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Jennifer Lopez Recalls Joining ‘American Idol’ & Defying Team Who Feared She Would Be “Reduced To Just A Reality Star”
The Internet might have been deprived of the Jennifer Lopez clapping GIF if she hadn't followed her instincts and joined American Idol.
Lopez joined the singing competition show in Season 10 (2011) as a judge alongside Steven Tyler and Randy Jackson. Lopez said that doing reality TV at the time “was looked down upon,” recalling that her team advised her against doing it for fear of jeopardizing her movie career. Lopez noted that she had a similar conversation when approached to do a Las Vegas residency with her team, telling her, “That’s where entertainers go to die.” The star defied them again, adding, “And it launched me into a whole new part of my life.”
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