Jennifer Lopez dismissed rumors that she is dating her “Office Romance” co-star Brett Goldstein during an awkward live TV moment on the “Today” show.
On Tuesday’s broadcast, Savannah Guthrie asked the guests about speculation surrounding their offscreen chemistry, a question that appeared to catch Lopez off guard.
“There’s never a time when I’m seen with somebody or working with somebody where they don’t try to put me with the person,” the “Hustlers” star said.
Lopez, seen above with Goldstein, denied that she is dating her “Office Romance” co-star.
Goldstein then chimed in, saying, “I think if you stand near her, that’s what happens.”
Guthrie responded with a joke: “That’s what you wish would happen,” prompting the “Ted Lasso” star to add, “That’s why I’ve been standing so close this whole time.”
However, Guthrie remained unconvinced by their responses, telling Lopez directly that she had skirted the question.
“OK, but I’ll just say, because I’m me and you know me, that was not an answer,” she said.
Lopez pushed back, noting that she is often linked to her co-stars.
“That was not an answer? It was an answer!” Lopez responded, referencing past unfounded rumors involving her and Kevin Costner.
“It happens all the time. Doesn’t make it true,” she added.
Guthrie pointed out that the “Let’s Get Loud” singer frequently faces romance speculation because she is “a hot, eligible single person.”
“OK, so you’re not dating in real life?” Guthrie asked again.
“Not dating,” Lopez said, with Goldstein adding, “Correct.”
Being suspected of dating her co-stars “happens all the time. Doesn’t make it true,” Lopez said, pictured above with Goldstein in their Netflix movie.
Later in the interview, Guthrie joked that she became “flustered” after misplacing her cue cards for another question for Lopez.
“You tried to fluster us, and we flustered you!” Lopez said with a laugh, to which Guthrie replied, “And I became flustered. It’s not fair!”
Lopez and Goldstein have sparked dating rumors while promoting their new rom-com, which premieres Friday on Netflix.
In the film, Lopez plays CEO Jacqueline Cruz, who falls in love with her new hire Daniel Blanchflower, played by Goldstein.
Lopez and Goldstein, seen above at the “Office Romance” Los Angeles premiere in May, have sparked dating rumors while promoting their rom-com on the press tour.
Lopez, pictured above in NYC on Tuesday, previously praised her “great chemistry” with Goldstein.
At the film’s New York City red carpet premiere last month, Lopez told People that their chemistry “just grew as we did the film together.”
“I expected more of a rough guy, but you get this kind, gentle but also very smart person that is so charming. That was a surprise, I think,” she said.
Goldstein, who co-wrote Office Romance with Joe Kelly, said he always envisioned Lopez as his co-star.
“We started asking ourselves who the best rom-com star is, and without hesitation, we both said J.Lo,” he said, adding that Lopez is “the best” in the rom-com business.
Goldstein, seen above with Lopez, has said he always had the singer in mind to be his co-star in their film..
The actors, pictured above at an “Office Romance” speed dating event, both appear to be single at the moment.
Goldstein’s only publicly known relationship was with British comedian Beth Rylance in 2021.
Lopez, meanwhile, has been married four times. She filed for divorce from her latest husband, Ben Affleck, in August 2024, a few months before Office Romance began filming. She was previously married to Marc Anthony, Chris Judd, and Ojani Noa.
