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A large cricket crawled up Jennifer Lopez’s dress while she was performing in Kazakhstan on Aug. 10
“It was tickling me,” the singer said, handling the insect mishap like a pro
The incident took place shortly after she suffered a mid-performance wardrobe malfunction — losing her skirt onstage — during her show in Poland on July 25
Jennifer Lopez isn’t one to bug out — even when an insect is on her mid-performance.
The singer, 56, was performing during the latest show of her Up All Night: Live in 2025 tour in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on Sunday, Aug. 10, when a large cricket crawled up her dress.
As she stood before a microphone singing to fans, the creature could be seen making its way up Lopez’s body, then moving to her neck.
Ever the pro, the mom of two didn’t miss a note, and instead quickly grabbed the cricket, throwing it to the side of the stage.
“It was tickling me,” a smiling Lopez said to fans in front of her, then continuing to perform.
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Jennifer Lopez with the insect on her neck on Aug. 10.
In video footage of the moment shared online by Lopez’s official fan account, the caption joked, “Plot twist: @JLo just started rehearsals for Kiss of the Cricket Woman … on stage … in real time. 😂💋🦗.”
The “Kiss of the Cricket Woman” mention was a play on Lopez’s upcoming project, Kiss of the Spider Woman, a new film adaptation of the 1993 Broadway classic that the multi-hyphenate stars in, out this fall.
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In the comments section, Lopez’s fans praised the singer for not missing a moment of the show, all while staying calm and cool.
“Always a professional,” one supporter wrote, as another said, “Really fun moment but so professional at the same time! 🦗✨.” Added one other: “Handled it so well, I would have collapsed right there 😂🤍👏🏻.”
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Jennifer Lopez performing in Spain on July 13.
Lopez’s latest onstage mishap took place shortly after she suffered a mid-performance wardrobe malfunction while she was in Warsaw, Poland, on July 25.
During her show at the PGE Narodowy stadium, Lopez thanked fans for coming out to see her, when a glittery skirt she was wearing randomly snapped off her body and fell to the stage floor.
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The hitmaker played the incident off, smiling big and strutting around the stage with her arms in the air, and she even pulled off a little spin, as seen in video shared on her official YouTube channel, as well as by fans on Instagram.
“I’m out here in my underwear,” Lopez joked, as a dancer approached her with the skirt and attempted to put it back on. “That’s gonna be everywhere.”
“I’m glad that they reinforced that costume,” she later said. “And I’m glad I had underwear on. I don’t usually wear underwear.”
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