Marry Me And What's Making Us Happy

Pop Culture Happy Hour

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🗓️ 11 February 2022

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

In the romantic comedy Marry Me, Jennifer Lopez plays as a pop star who is set to marry a singer played Maluma. The wedding is supposed to take place on stage as part of an elaborate publicity stunt, but she learns her fiancé has been cheating on her. Devastated, she decides to marry a man in the crowd, who is played by Owen Wilson. You can find it in theaters or streaming on Peacock. Vote for the BEST best picture Oscar winners at npr.org/bestpicture

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0:00.0	In the romantic comedy, Mary Me, a freshly broken-hearted pop star played by Jennifer Lopez
0:10.0	decides to marry a single dad she sees in the crowd at one of her concerts.
0:14.3	Owen Wilson plays her unsuspecting new husband.
0:17.3	I'm Stephen Thompson, and today we are talking about Mary Me on Pop Culture Happy Hour from
0:22.8	NPR.
0:24.1	Joining us is Christina Tucker, co-host of the podcast, Wait, is this a date?
0:29.0	Now we had some technical difficulties, so Christina is joining us by phone today.
0:33.4	Hello, Christina.
0:34.4	Hey, Stephen.
0:35.4	Also joining us is NPR Music Contributor, Rihanna Cruz.
0:39.0	Hey, Rihanna.
0:40.0	Hey, Stephen.
0:41.0	How you doing?
0:42.0	I'm doing great.
0:43.0	I'm really excited about this conversation.
0:44.5	And finally, also with us is NPR Music Editorial Assistant, Latisha Harris.
0:48.8	Hey, Latisha.
0:49.8	Hi, Stephen.
0:50.8	Welcome to the J-tho Renaissance.
0:52.4	I am all about it.
0:54.4	Oh, OK, so Mary Me stars Jennifer Lopez as a massive pop star named Cat Valdez.
1:00.6	She's set to marry another pop star named Bastion, who's played by the singer-songwriter
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