Jennifer Lopez is standing her ground — and back her product — after receiving backlash for launching her alcohol brand, Delola, following years of not drinking.
“I love holiday weekends. I love spending time with family and friends and having a little cocktail,” Lopez, 53, said via an Instagram video while driving to the liquor store on Monday, July 3. “I know that a lot of people have been talking about, ‘She doesn’t even drink. What’s she doing with a cocktail line?’ To tell you the truth, that was true for a long time. I didn’t drink.”
The Shotgun Wedding actress explained that “over the past 10, maybe 15 years, I have been having the occasional cocktail.” She further revealed that although she does “enjoy” a drink here and there, she tries to avoid getting drunk.
“I do drink responsibly. I don’t drink to get s—tfaced. I drink to be social and have a nice time,” Lopez told her followers while on a mission to buy Delola for her Independence Day celebration. “And kind of relax and let loose a little bit. But always responsibly.”
The “Jenny From the Block” singer noted that she had White Russians phase and sipped on rosé, but she “never found anything that [she] really loved.” That lack of enthusiasm over available cocktails led to the birth of her own ready-to-drink cocktails.
“Like anything else in my life, I created it myself. Delola is really about a healthier way [to drink]. Something that fit my lifestyle,” she said in the clip, pointing out that her three spritzer choices are all low in calories and made with natural botanicals.
Many of Lopez’s fans appreciated her down-to-earth approach to selling her product, with one writing in the comments section, “Now this is the kind of promo I love to see!! I absolutely adore your humor, always puts a smile on my face 🥰 (seriously smiling like a fool over here).”
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