Jennifer Lopez showed off her abs in a gray crop top and matching skirt on the cover of The Envelope by the LA Times. Photography by Jason Armond<\/p>\n
Jennifer Lopez is strapping in for Oscar season.<\/p>\n
The triple threat, 56, bared her toned midriff in a gray Alberta Ferretti crop top with beaded fringe sleeves and a matching pencil skirt for The Envelope\u2019s 2025 Oscar Actresses Roundtable<\/a>.<\/p>\n The body-hugging ensemble \u2014 designed by the Italian label\u2019s new creative director, Lorenzo Serafini \u2014 featured criss-cross straps at the waist, which showed off Lopez\u2019s famously dance-toned abs.<\/p>\n The Bronx native joined Gwyneth Paltrow, Emily Blunt, Elle Fanning, Tessa Thompson and Sydney Sweeney for the \u201cWomen in Film\u201d issue. Jennifer Lopez\/Instagram<\/p>\n Designed by Alberta Ferretti\u2019s creative director, Lorenzo Serafini, the look featured beaded fringe sleeves and crisscross straps at the waist. jlo\/Instagram<\/p>\n Styled by longtime collaborators Rob Zangardi and Mariel Haenn, the Bronx native finished the look with gray pointed-toe pumps and wore her caramel-highlighted hair long and straight.<\/p>\n Lopez joined Gwyneth Paltrow, Emily Blunt, Elle Fanning, Tessa Thompson and Sydney Sweeney for the LA Times\u2019 \u201cWomen in Film\u201d issue; the six actresses got candid about navigating criticism, defying industry expectations and taking on this year\u2019s most challenging film roles.<\/p>\n Lopez \u2014 who showcases her singing, dancing and acting chops in the musical \u201cKiss of the Spider Woman,\u201d<\/a> including performing in a nearly 50-pound dress<\/a> \u2014 opened up about being a \u201clightning rod\u201d for criticism throughout her three-decade career.<\/p>\n \u201cFrom the very beginning, for whatever reason, I\u2019ve been a lightning rod for nice things and a lot of negativity,\u201d she told the group. \u201cAnd it\u2019s hard because you say to yourself, \u2018These people don\u2019t get me. They don\u2019t see me. They don\u2019t understand me.\u2019 Then all of a sudden they do. And then they don\u2019t again.\u201d<\/p>\n During the roundtable discussion, Lopez reflected on navigating decades of scrutiny in Hollywood, describing herself as a \u201clightning rod\u201d for both praise and criticism. Jennifer Lopez\/Instagram<\/p>\n Recently, Lopez was paid $2 million to perform at a lavish Indian wedding where she wore a crystal-covered saree and a jaw-dropping 168-carat emerald necklace. Courtesy of Manish Malhotra<\/p>\n The singer-actress has spent the year bouncing between international touring and film promotion, as buzz builds around her performance in the musical \u201cKiss of the Spider Woman.\u201d<\/p>\n