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Jennifer Lopez reveals director once asked her to go topless

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Reuters

<blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BgPP2t0F7DJ/" data-instgrm-version="8" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:62.5% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BgPP2t0F7DJ/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Jennifer Lopez (@jlo)</a> on <time dateTime="2018-03-12T21:28:00+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Mar 12, 2018 at 2:28pm PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="http://www.instagram.com/embed.js" type="text/javascript"></script><p>LOS ANGELES - Jennifer Lopez had her own #MeToo moment years ago, but it did not turn out as planned for her would-be abuser.</p><p>The singer, actress, and producer told Harper&#x27;s Bazaar magazine in an interview published on Thursday that early in her career she was asked to show off her breasts. She refused.</p><p>Lopez said she had not experienced the kind of sexual assault recounted by many other women in Hollywood.</p><p>&quot;But have I been told by a director to take off my shirt and show my boobs? Yes, I have. But did I do it? No, I did not,” Lopez, now 48, told the magazine.</p><p>&quot;When I did speak up, I was terrified. I remember my heart beating out of my chest, thinking, ‘What did I do? This man is hiring me!’ It was one of my first movies. But in my mind I knew the behavior wasn’t right,&quot; she added.</p><p>Lopez did not identify the man or the movie.</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BgHnS7SlOSx/" data-instgrm-version="8" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:62.5% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BgHnS7SlOSx/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Jennifer Lopez (@jlo)</a> on <time dateTime="2018-03-09T22:18:55+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Mar 9, 2018 at 2:18pm PST</time></p></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="http://www.instagram.com/embed.js" type="text/javascript"></script><p>She credited her upbringing in New York City&#x27;s tough Bronx borough in the 1970s for her refusal.</p><p>&quot;I think ultimately the Bronx in me was like, ‘Nah, we’re not having it,&#x27;&quot; Lopez said.</p><p>Sexual misconduct accusations against dozens of powerful men in Hollywood sparked the wider #MeToo social media movement, with hundreds of women coming forward in the past six months to share stories of assault and harassment.</p><p>Lopez, who began her career as a dancer and singer, is also a film and television actress and producer. She followed a stint as a judge on &quot;American Idol&quot; with a lead role in the television police drama &quot;Shades of Blue&quot; and is the producer of shows including &quot;World of Dance&quot; and the upcoming romantic comedy movie &quot;Second Act.&quot;</p><p>Harper&#x27;s Bazaar interviewed Lopez for it April edition, out on newsstands on March 27.</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BgWVgOqlZxA/" data-instgrm-version="8" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:52.38095238095239% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BgWVgOqlZxA/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Jennifer Lopez (@jlo)</a> on <time dateTime="2018-03-15T15:32:03+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Mar 15, 2018 at 8:32am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="http://www.instagram.com/embed.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

<p>LOS ANGELES - Jennifer Lopez had her own #MeToo moment years ago, but it did not turn out as planned for her would-be abuser.</p>

LOS ANGELES - Jennifer Lopez had her own #MeToo moment years ago, but it did not turn out as planned for her would-be abuser.