform a few of her hits throughout the forty fifth anniversary runway show of “The 1001 Seasons of Elie Saab” in Riyad, Saudi Arabia, causing a stir amongst fans.
While nobody could deny that the “Let’s Get Loud” singer looked amazing, many found her performance odd, criticizing the producers for hiring her because the opening act.
According to Harper’s Bazaar Lopez opened a show with a grand entrance on a floating platform surrounded by a white, feathered, dazzling arch.
She began with a slowed down cover of Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive” before moving into her hit “Waiting For Tonight.” Suspended above the gang, she dazzled in a metallic silver plunging bodysuit over sheer tights and paired with sparkling silver high heels.
While she sang songs, the dance floor below was crammed with dancers in Nineteen Twenties-inspired costumes and tuxedos.
As the models marched down the runway, Lopez threw herself into the arms of the dancers, who lifted her high above the stage as she sang the chorus.
Everyday fashion bomb sent a clip from Lopez’s performance, showing confidence sinking into the dancers’ arms. The platform’s 2.1 million followers had mixed reactions.
“Why are you hiring her to perform????” one person asked, while one other commented, “Time to pass this on to the next generation because wtf was that.”
Some were surprised by her selection for the concert, with one saying: “Who books Jenny for these vocal performances lol. Look, she will be able to act, she will be able to dress, but she will be able to’t sing, honey.
Others focused on the tuxedo belly jumper, with one fan saying: “I watched the dive with no sound and immediately got concerned.”
Another added: “I thought she fell. No matter how great he looks, he’s still 55 years old. The recovery would be crazy.”
One commenter was blunt and wrote, “JLo needs to put it down.”
While critics seem to keep telling her to stop doing what she loves and crawl away after her recent divorce from actor Ben Affleck, it seems the multi-point just continues.
In addition to this highly coveted international fashion show concert, she continues to promote her recent film “Unstoppable”, wherein the 55-year-old stars because the foremost character’s mother.
According to her IMDb, she also has two movies in production, “The Godmother” and “Bob the Builder,” and one movie, “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” is in post-production.
Lopez also starred in and produced the film “Atlas,” which hit the massive screens on May 24.
Still, regardless of how heavy and busy Block’s Jenny seems, she’s stricken by haters stating what she wore or the undeniable fact that she had several failed marriages.
The cloud of confusion surrounding Lopez’s life is unlikely to lift. But it seems the “Selena” actress is not letting any of that interrupt her grind, embodying her song “I’m Gonna Be Alright.”