Jennifer Lopez Reveals 2 Big Gigs Her Team Told Her Not to Accept (& Why She Did Anyways)

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Jennifer Lopez opened up about some “risky” career moves that she made against the advice of her team. The 55-year-old mogul has conquered multiple industries over the course of her career, which has seen her act, release music and launch other large businesses.

In a new interview, she revealed that there were two projects that she was urged not to accept, which wound up becoming huge professional successes. Jennifer also explained why she didn’t listen to her team in these instances. Keep reading to find out more… The two occasions were acting as a judge on American Idol and launching her Las Vegas residency. “I’ll do things that could be risky because I believe that they’re going to turn out okay,” Jennifer explained during a conversation with Interview. “I’d done all these big movies and made these albums and now they’re asking me to do reality TV.” She continued, saying, “I’ve had kids and I haven’t worked for a couple of years.

American Idol was a big show at the time. It really comes down to, what do I think I can bring to something? When all of my advisors were like, ‘Don’t do this, you’re going to be reduced to just a reality star.’” “It was looked down upon,” she continued, noting that her team was afraid of the show hurting future movie prospects.

How did she respond? “And I was just like, ‘No. I don’t think that’s what’s going to happen. I think I have something to contribute.’ I love music and I love mentoring people, and I wanted to share the things that I knew about the business.