J.Lo's Super Bowl Performance Was a Very Pointed Response to Her Oscar Snub

From ELLE

Jennifer Lopez brought a high-energy retrospective of her biggest hits to tonight's Super Bowl LIV Halftime Show, and paid homage to her most iconic movie role to date.

Following Shakira's steamy medley of mid-aughts essentials like "She Wolf," "Whenever, Wherever," and "Hips Don't Lie," J.Lo ascended to the stage hanging from a pole before performing "Jenny From the Block," "Ain't It Funny," and "Get Right." Then she returned to the pole for a routine reminiscent of her now-iconic performance in last year's Hustlers. Whereas that was set to Fiona Apple's "Criminal," Lopez moved to her 1999 hit "Waiting for Tonight" for her Super Bowl routine.

Lopez was notably snubbed from this year's Oscar nominations, where she was considered a frontrunner for her performance as Ramona Vega, a seasoned stripped who mentors newcomer Destiny (Constance Wu) before pulling her into a Recession-fueled crime scheme. Lopez was nominated for a Golden Globe, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Critics' Choice Award for the role.

Twitter immediately connected the Super Bowl stripping routine to Lopez's Oscar snub.

To think, we could've watched an encore of this next Sunday. If only the Academy had some respect.

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