Amidst Severe Outrage, Jennifer Lopez Reveals Why Bad Bunny Has An Edge for Super Bowl 2025

Published 10/08/2025, 1:55 AM EDT

For more than two decades, Jennifer Lopez has commanded the world's most scrutinized stages, transforming from a Bronx-born dancer into a global icon whose name is synonymous with spectacle, stamina, and boundary-breaking career ambition. Having headlined the Super Bowl, an event she later detailed in her film Halftime, she knows better than anyone the sheer terror and unique pressure. Now, as the spotlight shifts to the new headliner, Bad Bunny, Lopez is not just offering encouragement; she is sharing an insider's secret, arguing that he holds a critical advantage.

Lopez’s advice stems from her own high-stakes experience, asserting that Bad Bunny is uniquely prepared for the challenge.

The insider’s view by Jennifer Lopez on Bad Bunny

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During her appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Jennifer Lopez offered some unique advice to Bad Bunny as he prepares to headline the Super Bowl Halftime Show, drawing on their shared experience. She reminded the host that Bad Bunny is not a complete novice to the massive event, as he had performed with her and J Balvin during her and Shakira's 2020 halftime show.

This history, she spoke in The Tonight Show, gives him a significant "leg up" over other performers, because a first-time appearance is so terrifying. She stressed that it is the "biggest stage in the world," and the challenge lies in having to show an entire, potentially unfamiliar audience "who you are in, like, 15 minutes or less." She also highlighted the technical challenges, like the high-pressure environment of setting up the massive stage live while the clock is ticking.

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Beyond the Super Bowl discussion and amid fan reactions, the conversation touched on her career-long ambition, as she expressed how starring in the musical film Kiss of the Spider Woman has been a dream come true.

Why Kiss of the Spider Woman is special for Jennifer Lopez.

Jennifer Lopez stars in the dream role of Ingrid Luna, the glamorous screen siren who is the focus of Molina's cinematic fantasies. Lopez's character is a multifaceted muse as she brings the Spider Woman, whose kiss brings death. According to PEOPLE, Lopez has called this a dream role, saying she had been "waiting for this moment whole life" to combine her singing, dancing, and acting in a movie musical.

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The film adaptation of Kiss of the Spider Woman, a musical drama directed by Bill Condon, is based on the Tony Award-winning stage musical by John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Terrence McNally, which itself is an adaptation of Manuel Puig's 1976 novel. The central story is a contrast between a harsh Argentine prison in the early 1980s and the opulent world of fantasy. In a shared prison cell, Luis Molina, a queer window dresser, finds an unlikely bond with Valentín Arregui, a Marxist political revolutionary. To escape the brutality of their reality, Molina transports them by recounting in vivid detail the plots of his favorite old Hollywood movies.

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Do you agree with Jennifer Lopez's point of view regarding Bad Bunny? Let us know in the comments below.

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Soma Mitra

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Soma is a journalist at Netflix Junkie. With a postgraduate degree in Mass Communication, she brings production experience from documentary films like Chandua: Stories on Fabric. Covering the true crime and docu-drama beat, she turns psychological thrillers into sharp, audience-aware storytelling.

Edited By: Aliza Siddiqui

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