-so much stuff to talk about.
-First of all, you're one of "People" magazine's
People of the Year. So, congrats on that.
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-Thank you. Thank you.
-And what a year you've had. -It's been amazing.
Amazing. -I mean, you were engaged.
You got engaged. -I did -- engaged.
-You turned 50. -I did.
-You had "Hustlers" -- -Yeah.
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-You had "Hustlers" open up to amazing reviews.
-"Hustlers" opened. Good.
-You did a sold-out tour. -Tour, good.
-I saw the tour. It was unbelievable.
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You were asked to perform at the halftime show!
-I know! -Oh, come on!
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-I actually started screaming right there.
-Come on, now! -No, it's been the most
spectacular, crazy, amazing,
overwhelming, scary, beautiful year of my life.
-[ Laughs ] Yeah.
And now you're hosting "Saturday Night Live."
-Well, that is just like, "What am I doing?"
-Yeah, right? It's like, "Dude, that's so epic."
-Just throw that in the mix real quick.
'Cause you know how much work that is.
-Work goes into it. -Oh, my God.
-I just know you, also -- I mean, every time we do
any little bit on the show, you put the work in, buddy.
-Thank you. -I know the halftime show
is a little -- you got a little time for that, but I know you.
-It's really not. Because we have Christmas,
and then, you know, you're back in January.
-It's right after that. -And it is literally,
like February 2nd, so it's gonna --
it's gonna be -- it's gonna happen quickly, I feel like.
-It's you and Shakira. -Yes, me and Shakira.
-I love that. -Down in Miami.
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-I love Shakira. -Yeah.
She's amazing. And it's down in Miami.
And we're gonna bring that flavor.
-It's a big deal, man. -Yeah, it's gonna be good.
-It is a big deal. -Yeah.
-I'm assuming that you're rehearsing already
or thought about what bits you're gonna do.
-Yes. Yes, yes, yes.
-How much time do you have to get in and get out?
Does that, like -- Is it a set number?
Is it like four minutes? -You know, it's --
They have like 29 minutes for the whole halftime.
Halftime is like 29 minutes exactly,
and so they have to put up the stage,
we perform, and then take down the stage.
So, you wind up having anywhere between like 12 and 14 minutes.
And so we -- we're probably gonna split that between us
and then have some great guests, hopefully,
and, you know, things like that.
-You just -- And you're also --
You're are gonna be playing in the Super Bowl, as well.
Is that true? -Yes!
-No, just kidding. Why not? Why not?
-Tight end. [ Laughter ]
Oh, man!
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Come on! I should've made that joke!
I can't make that joke. That's perfect.
-I don't know where that came from.
-I love that, though. Why not?
-Getting my jokes on, ready for "SNL."
-Ah, exactly. -Yeah.
-Last time you were here, we had fun on the show.
It was awesome. We did another bit that --
We always make these silly bits. -Oh, yeah, you made me dance.
-But then you -- Was it the next day --
You didn't tell me about this. -What?
-You showed at the Versace show.
-Oh, yeah! -That was just the next day.
-Was it the next day? -Yeah, because I was like --
"We had so much fun with J.Lo!" -Yes.
-And then like, "Wait. Bigger news."
[ Laughter ] It was like, "She did this."
You surprised everyone at the Versace show.
-Yes. -They were doing
a big fashion show, and at the end,
you came out in the famous green dress.
-Right. [ Cheers and applause ]
It was -- It was the 20-year anniversary
since I wore that dress, and Donatella asked me.
She was like, "Why don't you come?
And I'm doing a whole, like, tribute collection,
'cause it's been 20 years to do that,"
you know, and walk at the end of the show.
And, you know, it'll be like --
the whole thing will be about that.
-But you nailed it! -Yeah.
-I don't know if you watched it back.
I watched it. I was like, "How did she do everything?"
But you were, like, so beautiful
and poised and perfect. -Thank you.
-Like, do you do runway? -No! No.
-I was like, "Dude, like --" That was amazing.
-I can walk. -Yeah, I know, I know.
Yeah, I know. -That part was okay.
-But this was like confidence. -But it was -- it was fun.
It was just, like -- It really was a moment.
Like, we both were excited.
Donatella, she's like, "It's going to be amazing!"
and I'm like, "Yeah, yeah. It'll be great."
You know, I didn't think, again, just like the first time,
that it would be a thing again.
-It was a thing again. -And it was a thing.
-Do you realize that this dress changed the face of Google?
Do you know this story? -Yes, I know the story.
-So, this is a real thing. When Jennifer wore this dress
to the Grammys, the next day,
so many people were searching for Jennifer in the dress,
and then to make sure that they got the images,
they made a button.
-They invented Google Images because of that.
-Search image. You know that button that you can search?
Because of Jennifer Lopez. It's so cool.
It's the best thing in the world.
That's why. [ Cheers and applause ]
You changed -- That's -- I love it.
It's so cool. I want to talk about "Hustlers."
It's out on blu-ray and DVD.
Congrats on this. -Thank you.
-I told you this before, and I loved you in it,
but this is before the reviews came in and all that stuff.
-Right. -But everyone agreed with me.
You were fantastic. -Thank you.
[ Cheers and applause ] Thank you.
-You went for it. [ Applause ]
I got lost in it.
I didn't even remember that it was you in this movie.
-Yeah. Thank you. That's the biggest compliment.
Thank you. -It was like even --
-You know how goofy I am. So you know --
She's like a real badass. -It's serious.
This is serious stuff. -She's a real tough girl.
Beats people up. Not me.
-I heard the opening scene, though, when you do --
when you're dancing, that was not
supposed to be on the script? -That's right.
In the script, it originally says, you know,
Ramona enters and does a final flourish on stage,
and -- and then her and Destiny meet,
which is Constance Wu's character.
And I suggested to the director,
I said, you know, "It's a stripper movie.
I think maybe somebody has to strip."
[ Laughter ] You know, I was like --
-Yeah, somewhere. -But also, I thought,
for my character, you know, she was the one who was kind of
the star of the club.
She was the one who had the game on lock,
and she's the one who knew how to get everybody's money.
She just had it so dialed in.
And I said, "We have to see that.
I don't want to hear Destiny just saying it.
I want to see it." And so we designed the dance
to not just be a kind of gratuitous, you know,
strip, pole scene, but actually to really inform
who she was as a person. -Yes.
-And what she meant to all the people there in the club
and how she really played the game.
And it worked out. -It set up the whole movie.
-It set up the whole movie. -It was so good.
And it is not a double, by the way.
-No, no! By the way -- Okay.
'Cause somebody said this to me the other day.
They were like, "So how many -- How was your double?"
I was like, "What?" -Don't you even --
Don't you even -- Yeah, don't you --
-I have some bruises. -Yeah.
-I took pictures to prove it.
But alls I said to the director -- I did.
I was like, there's a moment where I went upside down on --
With the legs like that. [ Laughter ]
And I said, "I don't care if I look like a bat
hanging upside down." My face is crushed.
I'm like, "Make sure you get me --
I don't want anybody thinking it's a double."
No doubles in this movie.
-That is all Jennifer Lopez in this movie.
-Yes.