Jennifer Lopez also praised Madonna during an interview stating that she is a huge fan of the star and she always has been.
Jennifer Lopez revealed that she was supposed to be the one along with Britney Spears to kiss Madonna at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards, but production asked Christina Aguilera to replace her after the 'Waiting for Tonight' singer ' could not attend the awards ceremony.
Finally, the Queen of Pop kissed Spears and Aguilera onstage near the end of the iconic VMA performance that shocked fans around the world at the time.
“Yes, that was really true. He was filming a movie in Canada and we had gotten together, me, Madonna and Britney Spears, to do it at his house. And then I just couldn't get out of the movie,” Lopez, 53, told E! News in an interview. “So we couldn't do it. Then they got Christina Aguilera to do it. But yes, we talked about that.”
Jennifer Lopez also praised Madonna during the interview, stating that she was a "big fan" of the star and she "always has been."
The 2003 performance, during which Spears emerged from a wedding cake dressed as a bride and sang "Like a Virgin," paid homage to Madonna's 1984 act, where she did the same. Both Aguilera and Madonna later joined the pop star onstage and kissed.
However, while Britney and Christian kissed Madonna, only Spears' kiss was shown on screen, then the cameras captured the reaction of her ex-boyfriend Justin Timberlake.
“They cut away to get Justin's reaction. It was a low blow. I saw the paper the next day and said, 'Oh, well, I guess I left that one out.'"
The Grammy winner added that even though her kiss didn't make headlines, she holds no grudges about how the night played out. “I mean everything happened so fast back then and everything was a whirlwind,” she said. “But I had my own performance that night. It was 'Fighter' and he was with Dave Navarro. It was a spectacular performance. So I was fine with that.”
Last June, Madonna and Spears recreated the kiss during the 'Stronger' singer's and Sam Asghari's wedding reception in California. Spears wore a low-cut red Versace dress and posted the photo of them kissing on her Instagram profile.
