
Jennifer Lopez has been famous long enough to know the pattern: if the reviews are good, they’ll reach you eventually. If the reviews are bad, they arrive almost immediately. That’s why it’s oddly refreshing to hear Lopez, in conversation with Sydney Sweeney, speak so candidly about criticism. Despite being at very different stages of fame, both are clearly on the same wavelength, openly acknowledging the constant noise that comes with visibility while sitting at a roundtable with 2025 movie schedule powerhouse actresses.
The conversation took place during The Los Angeles Times 2025 Envelope Actresses Roundtable, where the "On The Floor" performer and star of Euphoria (streaming with an HBO Max subscription) joined Gwyneth Paltrow, Emily Blunt, Tessa Thompson, and Elle Fanning for a discussion about resisting Hollywood’s boxes and navigating reviews and negativity. As JLo tells it: