But this year, it wasn’t just her show-stopping dress or her star power that had social media buzzing. Instead, it was a brief, seemingly chilly interaction between Lopez and

Glambot director Cole Walliser that set the internet ablaze with debate, speculation, and—perhaps inevitably—a bit of outrage.

The incident unfolded as Lopez, 56, made her way down the red carpet on what was, by all accounts, a hectic night.

According to Page Six, Walliser had posted a behind-the-scenes video to his Instagram account showing Lopez preparing for her Glambot moment.

In the clip, Walliser greeted the singer and actress, but she appeared to offer little in the way of response. When Walliser asked if she had a pose in mind, Lopez simply demonstrated it without speaking,

then quickly walked away after the shot was complete. The brevity of the exchange—and Lopez’s apparent lack of engagement—sparked a flurry of criticism online.

Fans and onlookers flooded Walliser’s Instagram comments. One user wrote, “My favorite part was when she didn’t look at, speak to, or smile at you.”

Another, with thousands of likes, asked bluntly, “Jesus Cole, did J.Lo even speak a word to you?” Others were harsher still, with comments like,

“This doesn’t help her reputation of being rude,” and “Glad I’m not the only one that didn’t like this attitude. Just skip her next time.”

As Daily Mail reported, hundreds of comments accused Lopez of being a “snob,” and thousands more liked posts criticizing her behavior.

But for Walliser, the uproar was much ado about nothing. On January 18, 2026, the Canadian filmmaker took to Instagram to set the record straight.

“Everybody on the internet needs to just calm down,” he said in a video response. “With J.Lo, I didn’t take it personally. It didn’t feel rude in that moment.”

He explained that Lopez was “just down to business” because the carpet was closed and she was ready to go inside. “She knew what she was gonna do. She got into the position,” Walliser continued.

“It’s just unfortunate that the position was she was facing away from me. So I am talking to her, she is looking away, but she’s getting ready for the move.”

Walliser emphasized that the Glambot experience is entirely optional for celebrities. “Glambots are completely elective,” he said, as quoted by BuzzFeed.

“Nobody’s forcing you to do these things. If you want to do it, you can. If you’re in a bad attitude and you don’t want to do it, you don’t have to do it.

So anybody that stops, I already like you because you’re taking the time to do my thing, and this is generous of you because you don’t have to do it.”

He went further, contextualizing the environment on the red carpet. “Red carpets are generally insane,” Walliser said. “It’s just a really crazy environment.

When people land on the Glambot, sometimes they don’t know what they’re walking up to. And I’m not just talking about J.Lo here,

I’m talking about a bunch of celebrities in the past.” He noted that celebrities are often being ushered from one commitment to another, with people shouting instructions and the clock ticking down.

“These celebrities, they’re at work. They’re there to do a thing—to promote their show, to be a guest, to be a presenter. They’re working.”