{"id":15731,"date":"2022-05-19T17:18:19","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T15:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1648884"},"modified":"2022-05-19T17:33:19","modified_gmt":"2022-05-19T15:33:19","slug":"jennifer-lopez-emotional-over-oscars-snub-in-trailer-for-netflix-documentary","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/jennifer-lopez-emotional-over-oscars-snub-in-trailer-for-netflix-documentary\/","title":{"rendered":"Jennifer Lopez emotional over Oscars snub in trailer for Netflix documentary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Molly Moss\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 19 May 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Netflix has dropped the trailer for Jennifer Lopez\u2019s new documentary all about her life \u2013 and it looks set to be an emotional ride.<\/p>\n<p>Titled Halftime, a nod to 52-year-old Lopez\u2019s age, the documentary explores what the singer and actress\u2019 career will look like in the next half of her life, whilst also charting the star\u2019s rise to fame and the many hurdles she faced to get where she is today.<\/p>\n<p>And the trailer sees Lopez open up about her struggles to be \u201ctaken seriously\u201d as she recalls how she was called everything from \u201cdiva\u201d to \u201cserial bride\u201d by the media in the early stages of her career.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI said to her once, \u2018Doesn\u2019t this bother you?\u2019\u201d Lopez\u2019s fianc\u00e9, Oscar winner<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/people\/ben-affleck\/&quot;\">\u00a0Ben Affleck<\/a>, says in the trailer. \u201cAnd she said, \u2018I expected this.\u2019\u201d<\/p> <p>The clip also sees Lopez open up about the 2002 interview in which reporter Billy Bush asked the singer about her famous derri\u00e8re, as well as the moment she realised she\u2019d been snubbed for an Oscar nomination.<\/p>\n<p>Lopez was hoping to be nominated for her acclaimed role in the\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/hustlers-cinema-release-date-cast-plot-trailer-jennifer-lopez-constance-wu\/&quot;\">2019 crime drama Hustlers<\/a>, but the trailer sees her recall being snubbed by the Academy Awards.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was hard. I just had very low self-esteem,\u201d the singers says in a voiceover, as we see a clip of her crying while looking at her phone on her bed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had to really figure out who I was and believe in that and not believe in anything else,\u201d she adds.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the trailer below:<\/p>\n<iframe title=\"&quot;Halftime\" jennifer=\"\" lopez=\"\" official=\"\" trailer=\"\" netflix=\"\" width=\"&quot;200&quot;\" height=\"&quot;113&quot;\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rpMZOZTqcQw?feature=oembed&quot;\" frameborder=\"&quot;0&quot;\" allow=\"&quot;accelerometer;\" autoplay=\"\" clipboard-write=\"\" encrypted-media=\"\" gyroscope=\"\" picture-in-picture=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<p>The clip also teases behind-the-scenes clips of Lopez rehearsing for her iconic 2020 Super Bowl performance with Shakira, a week before the Oscars.<\/p>\n<p>Lopez explains in the trailer that it was a perfect moment to do \u201csomething with substance\u201d and not just be \u201cshaking our f**king asses\u201d on stage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t do this for an award,\u201d Lopez says as the trailer comes to a close. \u201cI do this to connect with people and make them feel things because I want to feel something.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Halftime arrives on Netflix on 14th June 2022.\u00a0If you\u2019re looking for more to watch, check out our\u00a0<a style=\"&quot;font-weight:\" inherit=\"\" href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\">TV Guide<\/a>. Check out our\u00a0<a style=\"&quot;font-weight:\" inherit=\"\" href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/documentaries\/&quot;\">Documentaries<\/a>\u00a0hub for all the latest news.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;http:\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\">subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/podcasts\/&quot;\">Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Molly Moss Published: Thursday, 19 May 2022 at 12:00 am Netflix has dropped the trailer for Jennifer Lopez\u2019s new documentary all about her life \u2013 and it looks set to be an emotional ride. 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