Saturday evening live might get a little tricky Ayo Edebiri after her past insults Jennifer Lopez's career resurfaced.
Years before starring The bearEdebiri, 28, appeared on a 2020 episode of the podcast “Scam Goddess” to discuss Linda Taylor's welfare fraud. During her conversation with host Laci MosleyEdebiri brought up Lopez, 54, saying she believed Lopez's entire career was “one long con.”
“Well, that's the point. She thinks she is on multiple tracks, but she is not,” Edebiri explained at the time. “I think she thinks she's still good even though she doesn't sing for most of these songs.”
Edebiri confessed that she became “fascinated” by Lopez songs that reportedly featured other artists' vocals instead of the pop star's. The Emmy winner said she then started “reading” other things.
“A lot of the song descriptions will be like, 'J. Lo didn't have time to go to the studio,' like J. Lo was busy,” Edebiri said. “It's like, 'Do what?' Of course not singing!”
Four years later, Edebiri was selected to host the Saturday, February 3 episode SNL alongside Lopez himself, who will be the musical guest.
Ahead of the episode, the duo got together with the cast member Heidi Gardner to promote the show.
“I'm very excited, I love your show,” Lopez told Edebiri during a show promo teaser on Friday, February 2. Edebiri replied, “I love everything about you.”
Neither Lopez nor Edebiri have responded to the 2020 comments.
Since Edebiri's podcast appearance, she has come a long way in her career. Last month she won her first Emmy for her role in The bear.
“I am so incredibly grateful for this for so many reasons. But most importantly, this is a show about family and found family and real family,” Edebiri said during her acceptance speech. 'My parents are here tonight. I let them sit a little far away from me because I'm a bad child. But I love you guys so much.”
While Edebiri has received a lot of praise lately, she has also received some criticism for her candid movie reviews on the website Letterboxd. Despite the backlash, Edebiri brushed it off and said her comments were all in good fun.
“I'm a comedian. Everything I say online, I think I would say to someone's face,” she told reporters after the Emmy Awards in January. “I have a mailbox [account] because I love movies, I love TV, and I love this industry. I know how hard it is to make something. I respect everything that has ever been created.”