Jennifer Lopez: "It's Okay to Be Out"

In a new interview, musical superstar and American Idol judge Jennifer Lopez says:

It's okay to be out. I do think it is. I do think it's acceptable for people to be who they are. I am a huge advocate of that. In that sense, that's the only way we can truly love ourselves, it's by accepting who we are and letting everybody know who we are.

Lopez spoke to Andres Duque on his Blabbeando blog, talking about having gay family members and friends, and also expresses her support for Ricky Martin.

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Comments

[novak23]

07:29 PM on 03/16/2011

At this point Jennifer Lopez is going to say or do anything to please the public because she's got an album coming out. Her sudden niceness on American idol, and those crocodile tears for Chris Medina, etc. was just the added plus to continue to get the public to really like her because her music video was being premiered the following week.

And notice how Ryan Seacrest has been promoting her music from day one. He premiered her song on his radio station, and announced on the last show that her song "On The Floor" was #1 on I-tunes. I thought American Idol was supposed to be about the contestants, and not a judge trying to promote her own music careeer.

[Bill J4321]

03:10 PM on 03/16/2011

I've always felt rather incomplete and emotionally unsettled because I never knew how J-Lo felt about my gayness.

Thankfully, I will sleep easier tonight.

I can't wait to hear Joan Jett's forthcoming answer to the question of whether or not it is OK to be openly Puerto Rican.

[Haunted Leg]

06:36 PM on 03/16/2011

:)

[Shzron1946]

06:07 AM on 03/17/2011

...try to remember she was answering an interviewer's question...a Stupid one, yes, but...well, you see what i'm saying...

[mbaty]

02:19 PM on 03/16/2011

As Joy Behar might say, Who cares? So what?
I think the people that are admired the most are the ones who are the most themselves, not apologizing for the way that god made them and not pretending to be something other than their own unique self. They can be self-depreciating, they can have a sense of humor about their shortcomings, but when they embrace themselves, it's easier for everyone else to embrace them too. Especially when they know how to dress for their body type. Ok, maybe I've been watching too much TLC.