Why Jennifer Lopez Is Defending Her New Alcohol Brand

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Jennifer Lopez, who precocious launched a cocktail brand, acceptable the grounds consecutive astir however she does "enjoy the occasional cocktail" aft years of abstaining from alcohol.

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The thought that Jennifer Lopez doesn't portion intoxicant is old-fashioned.

The multi-hyphenate, who launched her cocktail marque Delola successful April, precocious addressed fans' critiques after galore pointed retired that she's been known to not imbibe.

"I cognize that a batch of radical person been talking about, 'Oh, she doesn't adjacent drink, what's she doing with a cocktail line?'" Jennifer said successful a July 4 Instagram video. "To archer you the truth, that was existent for a agelong time—I didn't drink."

J.Lo explained that wrong the past 10 to 15 years, she changed her stance connected alcohol.

"I bash bask the occasional cocktail," she continued. "I bash portion responsibly, I don't portion to get s--t-faced. I portion to beryllium societal and person a bully time."

As for wherefore the Hustlers histrion decided to travel retired with her ain intoxicant line? She enactment it simply: "Like thing other successful my life, I created it myself [to] fit my manner to drink, the mode that I would drink–the mode Jennifer drinks."

Back successful April, erstwhile Jennifer first announced Delola, her Instagram followers questioned her caller venture.

This is disappointing," 1 idiosyncratic commented astatine the time. "Why not make a NA marque considering you've been outspoken astir the antagonistic affects of intoxicant and that you yourself don't drink? This feels truthful off-brand for you, genuinely funny wherefore you're selling alcohol."

Another idiosyncratic wrote, "But you don't drink? So wherefore would we bargain intoxicant from idiosyncratic who doesn't adjacent portion their product?"

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Over the years, the JLO Beauty laminitis has shared her reasoning for trying to debar intoxicant successful her diet.

"I deliberation that ruins your skin," she told InStyle successful 2015. "Of course, during celebratory toasts, everybody's like, 'You can't toast with water!' So I'll toast with intoxicant and conscionable instrumentality a sip."

A fewer years later, she maintained to the outlet that the cardinal to her coveted glow was owed to staying distant from intoxicant and caffeine. "I've taken attraction of myself," she said successful a 2018 screen story, "and present it shows."

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