🛑 Last night, Elon Musk, the head of X, ruined JLO’s career so quickly that people didn’t even have time to understand what happened
In a world where billionaires can tweet their way into world wars and memes hold more power than policies, last night’s events marked a new low for celebrity takedowns. Elon Musk, self-proclaimed savior of humanity and occasional Twitter comedian, somehow managed to derail Jennifer Lopez’s career in record-breaking time. Blink, and you would have missed it.
The drama unfolded on X, formerly known as Twitter (because Musk decided one day that the letter X deserved more attention). JLO, the global superstar and certified diva, had just posted a celebratory video teasing her new single. It was all sparkles, dance moves, and that trademark JLO confidence. But then, like a cybernetic grim reaper, Musk appeared in the comments section with a simple yet devastating reply: “Mid.”
Yes, one word. Three letters. The same number of marriages JLO has gone through. And yet, this monosyllabic critique from a man whose greatest artistic achievement involves designing a car that looks like it belongs in a video game seemed to carry apocalyptic weight. Within minutes, the hashtag #JLOIsOverParty began trending, propelled by Musk’s devoted followers—a group known for worshiping his every tweet like it’s the Ten Commandments.
What followed was pure chaos. Streaming numbers for JLO’s new song plummeted as Musk’s fanbase spammed every platform with “Mid” memes. Critics who had just hours earlier praised her track suddenly did a 180, comparing it to elevator music and suggesting she retire. Even Netflix, which had been promoting her upcoming documentary, quietly deleted its posts. It was as if the internet collectively decided that JLO’s decades of talent and accomplishments could be erased by the whims of one man and his keyboard.
Naturally, Musk couldn’t resist doubling down. He followed up his initial comment with another post: “She’s still Jenny from the block, but the block’s been gentrified.” If that wasn’t enough, he then polled his followers on whether JLO should take a “long break from music” or “reinvent herself as an NFT influencer.” The poll garnered over two million votes in under an hour, with “NFT influencer” taking the lead.
JLO’s response? Deafening silence. Sources close to the singer reported that she was “shocked” and “evaluating her next steps,” which we can only hope doesn’t involve launching a Tesla-branded salsa album. Meanwhile, Musk celebrated his latest internet conquest by tweeting a photo of himself wearing sunglasses with the caption, “Still not giving you edit buttons.”
This isn’t the first time Musk has weaponized his social media presence against celebrities. Remember when he publicly debated Taylor Swift about carbon footprints, or that time he suggested Tom Cruise should perform his own stunts on Mars? Yet, somehow, JLO’s takedown feels uniquely ruthless. Perhaps it’s because she’s one of the last icons from a pre-Musk era, a time when talent, not tech moguls, ruled the world.
Will JLO recover? Probably. She’s faced worse odds in the form of bad movie reviews and Bennifer breakups. But for now, she’s a cautionary tale—a reminder that in Musk’s world, no one is safe. Not even a living legend.
