{"id":44926,"date":"2026-08-14T18:43:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T13:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=44926"},"modified":"2026-08-14T18:43:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T13:43:49","slug":"matthew-mcconaughey-name-dropped-jennifer-lopez-to-get-out-of-major-mess-in-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=44926","title":{"rendered":"Matthew McConaughey name-dropped Jennifer Lopez to get out of &#8216;major mess&#8217; in Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F08%2Fmcconaughey-44.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Matthew McConaughey got loud.<\/p>\n<p>The actor name-dropped Jennifer Lopez, his \u201cWedding Planner\u201d co-star, during a \u201cmajor mess-up in Mexico,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/matthew-mcconaughey-vol-ii\/id827905050?i=1000783100788\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">confessed on the \u201cHappy, Sad, Confused\u201d podcast<\/a> Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m crossing the border, going way down south, and I get pulled over,\u201d the 56-year-old told listeners. \u201cIt\u2019s one of those pullovers where they noticed me.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Matthew McConaughey name-dropped his \u201cWedding Planner\u201d co-star Jennifer Lopez (pictured above in 2001) at a traffic stop. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Columbia Pictures\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Mentioning the singer helped McConaughey get out of a \u201cmajor mess-up in Mexico,\u201d he told \u201cHappy, Sad, Confused\u201d podcast listeners Thursday. <span class=\"credit\">Josh Horowitz\/Youtube<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>McConaughey quipped that since he is a \u201cgringo in a \u2026 nice truck,\u201d he got \u201cthat dress down\u201d and thought, \u201cOh geez, get the wallet out. Here we go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As the interaction \u201cwas going down,\u201d the Golden Globe winner asked, \u201cYou guys know Jennifer Lopez? Ever seen \u2018Wedding Planner?&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cTrue Detective\u201d alum remembered, \u201cThey were like, \u2018Oh!\u2019 They went off. We end up taking pictures together, and they let me go.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The actor recalled being pulled over and getting \u201cthat dress down\u201d from officials. <span class=\"credit\">Josh Horowitz\/Youtube<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>While everything \u201cwas going down,\u201d McConaughey asked whether they had heard of Lopez. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Columbia Pictures\/courtesy Ever<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Page Six Daily\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>While McConaughey did not specify when the traffic stop took place, his and Lopez\u2019s movie rom com came out in January 2001.<\/p>\n<p>The duo reunited via Instagram Live in 2021 for the film\u2019s 20th anniversary, with Lopez raving over how much she \u201cso enjoyed working with\u201d McConaughey.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had such a nice rapport and chemistry,\u201d she gushed. \u201cWe were somewhat at the beginning of our careers at that time. It was exciting to be working on any movie. I still feel that way. It was a magical time.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cEver seen \u2018The Wedding Planner?&#8217;\u201d he asked at the time. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Columbia Pictures\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The excited officials \u201ctook pictures\u201d with McConaughey and ultimately \u201clet [him] go.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>McConaughey, for his part, said, \u201cI love your intentionality, I love how deliberate you are. You would have it down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He went on to praise the \u201cLet\u2019s Get Loud\u201d singer, 57, in a 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fPmUhd9L1KI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interview with People<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve never seen someone be able to choreograph something so cleanly and clearly and actually hit the coordination of that scene,\u201d the Oscar winner explained, dubbing Lopez \u201ca worker.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The movie came out in 2001. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Columbia Pictures\/courtesy Ever<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Two decades later, Lopez gushed that she \u201cso enjoyed working with\u201d McConaughey (pictured above in March.) <span class=\"credit\">officiallymatthewmcconaughey\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He noted, \u201cShe knows what she wants to do, and she does what she needs to do to pull off what she wants to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere in Thursday\u2019s podcast episode, McConaughey dished on another of his hit movies from the early aughts \u2014 \u201cHow to Lose a Guy in 10 Days\u201d opposite Kate Hudson, which came out in February 2003.<\/p>\n<p>He called the project \u201cthe gift that keeps on giving\u201d as it has <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/08\/14\/entertainment\/matthew-mcconaughey-reveals-which-movie-makes-him-most-residuals-by-far\/\">earned him the most residuals<\/a> of any movie \u201cby far.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matthew McConaughey got loud. The actor name-dropped Jennifer Lopez, his \u201cWedding Planner\u201d co-star, during a \u201cmajor mess-up in Mexico,\u201d he confessed on the \u201cHappy, Sad, Confused\u201d podcast Thursday. \u201cI\u2019m crossing the border, going way down south, and I get pulled over,\u201d the 56-year-old told listeners. \u201cIt\u2019s one of those pullovers where they noticed me.\u201d Matthew&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":44927,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/mcconaughey-44.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=1200","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44926","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pics-news"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44926","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=44926"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44926\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/44927"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=44926"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=44926"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=44926"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}