- Jennifer Lopez showed off her pole dancing skills during her Super Bowl halftime show with Shakira on Sunday.
- The singer and actress performed her 1999 hit “Waiting for Tonight” while hitting poses on a rotating pole.
- Lopez famously learned to pole dance for her role as a stripper in the 2019 film “Hustlers,” which was celebrated by critics but failed to net her an Oscars nomination.
- Fans joked that her seductive moment during the halftime show was revenge for her snub.
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Jennifer Lopez stunned NFL viewers when she performed a flawless pole dancing routine at the Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday.
The multihyphenate superstar sang her 1999 hit “Waiting for Tonight” while hitting poses on a rotating pole onstage, which she shared with fellow Latinx icon Shakira.
Lopez famously trained to pole dance for her role in the 2019 film “Hustlers,” in which she played a veteran stripper named Ramona.
Despite widespread critical acclaim and awards show buzz, Lopez was shut out of the nominations for the 2020 Oscars.
As soon as the pole appeared during her halftime performance, Twitter lit up with reminders that Lopez was snubbed - and jokes about her refusal to let her intense "Hustlers" training go to waste.
JLo doing the pole performance live at the Superbowl Halftime show after the Oscars snubbed her pole skills performance in @HustlersMovie is such a flex pic.twitter.com/ToPNZes7m5
— Mario Ortiz (@mariow08) February 3, 2020
Oscar Voters: We probably should have nominated JLO.
JLO: you coulda had a bad bitch pic.twitter.com/cSpGDYOIQ5
— Grant (@grantman2011) February 3, 2020
https://twitter.com/camillard/status/1224139839760556032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
JLO SAID I AM BRINGING HUSTLERS TO YOUR HOMES!!!!!!
— rachel zegler (she/her/hers) (@rachelzegler) February 3, 2020
maybe the oscars will give jlo a (much needed) hustlers nom after that halftime pole dance
— hannah chambers (@hanchambers) February 3, 2020
https://twitter.com/stevenxvlz/status/1224150778157391872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfwhttps://twitter.com/TMuney96/status/1224140202970664960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
JLO SAID SHE IS NOT WASTING HER HUSTLERS TRAINING
— Jasmine (@itsjasmine97) February 3, 2020
https://twitter.com/keyavakil/status/1224140890421317639?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
JLo really said: Oh so you really ignored my performance on Hustlers? IMMA GIVE YOU POLE DANCE DURING YOUR STUPID FOOTBALL YOU TASTLESS DINOSAURS
— Susi Riveros (@zuzanesca) February 3, 2020
https://twitter.com/tragicts/status/1224148782796955649?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
"This is what happens when you snub Jlo for the oscars she only grows more powerful," joked BuzzFeed's Stephanie McNeal.
https://twitter.com/stephemcneal/status/1224139946199539712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
"JLo out here reminding the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences about their Hustlers fuck up like they're her s----- ex," wrote Vice senior culture writer Tijuana Maxx.
https://twitter.com/byalexzaragoza/status/1224143484505948160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Watch the full performance below.
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