Jennifer Lopez has been praised by fans after referring to her child Emme using they/them pronouns, indicating that the 14-year-old does not adhere to gender identity. The “Get Right” singer took to the stage at the LA Dodgers Foundation Blue Diamond Gala last week when she introduced Emme to the audience ahead of their duet performance together.
Jennifer, who had previously sung with Emme at the 2020 Super Bowl Halftime Show, described her special guest as “my favorite duet partner,” adding, “The last time we performed together was in a big stadium like this and I ask them to sing with me all the time, and they won’t. So this is a very special occasion.”
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“They are very, very busy, booked, and pricey,” she joked. “But they’re worth every single penny because they’re my favorite duet partner of all time. So if you will indulge me.” The pair sang a beautiful rendition of Christina Perri’s “A Thousand Years,” as well as some parts to Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the USA” and, of course, Jennifer’s own hit, “Let’s Get Loud.”
Fans shared the recording of Jennifer welcoming her child on TikTok, with one of the videos surpassing over 210,000 likes in just a matter of days. The comment section was filled with supportive messages from fans who appreciated J. Lo for being considerate about Emme’s pronouns before she took to the stage.
“It’s beautiful to see her supporting her child,” one social media user wrote, while another chimed in, “We love a queen who supports her children no matter who they are.”
Again, Emme has not come forward and said that they are in fact using gender-neutral pronouns, but considering that their mother referred to them by only using they/them pronouns, it’s fair to assume that the teenager is not sticking to being assigned a particular gender.
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Of course, this would not be the first time Jennifer has thrown her support behind the trans and non-binary community, having previously appeared in a short film by Brendon Scholl, which was heavily focused on how gender and self-expression reflects art.
Earlier this month, the Latina superstar released her Netflix documentary “Halftime,” where she discussed everything from the lead-up to her Super Bowl Halftime Show to her relationship with Ben Affleck, the hard times she faced living under her mother’s roof, and how she almost quit Hollywood after being mocked for having a curvier figure.
Speaking about being limited to just six minutes for her part in the halftime show, Jennifer is heard telling her crew, “We have six f**king minutes. We have 30 seconds of a song, and if we take a minute, that’s it, we’ve got five left. But, there’s got to be certain songs that we sing, though. We have to have our singing moments. It’s not going to be a dance f**king revue. We have to sing our message.”