Jennifer Lopez has recently revealed her team warned her against joining American Idol as a judge.
Speaking to Nikki Glaser in an Interview magazine, the singer said, “I’ll do things that could be risky because I believe that they’re going to turn out OK.”
“I’d done all these big movies and made these albums and now they’re asking me to do reality TV,” remarked the 55-year-old.
JLo explained, “I’ve had kids [twins Max and Emme, 16, with ex-husband Marc Anthony] and I haven’t worked for a couple of years. American Idol was a big show at the time.”
The Marry Me star mentioned, “It really comes down to, ‘What do I think I can bring to something?’ When all of my advisors were like, ‘Don’t do this, you’re going to be reduced to just a reality star.’ It was looked down upon.”
JLo alleged that certain members of her team, whom she declined to name, advised her against taking the judging role in fear that she would not get hired to star in a movie.
“I was just like, ‘No. I don’t think that’s what’s going to happen. I think I have something to contribute,’” stated the Maid in Manhattan actress.
JLo added, “I love music and I love mentoring people, and I wanted to share the things that I knew about the business. So, it became more about, ‘What do I think I can do with this?’”
Meanwhile, Lopez served as a judge on Idol for seasons 10, 11, 13 and 16.
