Ayo Edebiri has in contrast her feud with Jennifer Lopez to “Mr. Bean and Mick Jagger beefing.”
The “Bear” actress was caught in controversy earlier this 12 months when she was attributable to host an episode of “Saturday Night time Reside” with the “On the Flooring” hitmaker as a musical visitor, prompting the resurfacing of a 2020 podcast clip by which she’d likened the Hustlers star’s profession to a rip-off.
However Ayo has performed down any suggestion of a significant feud between them, insisting she’s nowhere close to in the identical league as Jennifer.
“That will be like Mr. Bean and Mick Jagger beefing, and I’m clearly Mr. Bean. She’s J.Lo,” she informed the brand new concern of Self-importance Honest journal.
The 28-year-old actress additionally confirmed she had apologized to Jennifer earlier than “SNL.”
“She was very chill and good about it,” she stated.
The “Bottoms” star additionally revealed she had had a disappointing encounter with comic Richard Ayoade when she approached him in a ebook retailer in New York.
“I used to be like, ‘I’m so sorry to do that, however are you Richard Ayoade?’ And he was like, ‘Sure’ after which instantly turned away and left. That was each horrible and deeply superb. He simply needed to be alone in a bookstore, however I used to be so starstruck, I needed to say one thing,” she stated.
Though Ayo is normally blissful to fulfill with followers, typically she is left feeling uncomfortable.
“If I’m strolling my canine and someone’s pulling over their automotive, I’m scared as a result of I’m a girl strolling alone, after which they’re like, ‘You’re not good,’ ” she defined.
The comedian had appeared on the “Rip-off Goddess” podcast when host Laci Mosley claimed Jennifer’s profession had been “one lengthy rip-off.”
“Effectively, that’s the factor — she thinks she’s on a number of tracks, nevertheless it’s not her. I feel she thinks that she’s nonetheless good, although she’s not singing for many of those songs. Plenty of the write-ups of the songs shall be like, ‘J.Lo didn’t have time to make it to the studio.’ Like, ‘J.Lo was busy.’ Doing what? Not singing, clearly,” Ayo agreed.
Following the backlash, she addressed the controversy throughout a sketch whereas internet hosting “Saturday Night time Reside.”
“OK, OK, we get it. It’s unsuitable to depart imply feedback, or submit feedback only for clout, or run your mouth on a podcast and also you don’t contemplate the influence since you’re 24 and silly,” she stated.
