Jenny from the Blockhead

I just heard about this story on Mamarazzi (who got it from MSNBC.)

Jennifer Lopez, who appeared on Good Morning, America August 18th to discuss her preparations for the Malibu Triathlon, was overheard saying after the segment that she “couldn’t understand why everyone is talking about that swimmer,” according to a GMA source. “She couldn’t come up with (eight-time gold-medal winner Michael) Phelps’ name, [emphasis mine] and then she yammered on about how she was the one training for a triathlon just six months after giving birth, and how that was the big story right now, not ‘the swimmer.’ ”

So, on the one hand, yay her for losing her baby bulk which had to be difficult if my experience with attempting to shed cupcake weight is any indication and even though she has the means and wherewithal to hire every single professional in the world to help her with this quest.

And on the other hand, WHO WANTS TO HOLD HER DOWN WHILE I PUNCH HER?

"This is what real bling looks like, bitch."

photo courtesy of Sports Illustrated

Comments

[April]

As I was scrolling down the blog post, as first I TOTALLY thought something was photoshoped... and that what is actually his medals, I thought was something making fun of some of J-Lo's "dresses"...

[Mollie]

Am I the only one that thinks all those ribbons make it look like a halter top?

Love it tho... and the original of Spitz!

[Karina in T.O]

I was just perusing the Self Magazine website and apparently the poop has hit the shoot! Woo! People have been commenting on this since it hit the airwaves.

Thanks Jen for bringing this to our attention, I never would have known if you hadn't sounded the horn. I've just posted the MSN link on my Facebook page. JLo is my 'Dick of the Day'.

Oh, and PS. I can't wait until your back on Facebook!! We're bigger than MySpace baby. ;)

[sarah]

I am so over her. I could shed that weight if I had a personal trainer, a cook and all her damn money.

MICHAEL PHELS! How could you not know his name? Are you that dumb?

BTW I have stolen that copy of SI from work. *sigh*

[TheBabblingHousewife]

All I can say is.....Ben Affleck...close call!

[Lori]

She is such a piece of work.

http://www.idontlikeyouinthatway.com/2005/03/jennifer-lopez-has-disgusting-problems.html

Way old news, but it makes me smile!

[heather]

Not to defend J.Lo or anything, because really, who would?

But the 'real' triathlon distances you mentioned Janeabelle refer to an Ironman Triathlon (2.4-mile ocean swim, a 112-mile bike ride, and a 26.2-mile run). Sounds like J.Lo is doing something between a Sprint and an Olympic distance.

[nellie]

For realz, Janeabele? J-Lo is only doing a sprint distance triathlon? Holy S#**!!

Granted, I could not walk outside and do that this afternoon, but I know many women who can, including a few who have given birth over the past year. That talentless wanker seriously needs to get over herself!

Something tells me Mike will not be overly offended when he hears this.

[Mojo]

I'll hold her. You hit her. Not sure she's worth the effort, but I gotcha covered sister!

[Loralee]

I suppose this is what happens when one buys into their own press and marries someone with a freakish resemblance to a chihuahua.

[Loralee]

I suppose this is what happens when one buys into their own press and marries someone with a freakish resemblance to a chihuahua.

[Karina in T.O]

Oh, and here's another thought. Someone should have mentioned to this assclown that Dara Torres was in the pool 6 WEEKS after she had her baby, and was swimming and beating the guys well into her 8th month of pregnancy.

Ooooh, JLo is training after 6 months....Oy vay, why do people have to be so damn self absorbed. To actually have the gaul to put her name in the same sentance as an Olympain.

[Karina in T.O]

Honestly girls? The only way this would have been funnier is if Paris Hilton said it!

JLo is just upset knowing her bootay is going to cause all that drag during the mini marathon......what's that like, all of 2 blocks or something?

I can only imagine the GMA employees faces, as she's spouting off this foolishness.....yeah, that's right, YOU are more important the the single most winning man ever in the Olympics!! What a tool!

Jenn, can you not hit Hollywood and fix some of this shit up? Seriously? A little talk show, a little media action??

[Alice]

You do not need someone to hold her down.

WE can put her down with one punch.

She may act like she is ghetto, but she is a SPOIlED Big B&*()

[Janeabelle]

Just to throw another log on this fire (I like them nice and toasty)...

JLO is only doing a mini-triathalon. Not knocking that, because I could never do it, but the Malibu Triathelon is a half-mile ocean swim, an 18-mile bike course, and a 4-mile run. Real triathlons are a 2.4-mile ocean swim, a 112-mile bike ride, and a 26.2-mile run.

I bet Phelps would KICK that BITCH'S ASS in the swimming leg...

[Amanda Malmborg]

Jen - I'm SO GLAD you posted about this, because as soon as I heard about it, I wanted to post about it!! HELLO!!! What the F**K!?!?! She is so yesterday!

[Megan Canny]

Here is a thought,
The olympics is postive news, human achivment, sportsmanship and people coming together. All good stuff. But we are saying its over exposed, and bitching about its front runners being in the spot light. this is good news people. a break from the normal news of rape, murder and war.
Lets let it be.

Why are we is such a rush to push the postive news out of the way? I bet if some guy cured cancer we would all throw a fit and say he was given too much credit and then throw in a story about another illness kill millions. Enjoy the good, the next buzz kill will be along soon.

ps sorry for all the comments today, this got me thinking

[Cary]

Dear J-Lo,
Newsflash: You are a world famous celebrity. You can't just run your mouth making ridiculous claims - especially on the set of a huge news show - and not expect someone to have their ears wide open and ready to rat you out. I make myself feel better by saying things like "I am a better singer than J-Lo", but the difference is NO ONE CARES. You get absurd amounts of attention for having twins, which despite what the media attention may have deluded you into thinking is NOT that special. Millions of people have popped out twins since the beginning of time. Tens of thousands of people have done triathalons. But only ONE man in the world can claim to be the fastest swimmer AND the most decorated gold medalist in Olympic history.
Michael Phelps got where he was by working hard to be nothing but the best. You? got lucky in a popularity contest and convinced people to buy your records and see your bad movies. He deserves every bit of attention he gets because pretty soon the buzz will die down and he'll wait another 4 years to have his moment. Meanwhile, you'll be on Access Hollywood every week for doing all the unspecial and completely ordinary things that everyone else does too.
Get a fucking clue.

[Arin]

AMEN sister...I'll totally help you put that smug big butt in her place!!!!!

[megan canny]

Further more, Dara Torrens lost the baby weight and won medals....again you loose Jenny. This just makes me mad!

[megan canny]

Don't you all just love how phelps looks
n-a-k-e-d in every picture! Sorry J-Low-class, his talent and looks beat you out in my book.

[CATHY WALKER]

She probably won't even make a mile in anything swim,run,bike

[Amy]

Have you heard what this guy eats for BREAKFAST?! I don't think he'll need any help with the holding and hitting. But I also think he's too nice a guy to do it. Me? I don't have that problem. I've shopped Wal-Mart at midnight. I got me some street skills.

[Lisa]

I'll help you hold that arrogant,self-important, no-talent, skank, bitch down if you promise 2 things: 1) You punch better than Lily Allen's weak ass. 2) I get a turn punching her too. I hit harder than Lily Allen in my DREAMS! (*rolls up sleeves*)

[Katie]

Um...yeah...something tells me that Michael Phelps will help you beat the crap out of her. Did her brains fall out along with those kids, or what?

[Angela]

She can't be serious, can she? And what the hell kind of triathalon do they have in Malibu anyway? Is the finish line the Promises Rehab center? Can we get Dara Torres to help us with the beatings?

[Jessi]

A comment like that from JLo doesn't surprise me in the least. She is the center of her universe so yeah, why shouldn't we all orbit around her? Traditional self centered ego driven celebrity mom who thinks that training for a triathlon deems her worthy of anyone's attention. Might I ask where young baby 1 and baby 2 are when she does all this training? Nannies, personal assistant? Who prepares her special diet? Personal chef? Who picks up dry-cleaning? Pays the bills? Goes grocery shopping? Buys stamps? Fills prescriptions? Yeah, show me a mom that does all that AND trains for a triathlon? Then I will be impressed.

[Cor]

Well of course we're not supposed to have any other interest besides J-Lo's triathalon training! I don't know why there's coverage on anything else...

Yeah, get a grip, J-Lo! I'll be glad to hold her down while the bitch-slapping commences!

[Ashley]

I like how self-centered she is that she thinks her running a marathon is a much more important story than "that swimmer".

I would pay big money to see you take her down.

[MereCat]

Oh HELL yeah!

JLo drives me bananas. Bless her vacant little melon, though.

[Molly]

As a triathlete, I find her comments so ridiculous. Every day there are women, many of them mothers, who find a way to train and compete while balancing children, a full-time job, and other commitments, without the benefit of her nannies, trainers, nutritionists and chefs. For her to think her story is more important than someone who worked hard and didn't have her resources at their disposal? Arrogant beyond belief.

[Kel]

I have to second Nan's comment. Wow!

I supposed I shouldn't be surprised, considering the source, but I must admit I am. I will never understand people. There are way too many crazy, self-absorbed folks out there.

Where does the line form for the beat down?

[Kathryn]

I've never been a JLo fan. NEVER EVER!!!! I just don't understand why people think she is talented!!

And then she disses Michael Phelps. What rock has she been living under??

This just proves what a shallow selfcentered dumbass she really is.

[Erin]

Egads! To think that all of America has it wrong! How dare we ignore her training?! The atrocities of injustice that some people have to face. "That swimmer" indeed.

Meanwhile, just want to comment on the SI cover -- I thought that was a halter top the first time I saw it. I see Jeanette thought the same thing...

[Barbara Handford]

I never met JlO...so I can't sit here and justify hating her and bashing her......but look at the abs on Micheal...wow! Wonder if he'd trade bodies with my boyfriend?

[Jeanette]

Upon first glance of that picture, it looks as though Michael Phelps is wearing some sort of silly halter top... heehee

Halter top made of gold medals... bet any athlete would be willing to wear one!

[Kelly]

You know why this upsets people? Because Phelps would never consider saying something like that. I mean, people like him because he's a nice guy. And he's got a nice Mom. I mean, you watch his Mom in the stands and she's all like, "That's my BABY down there! Look at him, that's my BOY!" It's hard not to like them. Then there's JLO who's all like, ummm hello people look at ME! No one likes that. Even Paris Hilton wouldn't say something like that...well, maybe. But she'd at least give Phelps props first.

[sizzle]

Way to look like an asshole, J Lo.

"This is what real bling looks like, bitch."

I love that line.

[Andrea]

ME! ME! I'll hold her down ;)

[MK]

Don't punch her...BITCH SLAP HER!!

[the governor of jennsylvania]

A couple of you raise interesting counterpoints and since I’m supposed to be cleaning up our post-construction bathrooms right now (EIGHT WEEKS OF CHAOS ARE FINALLY OVER!) naturally I want to do anything but pick up a bucket.

Mathilda believes JLo was being sarcastic and you know what? If we took JLo out of the equation and inserted someone known for being funny, say, Leah Remini, yes, I’d totally buy it. But JLo isn’t known for being funny; she’s known for her let-them-eat-cake attitude. Erin makes the point that she’s never been that clever – and I agree. (Also, I give this story more credence since it was on MSNBC and not just a traditional gossip rag.)

This point feeds into Girl Arsonist’s argument that when you’re deliriously happy, you tend to miss little stuff. However, Phelps is EVERYWHERE and has been for over a week, not including all the lead-up time to the Olympics. You can’t turn on a TV without seeing him. You can’t pass a newsstand not plastered with his photos. And everyone in the country is talking about him. He’s kind of like the weather right now – unless you’re tucked securely under all your blankets, you kind of can’t avoid him. Surely if she’s in New York, at some point she accidentally touched the television’s remote control in her suite or stepped over a USA Today to get out of her room or walked into a restaurant where it his races were being shown in the bar or logged onto her computer and saw him on the homepage. No one as high-profile as her can possibly be that insulated.

(Aside: For anyone who thinks Michael’s overexposed now, JUST WAIT UNTIL HE GETS HOME.)

Here’s the thing – I kind of get her level of self-absorption. I’ve had some success on a much smaller scale in a couple of professions and even I understand how easy it is to drink your own Kool-Aid, especially when you don’t have people like Fletch around who help ground you by suggesting you and your bucket spend the day together. But that doesn’t mean it’s OK.

Anyway, my prediction? JLo’s going to feel a huge backlash from this and her people are going to spin this like crazy. Expect to see her doing something Olympic-team-based in the next week.

[kilax]

I have to wonder if she really said that. It just seems so outrageous! Of course, I've hear similar stories before about her... ;)

[Tracey]

I'll hold her down Jen!! Can't stand JLo.
Phelps RULES! How can she even compare her couple of month preparation with a decade of devotion, hard work, & sacrifice by Michael (& his family)!!?

[DodiM]

She named her children after cartoon characters. She is ridiculous.

I'll hold her. You hit her.

[sassy stephanie]

Ok, so I totally HAVE a JLo butt. So, I will sit on her while you punch her, repeatedly. Never was a fan.

[Madison (Girl Arsonist) McGraw]

I agree with Cori from KC. I'm not a J-Lo fan at all, but I understand having twins (she does not have a nanny) and having a life you really love, probably does not include sitting prone in front of the TV (not that I don't LOVE my life, but nothing is quite as interesting as Reality Trash TV). I mean, think of it this way; when you're really involved with what you're doing and totally passionate, the hours pass by and you don't realize it. You don't miss TV/movies/etc because you're happy. Think of your one "gimme" guy. You have one night with him. Do you stop and say, "let me watch the Olympics, they don't come around that often." If you do, I you don't even deserve to THINK about a 'gimmie' guy.
I cast no stones. Except at Nikki Blonsky.

[Elisa]

Don't get me started. she is on the cover of SELF magazine and they made her sound like a saint. She does stuff just for publicity people! I mean, she is hot and all, but come on, she's a primadonna.

I'll totally hold her while you punch her.

[Middle-Aged-Woman]

Methinks Michael has had a Manzilian.

[pea]

not to be a spoilsport but expecting Jennifer Lopez to not be self-absorbed is like expecting the sun not to shine tomorrow. i don't particularly care for the woman but i gotta say, it must be nice to live in such a delusional little bubble. what i wonder though is, was she always like this or is it the money that builds the insulation?

[Nicole]

She's just jealous because her babies are by Skeletor and Ben has Violet, the cute big-earned kid... so now she has to make some news since her ugly kids* aren't getting her into the tabloids.

NOTE: I have never really seen her kids, I am just assuming they are ugly since her husband is hideous.

WOW: I am self-righteous today.