Who is Jennifer Lopez’s gender-neutral teen, Emme Muñiz? The young singer uses they/them pronouns, has written a children’s book, and is close with twin Max and Ben Affleck’s kids Seraphina and Samuel
- J. Lo made headlines for introducing Muñiz with gender-neutral pronouns onstage, before they sang Christina Perri’s A Thousand Years – it went viral on TikTok
- Muñiz shared the stage with Lopez and Shakira at Super Bowl 2020, and uses the same pronouns as cousin Brendon Scholl, who came out as LGBT on Lopez’s Instagram Story
The duo performed together for the annual Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation’s Blue Diamond Gala recently and Lopez introduced Muñiz to the crowd using “they” and “them” pronouns numerous times.
“[The last time] we performed together was in a big stadium like this, and I ask them to sing with me all the time but they won’t,” Lopez said onstage.
“So, this is a very special occasion, because they’re very, very busy and booked and pricey. They cost me when they come out, but they’re worth every single penny because they’re my favourite duet partner of all time,” the singer concluded before the pair began to belt out Christina Perri’s ballad A Thousand Years.
A fan shared the moment on TikTok, with one comment stating: “‘They’ is how Emme identifies. This was J. Lo sharing that information. It’s beautiful to see her supporting her child.”
So what else do we know about the young pop diva?
They have a twin named Max and are close to Ben Affleck’s kids
Being home-schooled, Emme and Maximilian spent most of their time with each other. Emme told People in 2020 about their sibling bond: “Max and I have a special relationship. Since we were very little, I could always understand him when no one else could.”
They also told E!, “OK, so my brother … he’s crazy sometimes, he’s very loud in a good way, of course, sometimes.”