In the same 2007 interview with CBS News, Jennifer Lopez admitted that her father, David Lopez, is a member of the Church of Scientology. "My dad has been a Scientologist for 20 years. He's the best man that I know in my life and so, it's weird to me that people want to paint it in a negative way," she said at the time.
However, her friend Leah Remini told People that per Scientology etiquette, Lopez's father "should be disconnecting from her" because she and the pop star are still friends. Lopez associating with Remini is supposedly not ideal for the church because she is someone who has spoken out about the religion. But, the church has explained that disconnection is a personal choice and that no one is forced to cut ties with ex-members or their families and friends.
"The [practice] of Scientology says her father should be disconnecting from her because she's connected to me. And that hasn't happened," Leah told the publication in 2017. "Although I don't want that to happen to Jennifer or her family, it is the [practice] of Scientology. They do it to everybody else who is not a big name." As to why Lopez never joined the Church or Scientology herself, Remini told the Daily Beast that it's because the singer "makes her own decisions." So, how does Lopez's relationship with her father look like today?
