Wendy Williams says Jennifer Lopez was ‘robbed’ of Oscar nomination because Academy is ‘jealous’ in furious rant
WENDY Williams sounded off on Jennifer Lopez's Oscar nominations snub, insisting the Hustlers actress was "robbed" because the Academy's "bougie b***hes" are jealous of her.
said after received , and Screen Actors Guild award nominations, she also deserved acknowledgement at the upcoming .
Wendy said during the : "Let me tell you something Jen, you were robbed.
"I'm going to tell you something else. They robbed you purposely because they're jealous of you..."
This for her role as Ramona, a headstrong stripper in Hustlers.
Wendy went on to say the Academy Awards voters likely see her as more of a singer than an actress, even though she was nominated for a Golden Globe in 1998 for her role in Selena.
Wendy said: "...I think that they think like... You did Selena, but that was so long ago. And now you sing the songs, 'Waiting For Tonight' and what not. Jen, they're jealous of you."
Instead, Laura Dern (Marriage Story), (Bombshell), Florence Pugh (Little Women), Kathy Bates (Richard Jewell) and (Jojo Rabbit) were nominated in the category of Best Supporting Actress.
Wendy added on the show J.Lo should respond to the snub by pulling out of her Halftime show performance.
She suggested the performer, who's engaged to retired Yankees star Alex Rodriguez, must be thinking: "[You] want me to get up there and twerk at the Super Bowl?
I couldn't even get an Oscar nomination cause these bougie b***hes think they that they're better than me.
"Get out of here. I'm more beautiful. I got all my kids. And I keep it tight and right, and you're jealous of me. You need to be. I'm not doing the Super Bowl. Good luck, ."
When it was announced in September that Jennifer and Shakira would both be playing this year's Halftime show, Wendy said Jennifer could have handled it on her own.
She said on the show: "Quite frankly, I don't think that Jennifer needs a co-headliner."
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Wendy also mentioned Eddie Murphy was also not nominated for an Academy Award for his performance in My Name is Dolemite.
And song "Spirit" from The Lion King also did not get any Oscar love.
Wendy said: "Beyoncé, they're jealous of you, too."
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