Lopez appeared alongside actor Jharrel Jerome for an exclusive conversation with Entertainment Weekly, during which they discussed their shared connection in Foxx.
Jennifer Lopez has revealed how Jamie Foxx became a beacon of hope for her early on in her career amid her move from the East Coast to the City of Angeles. For Jerome, he explained that Foxx, who he says obtained his number through unknown channels, was one of the first stars to reach out to him and tell him to “breathe” following his Oscar-winning performance in the film Moonlight. As Jerome shared the anecdote about Foxx’s phone call with Lopez, who also hails from New York, he appeared to trigger her past traumas in dealing with living and working in L.A. Subsequently, Lopez launched into a tangent on how Foxx helped her stay the course during her time working on the beloved series In Living Color.