{"id":2094696,"date":"2026-08-14T11:58:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T08:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2094696"},"modified":"2026-08-14T11:58:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T08:58:10","slug":"matthew-mcconaughey-name-dropped-jennifer-lopez-when-he-got-pulled-over-by-mexican-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2094696","title":{"rendered":"Matthew McConaughey name-dropped Jennifer Lopez when he got pulled over by Mexican police"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/the-wedding-planner-Image.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><span>Film News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Matthew McConaughey name-dropped Jennifer Lopez when he got pulled over by Mexican police<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The pair worked together on 2001 rom-com &#8216;The Wedding Planner&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Victoria Luxford<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-14T12:58:10+01:00\">14th August 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/the-wedding-planner-Image-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Matthew McConaughey Jennifer Lopez\" title=\"the wedding planner Image\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Matthew McConaughey and Jennifer Lopez in &#8216;The Wedding Planner&#8217;. CREDIT: Columbia Pictures\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Matthew McConaughey has revealed how working with Jennifer Lopez got him out of trouble with border police officers in Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to his career pivot in the 2010s, nicknamed \u201cThe McConaissance\u201d, the star was known for making romantic comedies. One of the most successful was <em>The Wedding Planner,<\/em> the 2001 film where Lopez plays the titular role of a wedding planner who falls in love for her client\u2019s fiance, played by McConaughey. The film was a box office success, and has since gone on to become a cult classic for fans of the genre.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>In a new interview, McConaughey revealed it even got him out of trouble with the law.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Wedding Planner<\/em> got me out of a major, major mess-up in Mexico one time,\u201d the Oscar winner recalled on the <em>Happy Sad Confused<\/em> podcast.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI pulled in one late night and [was] crossing the border going way down south, and I get pulled over, and it\u2019s one of those pulled-overs, where they noticed me, gringo in the truck, nice truck. This is that dress down, and I\u2019m like, aw, jeez, get the wallet out. Here we go. And it was going down.\u201d<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Matthew McConaughey on THE RIVALS OF AMZIAH KING, INTERSTELLAR, TITANIC audition, TIPTOES, &amp; more!\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/peXOgVAUm40?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>He continued: \u201cAnd then I brought up, \u2018You guys know Jennifer Lopez?\u2019 And I was like, \u2018Ever see <em>Wedding Planner<\/em>?\u2019 And I was like, \u2018Yeah, yeah, it was me.\u2019\u201d The officers realised who he was, before asking for photos with the actor \u201cAnd then they let me go,\u201d McConnaughey cheerfully concluded.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>Elsewhere in the discussion, he disclosed that he was offered the part of Joel in the award-winning HBO drama <em>The Last Of Us<\/em>, a role that eventually went to Pedro Pascal.<\/p>\n<p>Matthew McConaughey made headlines this week when he performed a bluegrass cover of Ella Langley\u2019s country song \u2018Choosin\u2019 Texas\u2019 on <em>The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon<\/em>, winning approval from the singer herself.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Jennifer Lopez<\/li>\n<li>Matthew McConaughey<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also Like<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_91  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span4 td-is-sticky\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-sidebar  tdi_92 td_block_template_2\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap td_flex_block_1 tdi_93 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdc-no-posts td_flex_block\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_93\">\n<div class=\"td-block-title-wrap\">\n<h4 class=\"td-block-title\"><span class=\"td-pulldown-size\">TRENDING<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_93\" class=\"td_block_inner td-mc1-wrap\">\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-\">\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Phoebe Bridgers \u2013 \u2018Lost Weekend\u2019 review: indie\u2019s poet laureate returns with a staggering, strange and stirring opus<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-\">\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Este Haim on scoring Bella Ramsey film \u2018Sunny Dancer\u2019 and Haim\u2019s New York-inspired fifth album<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-\">\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">This Is Lorelei was only meant to be a side project. 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One of the most successful was <em>The Wedding Planner,<\/em> the 2001 film where Lopez plays the titular role of a wedding planner who falls in love for her client\u2019s fiance, played by McConaughey. The film was a box office success, and has since gone on to become a cult classic for fans of the genre.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>In a new interview, McConaughey revealed it even got him out of trouble with the law.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Wedding Planner<\/em> got me out of a major, major mess-up in Mexico one time,\u201d the Oscar winner recalled on the <em>Happy Sad Confused<\/em> podcast.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI pulled in one late night and [was] crossing the border going way down south, and I get pulled over, and it\u2019s one of those pulled-overs, where they noticed me, gringo in the truck, nice truck. This is that dress down, and I\u2019m like, aw, jeez, get the wallet out. Here we go. And it was going down.\u201d<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Matthew McConaughey on THE RIVALS OF AMZIAH KING, INTERSTELLAR, TITANIC audition, TIPTOES, &amp; more!\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/peXOgVAUm40?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>He continued: \u201cAnd then I brought up, \u2018You guys know Jennifer Lopez?\u2019 And I was like, \u2018Ever see <em>Wedding Planner<\/em>?\u2019 And I was like, \u2018Yeah, yeah, it was me.\u2019\u201d The officers realised who he was, before asking for photos with the actor \u201cAnd then they let me go,\u201d McConnaughey cheerfully concluded.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>Elsewhere in the discussion, he disclosed that he was offered the part of Joel in the award-winning HBO drama <em>The Last Of Us<\/em>, a role that eventually went to Pedro Pascal.<\/p>\n<p>Matthew McConaughey made headlines this week when he performed a bluegrass cover of Ella Langley\u2019s country song \u2018Choosin\u2019 Texas\u2019 on <em>The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon<\/em>, winning approval from the singer herself.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/film\/matthew-mcconaughey-name-dropped-jennifer-lopez-when-he-got-pulled-over-by-mexican-police-3962692&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/the-wedding-planner-Image.jpg&#8221;] NewsFilm News Matthew McConaughey name-dropped Jennifer Lopez when he got pulled over by Mexican police The pair worked together on 2001 rom-com &#8216;The Wedding Planner&#8217; By Victoria Luxford 14th August 2026 Matthew McConaughey and Jennifer Lopez in &#8216;The Wedding Planner&#8217;. CREDIT: Columbia Pictures\/Getty Images Matthew McConaughey has revealed how working with Jennifer [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,78],"class_list":["post-2094696","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-nme-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2094696","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2094696"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2094696\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2094696"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2094696"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2094696"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}