Jennifer Lopez has opened up about how she protects her children from the scrutiny that comes with being a public figure.
The 54-year-old singer joined Apple Music Radio on Wednesday to debut his new series, “This Is Me Now…Radio,” in honor of the release of his new album. This is me…now. Kicking off the two-part series, Lopez is interviewed by Zane Lowe and reflects on how she tries to protect her children from the pressures of the internet.
“And you can’t protect them from that, right?” Ms. Lowe asked, referring to what her children might read about Lopez and her husband, Ben Affleck, online.
Lopez has twins Max and Emme with ex Marc Anthony, who will celebrate their 16th birthday next week. Affleck has three children with ex Jennifer Garner, 51, Violet, 18, Seraphina Rose, 15, and Samuel, 11.
“You can’t do that, because they’re kids who are interested in technology. Like any other kid, they’re on their phones all the time. They search for everything. “As soon as you say a new word, they say any new name, any new thing,” she explains.
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“Any new information, they want to know what it is, and they know they can do it. So they’re getting more information, and it’s completely becoming a meme culture. , and we think that’s hysterical,” Lopez continues. “And now that they’re a little older, we try not to make it such a big deal in the house, because their lives revolve around the fact that we’re their parents and , because it’s much more important than the fact that we’re famous.”
“So we’re doing it in a way where we’re like, ‘That’s ridiculous.’ They’re like, ‘No, we know. We know.’ And they’re all incredibly smart, heartfelt, and amazing in their own ways. ”
Adding that her children are handling fame “really well,” the proud mother said: “The five of them had a difficult kind of…I wouldn’t say difficult, but a kind of surreal upbringing. They were looked after from a very young age.”
“So it can be very, very difficult for them to be who they are in public. And I’m sure that sometimes it’s more than they tell us. But they’re handling it so beautifully.”
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During the performance live with kelly and mark In May, mother The actress opened up about raising a teenager with her husband.
“We’re almost five teenagers!” Lopez told the hosts. “My youngest is 11, so he’s not a teenager yet, but he’s still pre-teen!”
When Ripa teased that those days were “worse than being a teenager,” Lopez insisted, “He’s an angel.”
“But being a teenager is tough,” she admitted. “It’s hard. Once you’ve had this baby for a while, it feels like your best friend who you love to hang out with all the time. And then all of a sudden you’re like, ‘Get out of my room.'”
Lopez continued, “This is a time for them to individualize, and they’re challenging everything you say, everything you do, and who you are, and that’s what it is. And in a sense, the wave… I have to get on board,” he continued.
Lopez appeared on the show and opened up about her twins’ teenage years. live with kelly and ryan In early 2022.
“First of all, they’re great,” Lopez said. “And they’re just adults now. They’re like little adults, they have their own lives, they already have their own ideas about the world, they want to show that they know things. I love it” . ”
She said the twins are also constantly teaching her new things.
“I feel like I’m learning so much from them. They keep me informed about the world, what’s going on, and how kids are thinking,” she said. said. “It’s completely different. It’s a different world!”
