Editing Jennifer Lopez (section)

===2010–2015: ''American Idol'' and career revival===
[[File:Jennifer Lopez 12, 2012.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Lopez performing during her [[Dance Again World Tour]] in [[Paris, France]] in 2012]]

Lopez's first theatrical role in three years was in the romantic comedy ''[[The Back-up Plan]]'' (2010).<ref name="Tampa"/> Manohla Dargis of ''The New York Times'' was unimpressed by the movie and described Lopez as "an appealing screen presence with a disappointing big-screen track record. That's probably not all her fault: romantic roles for women often are the provenance of the bland or the blonde."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dargis |first1=Manohla |title=Love Means Having to Say, 'I Feel ...' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/23/movies/23backup.html?8dpc |access-date=October 3, 2021 |work=The New York Times |date=April 22, 2010 |archive-date=October 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003221558/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/23/movies/23backup.html?8dpc |url-status=live }}</ref> A "big turning point" in Lopez's career came when she joined the judging panel of the singing competition series ''[[American Idol]]'' for its [[American Idol season 10|tenth season]], replacing [[Simon Cowell]]. Despite being advised that it was a "huge gamble",<ref name="Stylist">{{cite web |last1=Gilmour |first1=Lyndsay |title=Jennifer Lopez: calling the shots |url=https://www.stylist.co.uk/people/jennifer-lopez-calling-the-shots/155203 |website=[[Stylist (magazine)|Stylist]] |access-date=February 23, 2024 |archive-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222040926/https://www.stylist.co.uk/people/jennifer-lopez-calling-the-shots/155203 |url-status=live }}</ref> she accepted the job, as she was "not getting offered a whole bunch of movies".<ref name=varietyidol>{{cite news |last1=Setoodeh |first1=Ramin |title=How Jennifer Lopez Learned to Dance Again |url=https://variety.com/2019/music/features/jennifer-lopez-hustlers-its-my-party-the-godmother-1203313001/ |access-date=October 9, 2021 |work=Variety |date=August 26, 2019 |archive-date=October 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026023831/https://variety.com/2019/music/features/jennifer-lopez-hustlers-its-my-party-the-godmother-1203313001/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Lopez's appearance on ''American Idol'' in 2011 returned her to prominence.<ref name=varietyidol /> Hannah Elliot of ''[[Forbes]]'' described it as "a remarkable comeback", writing: "''Idol'' humanized her. Viewers who knew only an attention-grabbing siren met a hardworking, self-made, empathetic single mother, who got emotional when contestants did well and when they failed."<ref name="Forbes2">{{cite news |first=Hannah |last=Elliott |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hannahelliott/2012/05/16/the-real-american-idol-how-j-lo-got-her-mojo-back/ |title=The Real American Idol: How J.Lo Got Her Mojo Back |work=[[Forbes]] |date=April 18, 2012 |access-date=May 24, 2012 |archive-date=May 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120519045128/http://www.forbes.com/sites/hannahelliott/2012/05/16/the-real-american-idol-how-j-lo-got-her-mojo-back/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Lopez subsequently experienced what ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' called "the most impressive reality-TV-based rejuvenation of a music career ever."<ref name="Rejuvenation">{{cite magazine |last1=Lipshutz |first1=Jason |title=Jennifer Lopez And Her 'American Idol' Rejuvenation: An Appreciation |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/jennifer-lopez-and-her-american-idol-rejuvenation-an-appreciation-480738/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=February 27, 2024 |date=July 27, 2012 |archive-date=October 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231009165217/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/jennifer-lopez-and-her-american-idol-rejuvenation-an-appreciation-480738/ |url-status=live }}</ref> After signing a new recording contract with [[Island Records]], her seventh studio album, ''[[Love?]]'', was released in early 2011. While the album itself was a moderate commercial success,<ref name=lovereview>{{cite web|last=Copsey|first=Robert|title=Jennifer Lopez: 'Love?'|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/music/album-reviews/a317729/jennifer-lopez-love/|work=Digital Spy|access-date=December 26, 2021|date=May 4, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110505234750/http://www.digitalspy.com.au/music/albumreviews/a317729/jennifer-lopez-love.html|archive-date=May 5, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> the single "[[On the Floor]]" was the year's highest-selling single by a female artist.<ref name="Digital report 2012">{{cite web|title=IFPI digital music report 2012 – key facts and figures |url=http://ifpi.com/content/library/DMR2012_key_facts_and_figures.pdf |publisher=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry]] |access-date=January 23, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121030053448/http://ifpi.com/content/library/DMR2012_key_facts_and_figures.pdf |archive-date=October 30, 2012 }}</ref> It reached number three on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming her highest-charting single as a lead artist since "All I Have".<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beastie-boys-score-no-2-debut-on-billboard-200-adele-holds-at-no-1-471634/ |title=Beastie Boys Score No. 2 Debut on Billboard 200, Adele Holds at No. 1 |magazine=Billboard |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=May 11, 2011 |access-date=December 26, 2021 |archive-date=December 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226185646/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beastie-boys-score-no-2-debut-on-billboard-200-adele-holds-at-no-1-471634/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The album produced two more singles, "[[I'm Into You]]" and "[[Papi (song)|Papi]]", which did not achieve similar success .<ref name="Rejuvenation" /> Around this time, Lopez became a brand ambassador for [[L'Oréal]], [[Gillette Mach3|Gilette Venus]], [[Tous (company)|Tous]] and [[Fiat]].<ref name="Forbes2" /> She also launched the [[Jennifer Lopez Collection]], a clothing and homeware line with [[Tommy Hilfiger]] for [[Kohl's]]; the collection generated an estimated $3 billion in sales during its first year.<ref name="Stylist" />

Lopez returned as a judge for ''American Idol''{{'}}s [[American Idol season 11|eleventh season]] in 2012, earning a reported $20 million.<ref name="Forbes2" /> That year, she released her greatest hits album, ''[[Dance Again... the Hits]]'', to fulfil her contractual obligations with her former label Epic Records.<ref name="radio1">{{cite web |url=http://925maxima.radio.com/2012/05/28/jennifer-lopez-interview-new-single-goin-in |title=Jennifer Lopez Talks About Her New Single "Goin' In" |publisher=925maxima Radio |date=May 28, 2012 |access-date=June 23, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121216101846/http://925maxima.cbslocal.com/2012/05/28/jennifer-lopez-interview-new-single-goin-in/ |archive-date=December 16, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Lopez, who was divorcing Anthony and navigating the "breakup of a family", felt as if the album's sole single, "[[Dance Again]]", had come to her at the "perfect moment".<ref name="ryaninterview">{{cite web|first=Michael |last=Murray |url=http://ryanseacrest.com/2012/03/30/jennifer-lopez-talks-dance-again-her-upcoming-album-audio/ |title=Jennifer Lopez Talks 'Dance Again' & Her Upcoming 'Greatest Hits' Album |publisher=Ryan Seacrest Productions |date=March 30, 2012 |access-date=March 31, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402195736/http://ryanseacrest.com/2012/03/30/jennifer-lopez-talks-dance-again-her-upcoming-album-audio/ |archive-date=April 2, 2012 }}</ref> "Dance Again" reached number 17 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Lopez launched the [[Dance Again World Tour]], her first headlining concert tour, in mid-2012. It grossed over $1 million per show.<ref name="Forbes 2013">{{cite news|title=No. 5: Jennifer Lopez ($45 million)|url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/eeel45eglhi/no-5-jennifer-lopez-45-million/|work=Forbes|access-date=February 8, 2015|archive-date=December 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141207225818/http://www.forbes.com/pictures/eeel45eglhi/no-5-jennifer-lopez-45-million/|url-status=live}}</ref> Also that year, she launched [[Teeology]], a luxury T-shirt brand.<ref>{{cite news |first=Andrea |last=Huspeni |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/jennifer-lopez-to-launch-teeology-2012-7 |title=Jennifer Lopez to Launch Teeology |work=Business Insider |date=July 12, 2012 |access-date=August 5, 2012 |archive-date=August 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804224925/http://www.businessinsider.com/jennifer-lopez-to-launch-teeology-2012-7 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Lopez returned to the big screen in 2012, starring alongside an [[ensemble cast]] in the film ''[[What to Expect When You're Expecting (film)|What to Expect When You're Expecting]]'', which is based on the 1984 book ''[[What to Expect When You're Expecting]]''.<ref name="Lopez">{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2011/06/24/jennifer-lopez-what-to-expect-when-youre-expecting/|title=Jennifer Lopez signs on for 'What to Expect When You're Expecting'|last=Labrecque|first=Jeff|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=June 24, 2011|access-date=December 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110630094618/http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/06/24/jennifer-lopez-what-to-expect-when-youre-expecting/ |archive-date=June 30, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Lopez voiced Shira, a saber tooth tiger, in the animated film, ''[[Ice Age: Continental Drift]]'', the fourth film in the ''[[Ice Age (franchise)|Ice Age]]'' franchise.<ref name="Rovi Ice Age 4">{{cite web |first=Jeremy |last=Wheeler |url=http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/ice-age-continental-drift-3d-v516738 |title=Ice Age: Continental Drift 3D – Cast, Reviews, Summary, and Awards |publisher=AllRovi |access-date=October 30, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120128010036/http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/ice-age-continental-drift-3d-v516738 |archive-date=January 28, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sfgate.com/tv/article/Ice-Age-storms-the-weekend-box-office-3708776.php|title=Ice Age storms the weekend box office|date=July 15, 2012|work=San Francisco Chronicle|agency=Associated Press|access-date=November 14, 2019|archive-date=August 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802035701/https://www.sfgate.com/tv/article/Ice-Age-storms-the-weekend-box-office-3708776.php|url-status=live}}</ref> Also in 2012, a talent show, ''[[Q'Viva! The Chosen|¡Q'Viva! The Chosen]]'' followed Lopez, Anthony, and director-choreographer [[Jamie King]] as they travelled across 21 countries in Latin America to find new talent for a [[Las Vegas]] show.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/news/jennifer-lopez-marc-anthonys-qviva-250584 | work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | title=Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony's 'Q'Viva: The Chosen': First Broadcast Partners Announced | date=October 19, 2011}}</ref> In 2013, Lopez starred alongside [[Jason Statham]] in the crime thriller ''[[Parker (2013 film)|Parker]]'', in which she played Leslie. Her performance earned positive reviews, with the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' commending the role for giving Lopez "an opportunity to be dramatic, romantic, funny, depressed, euphoric and violent. The audience stays with her all the way".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/sns-201301251600--tms--lizsmittr--x-a20130128-20130128,0,6035496.story |title=Hackford's 'Parker' packs a big punch |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |date=January 28, 2013 |access-date=December 5, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729082325/http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/sns-201301251600--tms--lizsmittr--x-a20130128-20130128%2C0%2C6035496.story |archive-date=July 29, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> That year, Lopez released the single "[[Live It Up (Jennifer Lopez song)|Live It Up]]", founded the mobile phone retail brand [[Viva Móvil]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Cheng |first=Roger |url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/jennifer-lopez-dishes-on-new-viva-movil-shopping-q-a/ |title=Jennifer Lopez dishes on new Viva Movil shopping (Q&A) |publisher=CNET |date=May 23, 2013 |access-date=December 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130528054136/http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-12261_7-57585831-10356022/jennifer-lopez-dishes-on-new-viva-movil-shopping-q-a/ |archive-date=May 28, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and was named [[chief creative officer]] of [[NuvoTV]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-22886829 |title=Jennifer Lopez lobbies for more diversity on TV |date=June 13, 2013 |newspaper=BBC News |access-date=November 14, 2019 |archive-date=April 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220423053712/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-22886829 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Latino1">{{cite news |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/jennifer-lopez-wants-latinos-to-realize-their-power |title=Jennifer Lopez Wants Latinos To Realize Their Power |work=Fox News Latino |date=June 13, 2013 |access-date=December 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617154216/http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/entertainment/2013/06/13/jennifer-lopez-wants-latinos-to-realizing-our-power/ |archive-date=June 17, 2013 }}</ref> She also served as an executive producer of the television series ''[[The Fosters (2013 TV series)|The Fosters]]'' (2013–2018), a show about a lesbian couple raising a family. Lopez's desire to work on the series was driven by her late aunt, who was gay.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jennifer-lopez-declares-the-fosters_n_3149200 |title=Jennifer Lopez's Lesbian Aunt: Star Says 'The Fosters' TV Show Inspired By Late Relative |work=HuffPost |date=April 24, 2013 |access-date=December 26, 2021 |archive-date=November 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211106113556/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jennifer-lopez-declares-the-fosters_n_3149200 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Jennifer Lopez at GLAAD Media Awards (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|upright|Lopez at the [[25th GLAAD Media Awards]] in 2014]]

After a one-season absence, Lopez returned to ''American Idol'' for its [[American Idol season 13|thirteenth season]], earning a reported $17.5 million.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lopez to earn USD 17.5 million for American Idol return|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/lopez-to-earn-usd-17-5-million-for-american-idol-return-113090100045_1.html|work=Business Standard|access-date=September 24, 2013|date=September 1, 2013|archive-date=September 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928074929/http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/lopez-to-earn-usd-17-5-million-for-american-idol-return-113090100045_1.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Her eighth studio album, ''[[A.K.A. (album)|A.K.A.]]'', was released in mid-2014 through [[Capitol Records]], experiencing lacklustre sales, becoming her lowest-selling album in the U.S.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Lipshutz|first1=Jason|title=Jennifer Lopez's 'A.K.A.' Debut: An Icon Reaches a Crossroads|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/jennifer-lopez-aka-debut-sales-pop-column-6141007/|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 26, 2021|date=June 30, 2014|archive-date=December 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226185650/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/jennifer-lopez-aka-debut-sales-pop-column-6141007/|url-status=live}}</ref> The album produced three singles: "[[I Luh Ya Papi]]", featuring [[French Montana]], "[[First Love (Jennifer Lopez song)|First Love]]", and "[[Booty (Jennifer Lopez song)|Booty]]", featuring [[Iggy Azalea]]. They reached 77, 87 and 18 respectively on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Also that year, Lopez released "[[We Are One (Ole Ola)]]", the official song for the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]] along with [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]] and [[Claudia Leitte]]. Lopez partnered with Endless Jewelry on a range of jewelry,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Cheng|first1=Andrea|title=Here's Your First Look at Jennifer Lopez's New Jewelry Designs|url=http://www.instyle.com/news/heres-your-first-look-jennifer-lopezs-new-jewelry-designs|website=InStyle|access-date=September 21, 2015|date=January 15, 2015|archive-date=September 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907073907/http://www.instyle.com/news/heres-your-first-look-jennifer-lopezs-new-jewelry-designs|url-status=dead}}</ref> and released a book, ''[[True Love (book)|True Love]]'', which became a [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''New York Times'' best-seller]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Cowles|first1=Gregory|title=Inside the List|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/23/books/review/inside-the-list.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220103/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/23/books/review/inside-the-list.html |archive-date=January 3, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|website=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=December 10, 2016|date=November 14, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

2015 saw the release of ''[[The Boy Next Door (film)|The Boy Next Door]]'', an erotic thriller that Lopez both co-produced and starred in as a high school teacher who becomes involved with a student, which eventually leads to his dangerous obsession with her.<ref name="HuffPost Latino">{{cite news |last1=Moreno|first1=Carolina|title=Jennifer Lopez On Why Her New Movie Is 'Breaking Down' Stereotypes|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jennifer-lopez-ryan-guzman_n_6373936|work=HuffPost|access-date=December 26, 2021|date=December 23, 2014}}</ref> The film received negative reviews from critics.<ref>{{cite news|title='Strange Magic,' 'Mortdecai,' 'The Boy Next Door': Review Revue|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2015/01/23/strange-magic-mortdecai-the-boy-next-door-review-revue/|access-date=January 24, 2015|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|date=January 23, 2015|archive-date=January 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150126034052/http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2015/01/23/strange-magic-mortdecai-the-boy-next-door-review-revue/|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite this, it became her most successful opening at the box office for a live action film since ''Monster-in-Law''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mendelson|first1=Scott|title=Friday Box Office: Johnny Depp's 'Mortdecai' Flops, Jennifer Lopez's 'Boy Next Door' Scores|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2015/01/24/friday-box-office-johnny-depps-mortdecai-flops-jennifer-lopezs-boy-next-door-scores/|website=Forbes|access-date=January 26, 2015|date=January 24, 2015|archive-date=January 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150127122326/http://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2015/01/24/friday-box-office-johnny-depps-mortdecai-flops-jennifer-lopezs-boy-next-door-scores/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Box Office Mojo">{{cite web|title=The Boy Next Door (2015)|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=boynextdoor.htm|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=March 10, 2015|archive-date=May 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150510022422/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=boynextdoor.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Lopez had a voice role in the animated feature ''[[Home (2015 comedy film)|Home]]'' and contributed the single "[[Feel the Light]]" to the film's official soundtrack.<ref name="Martin & Lopez">{{cite web|last=Dickey|first=Josh|title=Jennifer Lopez, Steve Martin Board DreamWorks Animation's 'Home' (Exclusive)|url=https://thewrap.com/steve-martin-jennifer-lopez-board-dreamworks-animations-home-exclusive/|publisher=The Wrap News Inc|access-date=October 4, 2013|date=October 3, 2013|archive-date=October 4, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004020938/http://www.thewrap.com/steve-martin-jennifer-lopez-board-dreamworks-animations-home-exclusive/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mtv.co.uk/news/nq6ii3/premiere-watch-jennifer-lopezs-cute-feel-the-light-video |title=Exclusive! Watch Jennifer Lopez's Cute 'Feel The Light' Video |publisher=[[MTV]] |last=Pell |first=Michael |date=February 24, 2015 |access-date=February 26, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226114331/http://www.mtv.co.uk/jennifer-lopez/news/premiere-watch-jennifer-lopezs-cute-feel-the-light-video |archive-date=February 26, 2015 }}</ref> She also starred in the independent drama film ''[[Lila & Eve]]'', alongside [[Viola Davis]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Seidman|first=Robert|title=Viola Davis & Jennifer Lopez To Star In Indie Film 'Lila and Eve' Produced By Lifetime Films & A+E Studios|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/01/27/viola-davis-jennifer-lopez-to-star-in-indie-film-lila-and-eve-produced-by-lifetime-films-ae-studios/232388/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223131446/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/01/27/viola-davis-jennifer-lopez-to-star-in-indie-film-lila-and-eve-produced-by-lifetime-films-ae-studios/232388/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 23, 2014|work=[[Zap2it]] |access-date=March 11, 2014|date=January 27, 2014}}</ref>