Jennifer Lopez Earns Praise For Flying Commercial Like The Rest Of Us

Among those to applaud Lopez was "View" co-host Sunny Hostin, who said the pop icon's air travel choice "humanized" her.
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After weeks of ruthless scrutiny over the state of her marriage and career, Jennifer Lopez appears to be receiving some goodwill from fans once again thanks to a somewhat surprising travel choice.

The pop icon was spotted in the business class section of a commercial Air France flight over the weekend, traveling from Naples, Italy to Paris, where she was set to attend a Christian Dior haute couture runway show.

Images and video published by TMZ show Lopez lining up alongside other passengers to board the plane and, later, appearing to nod off while in a window seat. Her bodyguard occupied the aisle seat in the same row, the tabloid reported.

It’s unclear why Lopez ― whose net worth was recently estimated at around $400 million ― would take a commercial flight rather than a private jet. On social media, however, many applauded her for seemingly making a more environmentally conscious decision.

Jennifer Lopez flew from Naples, Italy to Paris, where she attended a Christian Dior Haute Couture runway show.
Jennifer Lopez flew from Naples, Italy to Paris, where she attended a Christian Dior Haute Couture runway show.
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“Yasss mother is saving planet earth,” one person wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

By Wednesday, the pics had caught the eye of “View” co-host Sunny Hostin, who said Lopez’s move made her seem more relatable to fans.

“I thought it humanized her,” Hostin told TMZ. “She’s still ‘Jenny from the Block.’ I like that.”

Lopez has spent most of the past few months in a fog of bad press. In February, she unveiled “This Is Me... Now,” a new album and an accompanying feature film, to mostly negative reviews. Last month, she called off her planned “This Is Me... Live” Tour ― originally set to kick off this week in Orlando, Florida ― amid reports of sluggish ticket sales.

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Meanwhile, Lopez and her husband, actor Ben Affleck, have weathered a whirlwind of speculation over the state of their nearly two-year marriage. The couple, who tied the knot in 2022, have made only a handful of joint public appearances since February.

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