Editing Jennifer Lopez (section)

===2000–2002: International success===
In February 2000, Lopez and then-boyfriend [[Sean Combs]] attended the [[42nd Annual Grammy Awards|Grammy Awards]], with Lopez wearing a plunging [[Green Versace dress of Jennifer Lopez|green Versace silk chiffon dress]].<ref name="PhillipsReay2002">{{cite book|editor1-last=Phillips|editor-first=Kim M.|editor2-last=Reay|editor2-first=Barry|title=Sexualities in history: a reader|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Cz3bPMw_7h4C&pg=PA407|last=Barrera|first=Magdalena|chapter=Hottentot 2000: ''Jennifer Lopez and Her Butt''|year=2002|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9780415929356|page=407|access-date=January 8, 2016|archive-date=August 25, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240825111622/https://books.google.com/books?id=Cz3bPMw_7h4C&pg=PA407|url-status=live}}</ref> The dress generated worldwide attention and became the most popular search query in Google's history, leading to the creation of [[Google Images]],<ref name="Google Images">{{Cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2015/04/08/j-los-infamous-green-grammys-dress-is-the-reason-google-images-exists/77568210/|title=J.Lo's infamous green Grammys dress is the reason Google Images exists|newspaper=USA Today|access-date=February 12, 2017|archive-date=February 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211230041/http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2015/04/08/j-los-infamous-green-grammys-dress-is-the-reason-google-images-exists/77568210/|url-status=live}}</ref> while boosting Lopez's album and movie ticket sales.<ref name="Lee2003">{{cite book|last=Lee|first=Michelle|title=Fashion victim: our love-hate relationship with dressing, shopping, and the cost of style|url=https://archive.org/details/fashionvictim00mich|url-access=registration|access-date=May 16, 2011|date=February 11, 2003|publisher=Broadway Books|isbn=978-0-7679-1048-4|page=[https://archive.org/details/fashionvictim00mich/page/122 122]}}</ref> Later that year, Lopez starred in the psychological thriller ''[[The Cell (film)|The Cell]]'', for which she received a $4 million salary.<ref name="Parish2" /> The film, where Lopez played a psychologist who uses radical experimental therapy to enter the mind of a killer, received mixed reviews but was a box office success.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Linder |first1=Brian |title=Weekend Box Office: Hype vs. Quality |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/08/21/weekend-box-office-hype-vs-quality |website=[[IGN]] |access-date=February 27, 2024 |date=August 21, 2000}}</ref> David Edelstein of ''Slate'' remarked that the "imperious" Lopez was "trying to look waifishly expectant"<ref>{{cite news |last=Edelstein |first=David |url=https://slate.com/culture/2000/08/depth-psychology.html |title=Depth Psychology |work=Slate |date=August 18, 2000 |access-date=October 1, 2021 |archive-date=February 9, 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050209033614/http://slate.msn.com/default.aspx?id=88389 |url-status=live }}</ref> while Amy Taubin of ''The Village Voice'' noted that she appeared to be engaged "in some kind of pouting competition" "in lieu of acting."<ref>{{cite news |last=Taubin |first=Amy |url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2000/08/22/boiling-points/ |title=Boiling Points |work=The Village Voice |date=August 22, 2000 |access-date=October 1, 2021 |archive-date=October 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211001215005/https://www.villagevoice.com/2000/08/22/boiling-points/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Lopez became the first woman to have a number-one film and album simultaneously in January 2001, with the release of her second album, ''[[J.Lo (album)|J.Lo]]'', and her romantic comedy ''[[The Wedding Planner]]'', which co-stars [[Matthew McConaughey]].<ref name="timeTyrangiel">{{cite news|url=https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2008201_2008200_2008207,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090301064251/http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0%2C8599%2C1093638%2C00.html |archive-date=March 1, 2009 |title=Jennifer Lopez |first=Josh |last=Tyrangiel |access-date=January 13, 2007 |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=August 13, 2005 |url-status=live |author-link=Josh Tyrangiel }}</ref> ''The Wedding Planner'' received highly negative reviews but became a box office success.<ref name="Vice" /> Jessica Winter of ''The Village Voice'' found Lopez miscast as a "buttoned down, celibate" woman in the film.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bride for Your Sins |url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2001/01/30/bride-for-your-sins/ |access-date=October 5, 2021 |work=The Village Voice |date=January 30, 2001 |archive-date=October 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005192241/https://www.villagevoice.com/2001/01/30/bride-for-your-sins/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Lopez titled her album ''J.Lo'' after the nickname which her fans and the media had been increasingly referring to her as. She also adopted J.Lo as her stagename.<ref name="Divas" /> ''J.Lo'' received polarized reviews from critics but became the most successful album of her career, selling 12 million copies worldwide.<ref>{{harvnb|Woog|2020|pp=55–56}}</ref> It included the singles "[[Love Don't Cost a Thing (song)|Love Don't Cost a Thing]]", which reached number one in various countries,<ref name="Recording-Academy" /> "[[I'm Real (Jennifer Lopez song)|I'm Real]]" featuring [[Ja Rule]], which peaked atop the ''Billboard'' Hot 100,<ref name="I'm Real ET">{{cite web|last1=Azzopardi|first1=Chris|title=Jennifer Lopez's 'I'm Real' 15 Years Later: How the Rule-Breaking Duet With Ja Rule Prevented a Sophomore Slump|url=http://www.etonline.com/features/196835_jennifer_lopez_im_real_oral_history/|website=[[ETonline]]|publisher=CBS Studios, Inc.|access-date=November 23, 2016|date=September 1, 2016|archive-date=November 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161123201702/http://www.etonline.com/features/196835_jennifer_lopez_im_real_oral_history/|url-status=live}}</ref> "[[Ain't It Funny]]", and "[[Play (Jennifer Lopez song)|Play]]". In support of the album, Lopez performed [[Let's Get Loud (concerts)|two-concert residency]] in Puerto Rico, which was later broadcast in November 2001 as an [[NBC]] special, ''Jennifer Lopez in Concert''. It was one of the most-watched concert specials of the year in the United States, with an audience of almost 12 million.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Hay |first1=Carla |title=Music & Showbiz |magazine=Billboard |date=January 19, 2002 |volume=114 |issue=3 |page=76 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1Q8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA76 |access-date=February 27, 2024 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |archive-date=August 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240825111631/https://books.google.com/books?id=1Q8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA76#v=onepage&q&f=false |url-status=live }}</ref>

In other 2001 work, Lopez launched her first business venture, the clothing line [[J.Lo by Jennifer Lopez]]. The line catered to women of all sizes, as Lopez felt "the voluptuous woman [was] almost ignored" in the fashion industry.<ref name="Divas" /> She also founded her production company, [[Nuyorican Productions]], with manager Benny Medina. Her next film was the romantic drama ''[[Angel Eyes (film)|Angel Eyes]]'', starring opposite [[Jim Caviezel]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Lopez is simply out of sight in 'Angel Eyes'|newspaper=[[The Detroit News]] |date=May 18, 2001}}</ref> Lopez's performance was well-reviewed,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ebert |first1=Roger |title=Angel Eyes movie review & film summary (2001) |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/angel-eyes-2001 |access-date=October 3, 2021 |work=[[RogerEbert.com]] |archive-date=October 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003191836/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/angel-eyes-2001 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Holden |first1=Stephen |title=FILM REVIEW; Is He or Isn't He? It's a Haunting Question |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/18/movies/film-review-is-he-or-isn-t-he-it-s-a-haunting-question.html |access-date=October 16, 2021 |work=The New York Times |date=May 18, 2001 |archive-date=October 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016073613/https://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/18/movies/film-review-is-he-or-isn-t-he-it-s-a-haunting-question.html |url-status=live }}</ref> though the film was a critical and commercial disappointment.<ref name="Woog 55">{{harvnb|Woog|2020|p=55}}</ref> She was slated to star alongside [[Ricky Martin]] in a remake of [[Elvis Presley]]'s ''[[Viva Las Vegas]]'', but this did not eventuate.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Ashcer-Walsh |first1=Rebecca |title=J. Lo and Ricky Martin may update ''Viva Las Vegas'' |url=https://ew.com/article/2001/03/26/j-lo-and-ricky-martin-may-update-viva-las-vegas/ |access-date=February 21, 2024 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=March 26, 2001 |archive-date=August 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240825111628/https://ew.com/article/2001/03/26/j-lo-and-ricky-martin-may-update-viva-las-vegas/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

{{quote box|width=300px|align=right|quote=There was a time when I was very overworked and I was doing music and movies and so many things. I was suffering from a lack of sleep ... I was like — I don't want to move, I don't want to talk, I don't want to do anything. It was on that movie, ''[[Enough (film)|Enough]]'' ... I had a [[nervous breakdown]].|source=—Lopez, discussing the "height of her fame"<ref name="Singh" />}}

Lopez released two albums in 2002. The first was ''[[J to tha L–O! The Remixes]]'', which became the first remix album in history to debut at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref name="Billboard Book of Number One Hits">{{cite book|last=Bronson|first=Fred|title=The Billboard Book of Number One Hits|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PgGqNrqfrsoC&pg=PT931|edition=5|year=2003|publisher=Crown|isbn=9780823076772|page=922}}</ref> Its singles included "[[Ain't It Funny (Murder Remix)]]" and "[[I'm Gonna Be Alright]]", which reached number one and ten on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, respectively.<ref name="Biggest Billboard">{{cite magazine |last1=Letkemann |first1=Jessica |title=Jennifer Lopez's Top 10 Biggest Billboard Hits |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/jennifer-lopez-biggest-billboard-hits/|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=December 26, 2021|date=May 15, 2014 |archive-date=June 23, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623051957/https://www.billboard.com/articles/list/6091769/jennifer-lopez-top-10-songs-biggest-billboard-hits}}</ref> Lopez's third studio album, ''[[This Is Me... Then]]'', was released in late 2002, and was heavily influenced by her relationship with then-fiancé [[Ben Affleck]]. It received mixed critical reviews; ''Billboard''{{'}}s Michael Paoletta noted the "considerable growth she reveals as a performer and tunesmith" on the album,<ref name="Paoletta" /> while [[Jon Caramanica]] called it "the least interesting music on the pop charts today."<ref>{{cite news |title=Made in Manhattan |url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2003/02/04/made-in-manhattan/ |access-date=October 3, 2021 |work=The Village Voice |date=February 4, 2003 |archive-date=October 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003200408/https://www.villagevoice.com/2003/02/04/made-in-manhattan/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The album became a commercial success, achieving the highest opening sales week of her career. The album's lead single, "[[Jenny from the Block]]", which peaked at number three on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, was viewed as a response to the notion that Lopez had alienated her "core fan base: the black and Hispanic hip-hop community."<ref name="Lynette" /> The album also spawned the number-one single "[[All I Have (song)|All I Have]]".

Lopez starred as an abused wife who fights back in the thriller ''[[Enough (film)|Enough]]'' (2002), a role which required her to learn [[Krav Maga]].<ref name="Woog 55" /><ref>{{cite news|last=Schaefer|first=Stephen|title=Movies: Singer-actress Jennifer Lopez shows her strength in thriller 'Enough'|newspaper=[[Boston Herald]] |date=May 19, 2002|location=Boston}}</ref> An overworked Lopez suffered a [[Mental breakdown|nervous breakdown]] in 2001 while filming it.<ref name="Singh">{{cite news|last=Singh|first=Anita|title=Jennifer Lopez: I had a nervous breakdown|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/3152788/Jennifer-Lopez-I-had-a-nervous-breakdown.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/3152788/Jennifer-Lopez-I-had-a-nervous-breakdown.html |archive-date=January 10, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |access-date=October 20, 2012|date=October 7, 2008}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The film received negative reviews;<ref name="Woog 55" /> Ebert of the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' felt it was "tacky material" and was surprised to see "an actress like Jennifer Lopez" involved with the project.<ref>{{cite web |date= May 24, 2002 |last= Ebert |first= Roger |author-link= Roger Ebert |title= Enough |url= https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/enough-2002 |website= [[Chicago Sun-Times]] |access-date= October 3, 2021 |archive-date= October 3, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211003200357/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/enough-2002 |url-status= live }}</ref> Her next film was the romantic comedy, ''[[Maid in Manhattan]]'' (2002), in which Lopez starred opposite [[Ralph Fiennes]] as a maid and single mother from the Bronx.<ref>{{harvnb|Parish|2009|p=76}}</ref> It became the highest-grossing film of her career.<ref name="BOM Breakdown" /> Reviewing ''Maid in Manhattan'', A. O. Scott of ''The New York Times'' enjoyed Lopez as a romantic lead and said "her greatest skill as an actress" was "her ability to melt without cracking the hard shell of composure she wears."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Scott |first1=A. O. |title=FILM REVIEW; Puttin' Down Mop, Puttin' On the Ritz |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/13/movies/film-review-puttin-down-mop-puttin-on-the-ritz.html |access-date=October 2, 2021 |work=The New York Times |date=December 13, 2002 |archive-date=October 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211002081730/https://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/13/movies/film-review-puttin-down-mop-puttin-on-the-ritz.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2002 business ventures, Lopez opened Madre's, a Los Angeles restaurant serving Latin cuisine,<ref name=madre>{{cite news |url=https://www.tmz.com/2008/07/09/j-lo-closes-up-shop/ |title=J.Lo's Restaurant Huevos Goodbye |publisher=TMZ |date=July 9, 2008 |access-date=October 3, 2021 |archive-date=October 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003200358/https://www.tmz.com/2008/07/09/j-lo-closes-up-shop/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and released her first fragrance, [[Glow by JLo]]. It became the top-selling fragrance in the U.S.<ref name=HS>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qki6zZ4aWd0C&q=Glow+by+JLo&pg=PA6-IA135|title=Beauty Imagined:A History of the Global Beauty Industry|first=Geoffrey|last=Jones|publisher=Oxford University Press|date=February 25, 2010|access-date=October 22, 2012|isbn=9780191609619|archive-date=October 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231020134256/https://books.google.com/books?id=qki6zZ4aWd0C&q=Glow+by+JLo&pg=PA6-IA135|url-status=live}}</ref>