Jennifer Lopez was overcome with emotion when she received the Generation Award at the MTV Movie & TV Awards in Santa Monica on Sunday. Tears welled up as she thanked her two children for teaching her how to love and expressed gratitude to the people who have been true to her and those who have lied to her. She also gave a shoutout to her fiancé Ben Affleck at the very end of her speech, saying, “Ben and everybody at home, wait for me to have dinner. I will be home by 7!”
Emotions ran high as Jennifer Lopez, aged 52, shed a few tears while accepting the Generation Award at the MTV Movie & TV Awards in Santa Monica on Sunday. Expressing her gratitude for the honor, the triple threat entertainer acknowledged her supporters and those who doubted her throughout her journey, delivering a heartfelt list of thank-yous.
After receiving a standing ovation from the audience, Lopez reflected on the many people she has collaborated with during her film career. She emphasized the importance of surrounding oneself with good people, attributing her incredible success since breaking into Hollywood in the 1980s to the partners she has worked with.
She then admitted that she was lucky to work with people who made her “better.” The Bronx, New York native continued her unique list of thank-yous by sharing that “you cannot create truth unless you’ve really lived it.”
Love doesn’t come with a price tag: When JLo expressed her gratitude for ‘true love,’ she became visibly emotional and stated that she wanted to thank those who had lied to her and those who had been genuine in their feelings towards her.
More tears were shed as Lopez expressed her gratitude, saying, “I want to thank all the people who told me, to my face – or even when I wasn’t in the room – that I couldn’t do this.” She continued through tears, adding, “I really don’t think I could’ve done it without you.”
Real moment: The actress, singer, and dancer expressed her gratitude for disappointment and failure for teaching her to be strong. She also thanked her 14-year-old twins, Max and Emme, for teaching her to love, which brought tears to her eyes.
A fan expressed their gratitude by saying, “I couldn’t have made it without the support of the fans who watched the movies.”
Lopez singled out her manager, Benny Medina, to express her gratitude, noting that he was the one who believed in her from the very beginning.