Jennifer Lopez shared a heartbreaking confession about her childhood, claiming that her mother used to "beat" her.MORE: Jennifer Lopez reveals how daughter Emme inspired her Halftime performanceThe 52-year-old opened up about her complicated history with her mom, Guadalupe Rodriguez, 76, admitting their strained relationship often lead to her having physical altercations with Jennifer and her sisters, Leslie and Lynda.WATCH: Jennifer Lopez in tears during Halftime documentarySpeaking in her Netflix documentary Halftime, which was released on June 8, Jennifer said: "She did what she had to do to survive, and it made her strong, but it also made her tough.
She beat the [expletive] out of us."She added: "I was surrounded by a lot of strong women. My mom is a super complicated woman and she carries a lot of baggage, she wanted us to be independent and never have to rely on a man."MORE: Jennifer Lopez gives rare glimpse into relationship with Ben Affleck as he makes surprise cameo in HalftimeMORE: Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck take their five children shopping - and they're so grown upJennifer revealed that aged 18, after another argument with her mom – who wanted her daughters to have an education in order to be self-sufficient – she left home to pursue her acting career.
Jennifer and her mom had a strained relationship while she was growing upShe later added: "My mom was like, 'If you're gonna live in this house, you're gonna get your education'.
We got into a bad fight one night and I just left."Guadalupe admitted that she wasn't "the perfect mother" and confirmed that she and Jennifer "butted heads a lot" but insisted that she had her girls' "best interest at heart".
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