Jennifer Lopez may love the spotlight, but she does like to keep her kids out of the spotlight. Which is why many fans were happy to see that her twins, Max and Emme, 18, had graduated high school and have been accepted into college. What they were less than enthused about is JLo’s revelation that both her kids received scholarships to their respective universities, despite her definitely being able to afford tuition. Keep reading for more information.
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Jennifer Lopez Reveals Her Twins Received College Scholarships
In a recent interview with Extra, the Office Romance actress gushed about her children graduating from high school. "I am so proud that they set goals for themselves," she said. "They all got into all five colleges that they applied to. They both got a scholarship to each, you know, one scholarship to each. Each one got a scholarship to a school. And I just felt like they work so hard."
"I watched how hard they worked, from the time they were like... when school gets serious in the fifth grade, and they just worked hard," she continued. "They have ADHD, and so they need to learn differently, and there were struggles and times, and I'm just so proud of them because they did what they said they were going to do, and they're good people."
Social Media Reactions
Across social media platforms, users were rather appalled by Lopez's admission, leaving comments on X like, "hot take but multimillionaires should be funding scholarships not taking them."
"Millionaires' kids shouldn't be eligible to get scholarships," another person suggested. "This is so out of touch."
"Wow! Glad she's proud of her kids but talk about a 'let them eat cake' moment," a third person wrote.
"Great accomplishment, but no, definitely not," added the next. "They do not need the scholarships. Their mom is a multimillionaire."
"Talk about taking advantage of a system—she can afford to put both of them times 5 through college but she's taking a scholarship from some kid who can't afford school lunch," said another. "Got it."
"Are we surprised?" a final person asked. "She's always been tone deaf."
