While Jane Fonda said the "Monster-in-Law" scene got a big laugh at the theatre (via The Hollywood Reporter), Jennifer Lopez recalled being "mortified'" when she saw the "purple blister that was sticking out of" her co-star's eye during the scene.
Lopez addressed the incident on YouTube in 2019, saying, "We talked about how we were going to do this over and over again. I was so afraid to hit Jane Fonda in the face or hurt her in any way." She continued, "Really, her character was very much like her and my character at the time was very much like me. I was so afraid of her and she was brave and like, 'Just hit me, don't worry about it. It's going to be fine.' And I was like, 'No, I don't want to hurt you.' And she was like, 'Just got for it.'"
Lopez detailed how the scene started off with poking one another before it moved on to slapping. "And the scene took on a life of its own in a way that we never imagined. I don't even think we were supposed to slap each other. I just remember afterward, Jane had a blood blister at the top of her eye. My nail went up into her eye. I was mortified. I was like 'Oh I'm so sorry.' ... And she didn't care. She's such a gangster b****. I just love her."
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