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Jennifer Lopez Recalls Giant Cricket Crawling Up Her Neck Onstage

Her first extended SmartLess podcast account revives the 2025 Almaty clip to highlight how she stayed composed during the moment.

Overview

  • Lopez said a large cricket landed on her neck during a slow, spotlighted song on her 2025 Up All Night tour stop in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
  • She told SmartLess hosts that she felt the bug crawl up her neck and stayed still to finish the line instead of screaming.
  • Video of the August 2025 moment shows Lopez flicking the insect off and telling the crowd, "It was tickling me," which later circulated widely online.
  • Lopez described the insect as unusually large and said its departure looked like "air traffic," comments she made on the SmartLess episode that aired Monday, June 15.
  • The retelling has generated renewed media coverage and fan jokes, and outlets note the anecdote comes as Lopez continues a busy 2026 slate of music releases and film projects.