5 Takeaways from Jennifer Lopez Doc ‘Halftime’
If you need some motivation, check out our five lessons from the Jennifer Lopez (or should I say Jennifer Affleck?!) documentary ‘Halftime.’
Jassyel Gomez
Jassyel Gomez is a Mexican-American writer from Texas. Her work has been featured in Texas Monthly and Parents. She is also a writer of fiction and is represented by Monica Rodriguez at Context Literary Agency. You can follow her on Instagram @jassyelgomez.
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The first time Danny Trejo heard the phrase “toxic masculinity” he was 74 years old, and as you can imagine, his first response was, “What the hell is toxic masculinity?”