How many ways was Jennifer Lopez’s performance on last night’s American Music Awards a crazy hot mess?

First, she’s a spokesperson for Fiat and and had one of the little buggies on stage with her during her performance. Questlove from The Roots and John Legend ripped her for that on Twitter. The Los Angeles Times called it “cringe-inducing” and The Wall Street Journal’s Speakeasy blog called the performance “a car ad.” Celebrity endorsements have to be strategic and this was just blatant and tacky.

Speaking of tacky, then she stripped down to a wannabe Britney Spears sparkle bodysuit. So derivative and unnecessary. Robin Givhan shreds the costume on The Daily Beast.

Read more