Jennifer Lopez Feels ‘Concerned’ About Jessica Alba’s Career Success Amid Rivalry, Source Says
Jennifer Lopez has been all over the media in 2024 due to her alleged marital troubles with Ben Affleck. Additionally, critics disliked her recent work as an actor and singer. Lopez canceled her 2024 tour after reports suggested she failed to sell out venues, and fans intensely criticized her work in Atlas. Now, Lopez allegedly feels “concerned” after Jessica Alba’s recent career success.
Jennifer Lopez allegedly feels ‘concerned’ about Jessica Alba’s recent career success
Jennifer Lopez and Jessica Alba are powerful women in Hollywood, with numerous films under their belts. Alba is reportedly making a comeback in 2024 with her Netflix movie, Trigger Warning. The film debuted on the streaming platform at the end of June 2024.
In May 2024, Lopez made a powerful Netflix entrance with Atlas. While the film received negative reviews, audiences heavily streamed it, making it possible that Lopez will return for more Netflix films in the future.
A source told Life & Style that Lopez wants to continue her success with Netflix and doesn’t want Alba to get in her way.
“Jennifer has one good thing going for her right now, and that’s been her success in streaming movies, especially on Netflix,” a source exclusively tells Life & Style. “Of course, Jessica wants a piece of the pie. And Jennifer is right to be concerned because Jessica has her own relationship with the top boss at Netflix, Ted Sarandos, and the plan is clearly to make as many more J. Lo-style movies as they can, even without J.Lo.”
The source added that Alba and Lopez share a “career-long rivalry,” and Alba is ready to dive back into filmmaking. “She has been very clear to everybody she does business with that she is serious about rebooting and reigniting her acting career and playing on the early 2000s nostalgia craze while she’s at it,” the insider continued.
Jessica Alba once called J.Lo her ‘woman crush’
It’s unclear if Jessica Alba and Jennifer Lopez have the rivalry the source claims. In 2016, Alba posted a photo of her and Lopez to Twitter. “My #wcw is the beautiful and talented @JLo,” she captioned the post, according to DailyMail.com.
In 2014, Alba told Glamour that she looked up to Lopez, who’s over a decade older than her. “I grew up in Southern California, where Latin culture is just everywhere,” Alba said. “I mean, I still love mariachi music! I looked up to Jennifer Lopez. She is someone who broke through barriers, a powerhouse. You know: I could be a dancer, singer, actress, entrepreneur — I can do all of it.”
Ben Affleck allegedly thinks Jennifer Lopez has been taking on ‘mediocre projects’
It’s unclear where Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez stand as 2024 continues. Several sources claim they are headed for divorce. Whether they salvage their marriage or go their separate ways, it seems Affleck isn’t impressed with Lopez’s recent projects, which may include her Netflix hit Atlas.
“Ben feels Jen needs to overhaul her career and have a better team behind her,” an insider told The Sun. “He has butted heads with some members for a while now, and it’s caused tension behind the scenes. He just wants what’s best for her and feels she’s doing a lot of mediocre projects and is surrounded by yes people who are also sometimes making decisions for her.”
Lopez also canceled her This Is Me … Live tour in 2024 so she could spend more time with friends and family. It seems likely that she will hit the road with this tour in 2025.
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