Jennifer Lopez‘s ageless good looks might seem too good to be true, but the pop star insists she hasn’t used any Botox or fillers, chalking up her smooth skin to kindness.
Earlier this month, Lopez posted a video to her Instagram account showing her trying out a product from her recently launched skincare line, JLo Beauty. The 51-year-old singer’s perfectly smooth, wrinkle-free complexion prompted one commenter to write, “But can I just mention that brows and forehead doesn’t move at all when you talk or try to express…you definitely have Botox. And tons of it. And it’s all good. Just saying.” Lopez quickly set the record straight, offering the follower her real beauty secret instead. “LOL that’s just my face!!!” Lopez wrote. “For the 500 millionth time…I have never done Botox or any injectables or surgery!! Just saying. Get you some JLO Beauty and feel beautiful in your own skin!!” She then added, “And here is another JLO Beauty secret: try spending your time being more positive, kind and uplifting of others. Don’t spend your time trying to bring others down that will keep you youthful and beautiful too!!! Sending you love. #beautyfromtheinsideout #beautyhasnoexpirationdate.”
In a new interview with People, the pop star explained why she felt compelled to respond to that particular comment, saying, “I don’t judge anybody. If you want to do Botox and injectables, that’s fine! But I don’t want people lying on me and saying, ‘Oh, she’s trying to make believe that this stuff works.’ No, I’m telling you what I do that works! Please don’t call me a liar. I don’t have to lie about things. I’ve been pretty honest about my whole life.” She continued, “If I had, I would say, ‘Yeah, you’re right,’ but I don’t want people going, ‘Stop lying, you’re doing this, you’re doing that,’ when that’s just not true. I just felt it had to be set straight, but in a loving way. And one of my big beauty secrets is that I try to be kind to others and lift up other women. I think that that is important for us to do for each other instead of trying to tear people down.”
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