‘The View’ panel revolted against critics who label Jennifer Lopez a “cougar” — an older woman on the hunt for younger man-candy.
Critics have referenced the actress’s dating past in conjunction with Friday release of “The Boy Next Door,” in which Lopez’s character has an illicit-turned-dangerous affair with a high school student.
“An older man dates a younger woman and it’s, ‘Yeah, go get it,’” comedian Colleen Ballinger said. “It’s ridiculous.”
“It’s definitely a double standard and some sexism without a doubt,” O’Donnell responded.
Nicolle Wallace shrugged off the criticism.
“Look at her,” Wallace said of Lopez. “She looks insanely hot. She could date anyone she wants from 18 to 80. If I looked like her, you could call me whatever name you wanted to — any animal of the animal kingdom.”
O’Donnell lightened the mood by adding, “She’s a hummingbird. There, I said it.”
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