She is still Jenny from the Block.
Marlon Wayans doesn’t think fame has “changed” Jennifer Lopez after their “In Living Color” co-star Tommy Davidson claimed it did.
“From my experience, J.Lo blew up, and when I saw her, it’s always love. Always,” Wayans said on Thursday’s episode of the “Club Shay Shay” podcast, titled “Jennifer Lopez Changed After In Living Color? Marlon Wayans Answers.”
The “White Chicks” actor, 52, recalled that she would even ask about his brother Keenen Ivory Desuma Wayans whenever they’d seen each other.
“[She’s] always been love. She’s never been like, ‘Oh I’m above you now.’ She’s never been like that,” he added about the singer, whom he met when they starred in Keenen’s sketch comedy show “In Living Color,” which ran from 1990 to 1994.
The “Little Man” actor even revealed that the “On The Floor” singer, 55, helped get him a role in Ben Affleck’s 2023 Golden Globe-nominated film, “Air.”
“She told Ben Affleck [to cast me]. He was like, ‘I need a good actor to do this role, and I want somebody good-looking to play George Raveling.’ And she said, ‘What about Marlon? He’s a great dramatic actor.’ And so Ben called me and was like, ‘Will you do this role in my movie?’ It was a great role, and I was like, ‘Bet!” he shared.
Marlon snagged the role of Raveling, Nike’s global basketball sports marketing director, and joined the now-separated couple at press tours.
“It’s hard for everybody to always you attention, especially when you [are] her [and] you [are] being pulled this way, you’re being pulled that way. You want the cameras here and this and that, and so I don’t take it personal. I just go, maybe she busy. I’ll hit her another time,” he explained.
Marlon also looked back at their time on “In Living Color” and claimed he was the first to know Lopez would be the next big thing.
“She was a beautiful little Puerto Rican girl to me. J.Lo’s always been beautiful and see her talent and see her blow up and see her become a brand, y’all!” he said while clapping.
The comedian added that he hopes to work with Lopez professionally again and has made it “something for [him] to work toward.”
Since starring in the hit sketch series, they have been hung out on different occasions –– including red carpets, basketball games and festivals.
Marlon shared the remarks after Davidson claimed he had some not-so-warm encounters with Lopez.
Davidson, 60, said in a December episode of the same podcast that he “used to hang out” with Lopez, but that changed when she became more famous.
In fact, he claimed that she appeared to brush him off when he approached her at an event and congratulated her on how she “blew up.”
“So I just avoided her, because you never know what someone’s going through,” he said.
The “Proud Family” voice actor then recalled seeing her again on a music set and trying to engage her again.
