Andy Cohen is talking out in help of Jennifer Lopez.

On Friday, June 21, the TV host, 56, addressed a number of criticisms in regards to the actress and singer, 54, which were circling within the press for a number of days — together with a current Hollywood Reporter article that mentioned Lopez’s not too long ago canceled This Is Me… Dwell live performance tour and said it was attributable to her “unlikeability issue.”

“I imply, I do not assume that is appropriate,” Cohen stated of the declare throughout Friday’s episode of his Daddy Diaries podcast.

The Bravo star’s podcast co-host, John Hill, additionally chimed in to defend the Atlas actress, saying that she will not be catering to “rabid” followers.

“They need a wrestle. They need you to cry on digital camera. They need you to be susceptible to a performative, insane diploma,” Hill stated.

Moreover, Cohen appeared to reply to a criticism of Lopez by Meghan McCain, who claimed on an episode of her Citizen McCain podcast earlier this month that the Marry Me star was “not good” as a visitor on the The View.

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“My buddy stated, ‘Properly, I imply, she’s pissed off lots of people,’ ” Cohen recalled, referring to McCain’s remark. “No matter. I am going, ‘Let me say, she’s been on Watch What Occurs Dwell 4 occasions. She’s been pretty and no drama.’ ”

“[She was] tremendous sport,” he added of Lopez’s a number of appearances on WWHL through the years, the latest of which was in 2018. “I might speak to her about something.”

Cohen additionally took time to reward Lopez’s efficiency expertise, noting that when he noticed her carry out in Las Vegas, she placed on a “capital ‘S’ present.”

“Individuals are mad at her for doing an excessive amount of,” he stated. “So it is like, effectively, okay, what’s she purported to do? Too little? I do not know. It simply looks as if schadenfreude, proper?”

Lopez has been within the headlines the previous a number of months, after Dwell Nation introduced on Might 31 that she could be canceling her tour as a result of she is “taking day off to be together with her kids, household and shut associates.”

The information of her tour cancellation got here days after sources advised PEOPLE that Lopez’s marriage to Ben Affleck is “not in the most effective place for the time being.” The couple — who rekindled their decades-old romance and married in 2022 — have been residing aside however spending time collectively at occasions with their kids.

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A supply near the singer-actress who spoke with PEOPLE earlier this month stated that Lopez was “devastated” to name off the summer season tour, however wanted the additional time to dedicate to herself and her family members.

“Life is rather a lot proper now. As unhappy as she was to cancel the tour, she’s additionally relieved. She must maintain herself,” the supply stated.

“The choice was one thing that her workforce inspired,” the supply added. “Everyone seems to be supportive of her specializing in household proper now.”