J.LO IS THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE!
Icon trophy will be hers for ‘Hustlers’ and Super Bowl
Jennifer Lopez is cleaning up with another award.
The Bronx superstar, whose “Pa’ Ti” clean-the-table dance move is taking over TikTok, is set to receive the People’s Icon trophy at the 2020 E! People’s Choice Awards in November, E! announced Wednesday.
Lopez will be honored for her critically acclaimed performance in “Hustlers” and her showstopping singing and dancing alongside Shakira during the Super Bowl LIV halftime show.
“Jennifer Lopez has an unmatched global appeal, and for more than two decades has given us some of the most iconic, unforgettable performances of all time,” Jen Neal, a general manager at E! Entertainment, said.
The actress, dancer and singer previously won a 2017 People’s Choice Award for her role on the NBC crime drama “Shades of Blue.”
Her performance in “Hustlers” led to Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild nominations and best supporting actress awards from the film critics societies in major cities including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle and Austin, Texas.
And her streak isn’t slowing down. Lopez, 51, released two Spanishlanguage singles in collaboration with Maluma last week, and her new romantic comedy “Marry Me,” co-starring Owen Wilson, is set to open in February.
She debuted the Maluma songs “Pa’ Ti” and “Lonely” on TikTok with a viral dance challenge raising money for a nationwide network of food banks.
She tapped TikTok star Charli D’Amelio to help with a tutorial and partnered with yogurt company Yoplait, so every time someone posts a video with the PaTiChallenge and Yoplaitime-Donation hashtags on Instagram Reels by Oct. 30, Yoplait will donate $1 to Feeding America.
“I’m going to show you our moves together, and you show me your moves,” Lopez said when she introduced the fund-raiser on “Good Morning America.”
Lopez said she’s worried people are spending too much time in front of screens during coronavirus lockdowns.
“The one thing that’s kind of kept me sane has been working out, dancing, because it’s just so easy when you’re home to kind of get lazy,” she said. “It’s important to kind of keep moving because releasing those endorphins is what keeps us happy and sane.”
The E! People’s Choice Awards is set to broadcast from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif., on Nov. 15 starting at 9 p.m.