Overview
- Lopez recounted on the SmartLess podcast that in the early 2000s she collapsed on the set of the 2002 film Enough after working about 98 consecutive days and briefly lost her vision and ability to move.
- She says she was rushed to a hospital where, according to her account, a physician diagnosed her with exhaustion and told her her body had 'shut down.'
- Lopez frames the episode as a turning point that led her to adopt strict sleep habits, cut caffeine and alcohol, and make long-term changes to protect her health.
- The episode happened at a peak of her career when film shoots, studio sessions and promotion for the J.Lo era collided, a workload multiple outlets cite as the likely trigger.
- Current coverage is based on Lopez’s personal recollection from the podcast and widespread reporting of her account, with no contemporaneous medical records released to corroborate the diagnosis.