Jennifer Lopez revealed that Ayo Adebiri "tearfully apologized" for comments she made about Lopez's singing ability.
They appeared together on the February 3 episode of Saturday Night Live , with Edebiri serving as host and Lopez serving as musical guest. A week before the show, the 2020 Scam Goddess podcast began circulating online. During the episode, Edbeery agreed with host Lachie Mosley that Lopez's "entire career has been one long sham."
“Here’s the thing — she thinks she’s on multiple songs, but that’s not who she is,” Edbiri said, referring to previous reports that Lopez’s vocals haven’t always appeared on her own songs accusation. "I think she thinks she's still great even though she didn't sing on most of these songs," Edebiri continued. "A lot of the comments on the songs were like, 'J.Lo doesn't have time to go to the studio.'" It's like, 'J.Lo is busy.' do what? Obviously not singing. "
Lopez told Variety that the actor apologized to her in the "Saturday Night Live" dressing room. "She was mortified but so sweet," she told the outlet. "She came to my dressing room and apologized ... saying how terrible it was that she said those things. She felt really bad."
Lopez added that Edbiri later took the time to audition for SNL and "loved" her performances of "Can't Get Enough" and "This Is Me...Now."
"She actually heard my performance," she told Variety . "She was like, 'I'm really sorry, I'm so terrible.'"
Sharing her final thoughts on Edbeli's past comments, Lopez said she found the claims about the singing voice "interesting," adding, "I've heard similar things throughout my career, So it didn’t bother me.”
'Saturday Night Live' teases the drama
While Lopez didn't appear in any of the February 3 SNL skits, the segment titled "Why'd You Say It" referenced the podcast.
"Okay, we get it," Edbeery joked in the skit. "It's wrong to make mean comments or make comments or go on a podcast just for the sake of clout and you don't think about the impact because you're 24 and stupid. When I say from now on, we I think I speak for everyone when it comes to being more thoughtful about what we post online.”
