Here’s everything you need to know about the podcaster and J. Lo pal who will be re-introducing Mr. and Mrs. Affleck to the world!<\/p>\n
He’s very familiar with celebrities<\/h2>\n![\"Jay](\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Jay-Shetty-jlo-ben-wedding-ss-embed.jpg?resize=620%2C930\")
Jay Shetty (David Buchan\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nIt’s no accident that Jay is so close to Jennifer. He regularly interviews major names on his popular podcast On Purpose.\u00a0<\/i>And when we say “popular,” that’s actually quite an understatement. According to his Wikipedia page<\/a>, Jay reached 64 million downloads during the podcast’s first year, and in 2020, Forbes<\/em><\/a> anointed it the number one health podcast in the world.<\/p>\nNaturally, Jen herself has appeared on his show, and so have many other celebs. Goop health maven Gwyneth Paltrow<\/strong>, the late Kobe Bryant<\/strong>, and disgraced Oscar winner Will Smith<\/strong><\/a> have also appeared on the show.<\/p>\nJay is super quotable<\/h2>\n
The popular internet guru is widely quoted via social media — but controversy has shadowed this part of his career. \u201cCancers of the Mind: Comparing, Complaining, Criticizing,” and \u201cThe more we define ourselves in relation to the people around us, the more lost we are” are some of his most memorable. But in 2020, he was accused of plagiarizing quotes. Since then, he’s walked back some social media posts and according to his Wikipedia<\/a>, he deleted over a hundred allegedly plagiarized posts from his Instagram account.<\/p>\nHe’s officiated weddings for Jennifer before<\/h2>\n
But it’s not what you think. The Selena<\/em> actress reportedly asked Jay to marry four couples onstage during a promotional event for her February 2022 film Marry Me, <\/em>per Page Six. \u201c<\/em>When Jennifer Lopez asks you to officiate 4 weddings and speak on the power of love during her Marry Me<\/em> Special Performance you say yes,” he wrote via social media at the time.<\/p>\n
It’s no accident that Jay is so close to Jennifer. He regularly interviews major names on his popular podcast On Purpose.\u00a0<\/i>And when we say “popular,” that’s actually quite an understatement. According to his Wikipedia page<\/a>, Jay reached 64 million downloads during the podcast’s first year, and in 2020, Forbes<\/em><\/a> anointed it the number one health podcast in the world.<\/p>\n Naturally, Jen herself has appeared on his show, and so have many other celebs. Goop health maven Gwyneth Paltrow<\/strong>, the late Kobe Bryant<\/strong>, and disgraced Oscar winner Will Smith<\/strong><\/a> have also appeared on the show.<\/p>\n The popular internet guru is widely quoted via social media — but controversy has shadowed this part of his career. \u201cCancers of the Mind: Comparing, Complaining, Criticizing,” and \u201cThe more we define ourselves in relation to the people around us, the more lost we are” are some of his most memorable. But in 2020, he was accused of plagiarizing quotes. Since then, he’s walked back some social media posts and according to his Wikipedia<\/a>, he deleted over a hundred allegedly plagiarized posts from his Instagram account.<\/p>\n But it’s not what you think. The Selena<\/em> actress reportedly asked Jay to marry four couples onstage during a promotional event for her February 2022 film Marry Me, <\/em>per Page Six. \u201c<\/em>When Jennifer Lopez asks you to officiate 4 weddings and speak on the power of love during her Marry Me<\/em> Special Performance you say yes,” he wrote via social media at the time.<\/p>\nJay is super quotable<\/h2>\n
He’s officiated weddings for Jennifer before<\/h2>\n