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Jennifer Lopez covers the December issue of Glamour Magazine. I’m not in love with the cover shot or the bonus photo from the shoot – I don’t hate it or anything, and I guess it’s okay for Glamour. The best part of J.Lo’s appearance on the magazine is the interview, in which Jennifer tries to put herself out there as the kind of woman who doesn’t want to have every part of her life in the public eye. Now, I’m sure there are some secrets Jennifer would like kept private. But as far as love goes… she’s always going to be carrying on her relationships in the public eye.
Whoa, J Lo! Jennifer Lopez covers Glamour magazine’s Women of the Year December issue — and, in a low-cut skin-tight red top tucked into curve-hugging sailor pants, the star, 42, flaunts a lot more cleavage than she customarily does.
(The singer, actress and designer wears a red bustier by Chloë Sevigny for Opening Ceremony, pants and a Swarovski crystal anchor necklace by Salvatore Ferragamo, plus a Michael Kors gold necklace, Verdura gold bracelet, two Chanel Fine Jewelry gold, black onyx, and diamond bracelets, a Lorraine Schwartz white gold diamond bracelet, a Verdura gold, platinum, and diamond wide link bracelet and a Pomellato rose gold and diamond bracelet.)
Jennifer says about her style, “The things I liked when I was, like, 16 and in the Bronx – jeans, cut-up T-shirts – I still like. But I’ve been exposed to so much now from traveling the world and seeing couture clothes. I used all of that when I created my new line for Kohl’s. My style has come from everything, from where I started to where I am today.”
Inside the mag, star (who’s been dating Bradley Cooper of late) opens up about a new relationship in the wake of her split with husband Marc Anthony.
“I think to give something a chance, to really get to know somebody, you want to do it out of the public eye. You know the media—they want to rush everything,” muses the “I’m Into You” singer.
But, Lopez tells Glamour, she’s ready for whatever romance comes, thanks to some hard lessons learned during her painful split. “I think I’ve finally learned the biggest lesson of all,” she says. “You’ve got to love yourself first. You’ve got to be OK on your own before you can be OK with somebody else. You’ve got to value yourself and know that you’re worth everything. And until you value yourself enough and love yourself enough to know that, you can’t really have a healthy relationship.”
The whole “You’ve got to love yourself first” argument is the same one she made in Vanity Fair when she was announcing her split from Marc Anthony. We can be snide and say that Jennifer’s problem has never been lack of self-love, but I’m reading more into her comments – I think she’s saying that she stayed with Marc for so long because she put so much focus on “them,” on the marriage, on the two of them together, as a couple, not on making herself happy. Which I buy – I think Jennifer shelved some of her desires and ambitions when she was with Marc, and I’m looking forward to seeing what post-divorce J.Lo does. Hopefully, this Bradley Cooper thing will die swiftly and she’ll find someone high-profile who enjoys her company.
Glamour photos courtesy of HuffPo.
Written by Kaiser
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I hate to agree with her, but…I really, sincerely believe that. However, like you pointed out, that has never been a problem with her.
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nice try at putting the best spin on lopez’s comments. the woman has always put herself first. just ask marc’s ex-wife who was left in the dust when lopez took up with anthony while he was still married. yup, she’s a giver, that one.
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“You’ve got to be OK on your own before you can be OK with somebody else.”
So says the greatest serial monogamist of the modern age! I agree wholeheartedly with the statement, but has this woman been single for more than a week at any point in her adult life?
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Yep, no doubt in my mind how much she loves herself.
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Yep, I’m sure she has no problem loving herself.
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She has thick, full bodied and strong hair. And lots of them! Sigh…
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I have friends who are Puerto Rican and they love love love MA’s first wife. They say that during his first marriage he was really controlling, almost abusive, and his wife really could not speak unless he granted her permission to do so. Even though the circumstances under which JLo and MA got together were a little sketchy, I am glad she is away from him. I get that JLo has a huge ego and minimal talent, but she works very hard and has created a great career for herself. Some people are born to be stars and I think definately JLo is one of these people. She is much to vocal to hide behind a skeleton.
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she is a good actress. and the interviews prove it.
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Truly, she is one of the most profound thinkers in human history. There was Aristotle, Hildegard of Bingen, Albert Camus, and now… J.Lo. “Loving yourself first…” Wow. How did she ever think of it?
I keed, I keed! And it’s my birthday, so I get snark leeway!
I believe in this sentiment, too. But J.Lo’s attempts at gravitas are always entertaining.
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I know we’ve beaten the photoshop thing to death, but they really went overboard on her. She’s got a rockin body with fairly decent abs and they’ve completely ‘shopped that all into supermodel waist proportions. It annoys me more than usual today, I guess.
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Some how I don’t think this tired phrase of loving yourself blah, blah, has anything to do with Lopez. She needs to find a place to sit down.
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I think she looks great in these shots!
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Yes we know JLo has a huge ego and thinks highly of herself. However, I applaud her and have more respect for her for making positive statements such as this in the wake of what was probably an abusive marriage. If she helps at least one ordinary person gain self esteem to help them leave such a situation that’s a good thing. I had to find it myself on my own strength. Power to strong role models.
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Photoshop fail in the second picture.
I seriously doubt she is dating Bradley Cooper. He’s the go-to PR boyfriend for anyone who needs to look attached for their public image.
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I highly doubt she has a problem with “self love.”
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She looks good in these pics.
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@RocketMerry: have you never heard of her room full of wigs?
Concerning loving herself first,First,FIRST!!!… That’s called “selfish”.
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@RocketMerry: haven’t you heard about the room full of wigs she has?
Concerning her “me first, First,FIRST!!!… well that’s just “selfish”.
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Mouahahahahaha Like anyone could love themselves more.
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LisaMarie I agree with you. My first thought on looking at the pictures was ” photoshop overload”.
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Almost as deep as fortune cookie wisdom.
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Having a huge ego has nothing to do with self-love. In fact, it’s quite the opposite: it’s narcissism. And that’s a whole lot of vulnerable.
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She should teach a class. Diva 101: How to love yourself while excluding everyone else.
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She has the greatest PR machine in Benny Medina…
and no JLO -we dont actually beleive that you’ve EVER had a problem loving yourself!!!
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Am I the only one that actually does not think she looks great here? Especially in the top pic I see a strong resemblance to Falcor from Neverending Story…
http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/2010/11/08/plot-problems-falcor-the-luck-dragon-the-purple-tornado/
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