Glambot Creator Addresses Backlash After Fans Call Jennifer Lopez 'Rude' at Golden Globes

Glambot director Cole Walliser shut down claims that Jennifer Lopez was “rude” to him during her shoot at the Golden Globes.

via: EW

Modern red carpet staple and Glambot creator Cole Walliser has addressed reactions to his most recent appearance at the 2026 Golden Globes, which saw fans (and actress Holly Robinson Peete) accuse Jennifer Lopez of being "rude" to him at the Jan. 11 event.

Walliser earlier shared Lopez's Glambot session from the 2026 Golden Globes red carpet, which saw the Kiss of the Spider Woman actress remain largely silent as she posed for his camera. "Lovely to see you" Walliser said to her, complimenting her attire as Lopez quietly replied, "Thank you," and quickly positioned herself for filming. Moments later, the session was done, Lopez waved goodbye, and backlash began.

"My favorite part was when she didn’t look at, speak to, or smile at you," actress Jaime French wrote under Walliser's post, while Peete commented, "You’re so kind! People always look forward to interfacing with you. Not everybody is super friendly though. did she even say hello?"

The filmmaker later clarified in an Instagram video (below) that he didn't feel Lopez was rude to him in the moment, telling fans that "Glambots are completely elective. Nobody's forcing you to do these things," which made him grateful that Lopez approached him in the first place.

"Anybody that stops, I already like you, because you’re taking the time to do my thing!" Walliser said in his response, adding that "red carpets are so insane" and create a tiring, hectic environment for all involved.

Walliser reminded his followers that such chaos occurs while the celebrities in attendance are "at work" promoting projects and giving interviews, and that it all adds to a stressful evening.

Walliser said he's never felt that anyone gave him rude energy — and definitely not Lopez at the Golden Globes.

"I didn’t take it personally, I didn’t feel [she was] rude in that moment," Walliser said in the clip, adding that Lopez was "just down to business" in the heat of the moment.

"We were just getting through it," he said, praising the 56-year-old icon for knowing what she wanted to do, executing it, and moving along in a professional and precise manner.

Walliser earlier captioned Lopez's Golden Globes Glambot video with praise for the star.

"The Queen JLO!! She walked the carpet so close to it closing (it might have technically been closed at that point), so I was happy she was able to quickly stop," he wrote. "No messing around — just wham, bam, thank you, GLAM!"

Selling Sunset personality Chrishell Stause and beauty influencer Jaclyn Hill also weighed in on the clip in Walliser's comment section, with the former writing, "Cole you are wonderful," while Hill commented, "You are such a sweetheart!"

Outside of her Golden Globes Glambot moment, Lopez released on Friday a 25th anniversary edition of her signature 2001 album J.Lo, which featured one new song amid other rare recordings, plus a remix of her hit song "Play" with new production from RuPaul's Drag Race personality Trixie Mattel.

Watch Walliser address backlash in the video above.