Jennifer Lopez cries while accepting the Generation Award at MTV Movie & TV Awards

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Jennifer Lopez got emotional when she received the Generation Award at the MTV Movie & TV Awards in Santa Monica on Sunday.The tears started flow when she acknowledged her two children'for teaching me to love,' however there was no mention of fiancé Ben Affleck.Accepting the honor with genuine gratitude, the triple threat entertainerrecognized her supporters, as well as those who have discredited her during her journey, while delivering a 'different kind of list of thank-yous.' Emotional: Jennifer Lopez, 52, shed a few tears when she accepted the Generation Award at the MTV Movie & TV Awards in Santa Monica on SundayAfter soaking in a rousing ovation from the audience, Lopezreminisced about the many people she has worked with during her career in film.'You're only as good as the people you work with,' she shared, in a reference to the incredible success she has achieved since breaking in to Hollywood in the 1980s.

She then confessed that she was lucky enough to work with people who made her 'better.'The Bronx, New York native went on to set up her unique list of thank yous by sharing that 'you can not create truth unless you've really lived it.' Love don't cost a thing: By the time JLo started to thank 'true love' she started to visibly get emotional More tears: 'I want to thank all the people who told me, to my face — or, when I wasn't in the room — that I couldn't do this,' Lopez said, through more tears, adding, 'I really don't think I could've done it without you' Real moment: The actress, singer and dancer went on to thank 'disappointment and failure for teaching me to be strong,' and her 14-year-old twins Max and Emme, 'for teaching me to love,' which set off the tears Fan appreciation: 'I know I couldn't have done.