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 The singer, actress and producer told Harper's Bazaar magazine
in an interview published on Thursday that early in her career
she was asked to show off her breasts. She refused.
Lopez said she had not experienced the kind of sexual assault
recounted by many other women in Hollywood.
"But have I been told by a director to take off my shirt and
show my boobs? Yes, I have. But did I do it? No, I did not,”
Lopez, now 48, told the magazine.
"When I did speak up, I was terrified. I remember my heart
beating out of my chest, thinking, ‘What did I do? This man is
hiring me!’ It was one of my first movies. But in my mind I knew
the behavior wasn’t right," she added.
Lopez did not identify the man or the movie.
She credited her upbringing in New York City's tough Bronx
borough in the 1970s for her refusal.
"I think ultimately the Bronx in me was like, ‘Nah, we’re not
having it,'" Lopez said.
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Sexual misconduct accusations against dozens of powerful men in
Hollywood sparked the wider #MeToo social media movement, with
hundreds of women coming forward in the past six months to share
stories of assault and harassment.
Lopez, who began her career as a dancer and singer, is also a film
and television actress and producer. She followed a stint as a judge
on "American Idol" with a lead role in the television police drama
"Shades of Blue" and is the producer of shows including "World of
Dance" and the upcoming romantic comedy movie "Second Act."
Harper's Bazaar interviewed Lopez for it April edition, out on
newsstands on March 27.
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Leslie Adler)
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