In 2003, Madonna and Britney Spears made their mark on hundreds of thousands of people by kissing live. Jennifer Lopez, who should have been present that evening, told behind the scenes of this legendary action of two of the queens of pop.
It is an image that marked a whole generation of fans. In 2003, in a performance as incredible as it was steamy, Madonna kissed Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera on the mouth, providing a scene that has become iconic. And to add to the epic aspect of this languorous kiss, Jennifer Lopez gave her version of this evening, which will remain anchored for a long time in the heads of many people. Because in a recent interview, the latter assured that she should also have been present to share this moment frozen in time.
But the actress, now 53, could not free herself because of a shoot that dragged on. This is during a discussion with the television channel E!News to promote his latest film, Shotgun Weddingthat Jennifer Lopez spilled the beans. “I was in Canada for a shoot, unfortunately I could not free myself. It was originally supposed to be me, so Britney Spears and Madonna asked Christina Aguilera to replace me. It’s a shame, I’ve always been a huge Madonna fan.”she said, almost twenty years later.
In 2003, Jennifer Lopez should have also kissed Madonna
It must be said that this scene obviously made the front page of most specialized media at the time. During the performance of the Hollywood song, this kiss stunned audiences around the world. In June, Britney and Madonna recreated THE steamy kiss from the 2003 VMAs at her wedding reception, after marrying Sam Asghari. In January, Madonna hinted that she wanted to recreate the famous kiss on stage during an Instagram Live. “Me and Britney, do I want to do it again? Yeah, I’m not sure she’s up for it, but that would be really cool,” she said. In any case, it would give a new striking scene.