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Culture
Why Jennifer Lopez Doesn’t Want to Be Called a ‘Diva’
ALL IN A NAME
‘Diva’ used to be said with wonder, accorded to the grandest of female celebrities. But for J.Lo, it is simply a sexist putdown for women seen as ‘difficult.’
Tim Teeman
Senior Editor and Writer
Published
May 20 2016
1:00AM EDT
Art Streiber/NBCUniversal
Tim Teeman
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