‘JLo is not closed minded’: Jennifer Lopez praised for introducing child with gender-neutral pronouns

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one of the twins she shares with her ex-husband Marc Anthony — using gender-neutral pronouns, a viral TikTok video suggests.

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Calling Emme Maribel Muñiz her “favourite duet partner”, Jlo said, “The last time we performed together was in a big stadium like this and I ask them to sing with me all the time, and they won’t. So this is a very special occasion.”

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“They are very, very busy, booked and pricey,” the singer joked. “They cost me when they come out.

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But they’re worth every single penny because they’re my favourite duet partner of all time. So if you will indulge me.”

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The mother-child duo, then, went on to enthral the audience as they performed a version of Christina Perri’s A Thousand Years.

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“Go Emme! And way to be an awesome mom by respecting your baby’s pronouns,” a user wrote on the microblogging site.

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Back in 2017, Lopez used a gender-neutral pronoun when talking about her sister’s child on Instagram.

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“Even though I’m not a @JLo fan, I do appreciate her using her kid Emme’s pronouns. It’s a possibility Emme may be non-binary or not.

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It’s a process, and I applaud JLo for affirming Emme and supporting them,” a user wrote.

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