News | Entertainment
26 Nov 2025 18:37
NZCity News
NZCity CalculatorReturn to NZCity

  • Start Page
  • Personalise
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • Finance
  • Shopping
  • Jobs
  • Horoscopes
  • Lotto Results
  • Photo Gallery
  • Site Gallery
  • TVNow
  • Dating
  • SearchNZ
  • NZSearch
  • Crime.co.nz
  • RugbyLeague
  • Make Home
  • About NZCity
  • Contact NZCity
  • Your Privacy
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Join for Free

  •   Home > News > Entertainment

    Ayo Edebiri has compared her feud with Jennifer Lopez to "Mr. Bean and Mick Jagger beefing"

    The 'Bear' actress was caught in controversy earlier this year when she was due to host an episode of 'Saturday Night Live' with the 'On the Floor' hitmaker as musical guest, prompting the resurfacing of a 2020 podcast clip in which she'd likened the 'Hustlers' star's career to a scam


    But Ayo has played down any suggestion of a major feud between them, insisting she's nowhere near in the same league as Jennifer.

    She told the new issue of Vanity Fair magazine: "That would be like Mr. Bean and Mick Jagger beefing, and I'm obviously Mr. Bean. She's J.Lo!"

    The 28-year-old actress also confirmed she had apologised to Jennifer before 'SNL'.

    She said: "She was very chill and nice about it."

    The 'Bottoms' star also revealed she had had a disappointing encounter with comedian Richard Ayoade when she approached him in a book store in New York.

    She said: "I was like, 'I'm so sorry to do this, but are you Richard Ayoade?' And he was like, 'Yes' and then immediately turned away and left. That was both horrible and deeply amazing. He just wanted to be alone in a bookstore, but I was so starstruck, I had to say something."

    Although Ayo is usually happy to meet with fans, sometimes she is left feeling uncomfortable.

    She explained: "If I'm walking my dog and somebody's pulling over their car, I'm scared because I'm a woman walking alone, and then they're like, 'You're not nice.'?"

    The comic had appeared on the 'Scam Goddess' podcast when host Laci Mosley claimed Jennifer's career had been "one long scam".

    Ayo agreed: "Well, that's the thing - she thinks she's on multiple tracks, but it's not her. I think she thinks that she's still good, even though she's not singing for most of these songs.

    "A lot of the write-ups of the songs will be like, 'J.Lo didn't have time to make it to the studio.' Like, 'J.Lo was busy.' Doing what? Not singing, obviously."

    Following the backlash, she addressed the controversy during a sketch while hosting 'Saturday Night Live'.

    She said: "OK, OK, we get it. It's wrong to leave mean comments, or post comments just for clout, or run your mouth on a podcast and you don't consider the impact because you're 24 and stupid."

    © 2025 Bang Showbiz, NZCity

     Other Entertainment News
     26 Nov: Paris Jackson is "concerned" the ex ecutors of her late father Michael Jackson's estate are using their positions to "enrich" themselves
     26 Nov: Drew Barrymore has a "crippling" fear of death
     26 Nov: Jeremy Allen White wants to meet the other actor named Jeremy White so he can ask for his name back
     26 Nov: Sissy Spacek has been taking a break from acting to focus on spending "precious time" at home
     26 Nov: Billy Bob Thornton refused to celebrate his 70th birthday over the summer
     26 Nov: Daniel Radcliffe sent a message of support to new Harry Potter Dominic McLaughlin
     26 Nov: Amy Poehler started "screaming" after being grabbed by a chimp who refused to let go of her arm
     Top Stories

    RUGBY RUGBY
    Former Wallabies coach John Connolly believes world rugby is in the strongest state it's ever been More...


    BUSINESS BUSINESS
    The days of New Zealand's rockstar economic growth aren't likely to return any time soon More...



     Today's News

    International:
    How Amanda's ex used technology to gaslight and abuse her 18:17

    Entertainment:
    Paris Jackson is "concerned" the ex ecutors of her late father Michael Jackson's estate are using their positions to "enrich" themselves 18:08

    Business:
    The days of New Zealand's rockstar economic growth aren't likely to return any time soon 18:07

    Entertainment:
    Drew Barrymore has a "crippling" fear of death 17:38

    Law and Order:
    A man's appeared in Christchurch District Court -- charged over the death of a rural postie killed delivering his final parcel before retirement 17:27

    Entertainment:
    Jeremy Allen White wants to meet the other actor named Jeremy White so he can ask for his name back 17:08

    Accident and Emergency:
    A person has died after a two-truck crash on Waikato's State Highway Two near Maramarua about 11.30 this morning 17:07

    Business:
    The Reserve Bank's slashed the Official Cash Rate, and is leaving its options open on what's next 16:57

    Entertainment:
    Sissy Spacek has been taking a break from acting to focus on spending "precious time" at home 16:38

    Netball:
    The journey into the unknown is motivating Silver Ferns captain Karin Burger ahead of her shift to Australia 16:27


     News Search






    Power Search


    © 2025 New Zealand City Ltd