Jennifer Lopez and Gwyneth Paltrow recently participated in The Envelope 2025 Oscar Actresses Roundtable. The panel also included Sydney Sweeney, Tessa Thompson, Emily Blunt, and Elle Fanning. During the interview, the actresses were asked how they deal with online criticism. Lopez and Paltrow offered candid responses.
Jennifer Lopez and Gwyneth Paltrow say they ‘want to die’ when handling online negativity
At the actresses’ roundtable, Jennifer Lopez and Gwyneth Paltrow shared their thoughts on online criticism. When the host asked about dealing with harsh reviews, the Iron Man star said, “I personally never read anything.” She added, “I try to never read anything about myself. Full stop. Ever. Period. It’s better to.” Lopez followed up by asking, “Anything about yourself ever, period, or reviews of your films?”
The Anaconda star then explained, “I don’t read reviews of my films either. I don’t look at that stuff, but people will bring it to you when it’s good. They said this, and you’re like, ‘Oh, nice.'” The 56-year-old continued, “There’s other things that people say that you, I mean, don’t read anything.” Paltrow responded, “I try to never.” Lopez added that you can still “come upon it,” and Paltrow agreed that it happens sometimes.
At that point, Lopez exclaimed, “You want to die,” with Paltrow echoing the sentiment. The 53-year-old continued, “This is the thing when someone forwards you a link to something really horrible about yourself, and you’re like, ‘Oh, this is bullshit.'” She added, “I do try to avoid it. I deleted Instagram in August. I deleted my Apple News feed, everything.” Paltrow continued, “I was like, I just can’t take any of it anymore.”
Lopez responded, “It does. You need a cleanse every once in a while.” The discussion then shifted to handling negativity while staying focused on work. Paltrow appeared eager to hear Lopez’s response. The mother of two said, “From the very beginning, for whatever reason, I’ve been a lightning rod for nice things and a lot of negativity.” She added, “And it’s hard because you say to yourself, ‘These people don’t get me.'” Lopez continued, “Then all of a sudden they do. And then they don’t again.” continued, “Then all of a sudden they do. And then they don’t again.”
