Jennifer Lopez slammed by fans over 'embarrassing' American Music Awards kiss with female dancer
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JENNIFER Lopez has been slammed by fans for an "embarrassing" American Music Awards routine which saw her kiss both male and female dancers.
Her lively choreography opened the Las Vegas event on Monday's Memorial Day, and saw the I'm Real popstar, 55, belt out a variety of the year's top hits.
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Jennifer Lopez was called out for her racy 2025 American Music Awards routine
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The Love Don't Cost A Thing hitmaker hosted the Las Vegas event
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Yet she left fans stunned as she kissed both female and male dancers
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JLo stripped to a semi-sheer catsuit adorned with silver panels and jewel detail, cutting a glam figure as she styled her hair poker-straight.
The star, who returned to host the AMAs after having previously hosted in 2015, finished off her initial look with dark eye make-up.
The Love Don't Cost A Thing vocalist first graced the AMAs stage back in 2001 and has gone onto perform 10 times at the prestigious awards.
Yet this time around might be the most controversial, as she sung out tracks including Billie Eilish's Birds Of A Feather and Kendrick Lamar's Not Like Us after kicking off with her 2012 tune Dance Again.
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The hits were accompanied by the star's signature kissing both her female and male backing dancers.
The unexpected smooches saw JLo blasted by fans who were left hugely confused by her behaviour.
One suggested on X she had "lost the plot" while another posted: "Why is Jennifer Lopez kissing everyone at the AMAs?"
A viewer then wrote chimed in: "Just looked up from my phone and JENNIFER LOPEZ IS KISSING A GIRL?!?!"
Others then suggested the Maid in Manhattan actress had staged the routine intentionally to make ex husband Ben Affleck jealous, after their divorce was finalised.
She also make her mark on the event, which saw 80-year-old Rod Stewart honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award, with a series of outfit changes.
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Previously, event bosses gushed over JLo's return to the AMA's stage - as other stars including Taylor Swift gave the event a miss.
"We are thrilled to welcome Jennifer Lopez back to host the American Music Awards,' Jay Penske, the CEO of Dick Clark Productions said.
"Jennifer's incredible talent and incomparable stage presence make her the ideal host of the show.
"We know she will bring her one-of-a-kind energy to the official kick off celebration of summer."
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck relationship timeline
JLo and Ben were first linked together in 2002 and became engaged later that year. However, they called off the wedding just two years later. They rekindled their romance in 2021 and finally got hitched in 2022 before filing for divorce this year. Here is a timeline of their love story: June 2002 - Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck met on the set of Gigli and JLo divorced from her second husband Cris Judd
- Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck met on the set of Gigli and JLo divorced from her second husband Cris Judd November 2002 - Ben proposed to JLo with a six-carat pink diamond ring
- Ben proposed to JLo with a six-carat pink diamond ring September 2003 - JLo and Ben called off their wedding and blamed it on 'excessive media attention'
- JLo and Ben called off their wedding and blamed it on 'excessive media attention' January 2004 - The celebrity couple announce they are heading separate ways
- The celebrity couple announce they are heading separate ways July 2021 - JLo posts an intimate photo of herself beside Ben and they begin dating again
- JLo posts an intimate photo of herself beside Ben and they begin dating again April 2022 - Ben proposes to JLo for a second time
- Ben proposes to JLo for a second time July 2022 - The celebrity couple officially celebrated their nuptials in a Las Vegas, Nevada, ceremony
- The celebrity couple officially celebrated their nuptials in a Las Vegas, Nevada, ceremony August 2022 - Ben and JLo have a second A-list wedding at their $8.9million George estate
- Ben and JLo have a second A-list wedding at their $8.9million George estate February 2023 - Ben and JLo go viral after she is seen appearing to scold him at the Grammy Awards as the camera swung by their table, while photos often showed him looking exhausted and miserable on outings with his wife.
May 2024 - Divorce rumors began to swirl with sources alleging they were not compatible and Ben was sick of marriage.
July 2024 - The pair publicly listed their new marital home for $68 million and it was reported they were living separately in new properties.
August 2024 - JLo finally filed for divorce on their second wedding anniversary on August 20.
HUGE MISHAP
The star previously showed off a nasty-looking cut to her face after rehearsals for the event.
The On The Floor hitmaker, 55, said she needed stitches to fix the gash on her nose.
In the first photo, Jennifer shared a selfie from her car with an ice pack over the bridge of her nose and wrote: "So this happened…".
Her nose looked noticeably redder and swollen following the injury that happened last week.
Jennifer then posted a picture as she went makeup free and revealed the visible cut on her nose.
She clarified: "Happened during AMAs rehearsals."
Luckily Jennifer's celebrity plastic surgeon Dr. Jason Diamond was on hand to help stitch her up.
OPENING UP
It came shortly after her movie star ex Ben opened up on their "embarassing" divorce.
The Argo director and actor cited the couple's differing views on fame as he discussed their highly publicised split.
He insisted that there was "no scandal, no soap opera, no intrigue" when it came to their separation.
Ben, 52, first dated superstar Jennifer, 55, from 2002 to 2004 before he called off their first engagement.
After encountering each other at industry parties, they became pals when they worked together on the set of Gigli in 2001.
Less than a year later, they were engaged before calling off the wedding and their relationship in 2004.
After remaining in contact, they started dating again in April 2021, twenty years after their first romance.
In July 2022, they tied the knot in Vegas before hosting a larger reception for their friends and family later in the summer at Affleck's home in Georgia.
However, less than two years later the pair announced they had split again before their divorce was finalised in February of this year.
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She donned a semi-sheer catsuit as she opened the event with her hit Dance Again
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Jennifer's racy routine also saw her sing Billie Eilish and Kendrick Lamar hits
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She had a series of outfit changes through the night
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Fans suggested the pop princess had 'lost the plot'
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