Mariah Carey<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Jennifer Lopez<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0are both music icons, but that doesn\u2019t mean they run in the same circle \u2014 or even know each other.<\/p>\n Carey, 56, went viral in 2003 for saying, \u201cI don\u2019t know her,\u201d when being asked about Lopez, 56, on a German talk show. Now, Carey is spilling the tea on where she stands with the Grammy nominee.<\/p>\n \u201cCan you believe how much \u2018I don\u2019t know her\u2019 has become part of the lexicon?\u201d\u00a0Andy Cohen<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0asked Carey during the Wednesday, October 1, episode of\u00a0Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen<\/a>.<\/p>\n Carey reflected on her now-iconic quote, saying, \u201cThe thing is, I was being honest when I said it. So, I don\u2019t know how it became so big. Honesty isn\u2019t really something that becomes big most of the time.\u201d<\/p>\n Mariah Carey Gushes Over Her \u2018Super Sweet\u2019 Shout-Out in Britney Spears\u2019 Memoir: \u2018I Love Her\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Cohen, 57, then asked what fans have been wanting to know for years: \u201cTo clarify, you still do not know her, right?\u201d<\/p>\n Carey sighed before replying<\/a>, \u201cHow could I suddenly know [her], you know?\u201d<\/p>\n Her unfiltered response caused the studio audience to break into laughter and left Cohen nodding his head in agreement.<\/p>\n \u201cThe amount of time we have spent in these chairs discussing whether you know her<\/a> is amazing,\u201d he said with a laugh.<\/p>\n Leah Remini Reveals Where Friendship With Jennifer Lopez Stands After Their Divorces<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Carey and Lopez\u2019s friendship \u2014 or lack-thereof \u2014 has been a topic of conversation since Carey quipped, \u201cI don\u2019t know her,\u201d in the early 2000s amid both women\u2019s rising careers.<\/p>\n A decade later, Carey sparked feud speculation when she didn\u2019t immediately give Lopez a standing ovation<\/a> following Lopez\u2019s 10-minute performance during the May 2013 season finale of\u00a0American Idol.<\/p>\n Carey, who performed earlier in the show, smiled as the three other judges quickly stood to applaud Lopez. Following the alleged slight, Carey\u2019s rep told\u00a0Us Weekly\u00a0in a statement that it was a wardrobe issue that caused the singer\u2019s delayed reaction.<\/p>\n Michele Crowe\/CBS<\/span><\/p>\n “Mariah did stand up and gave Jennifer Lopez a standing ovation,” the rep explained in May 2013. “She was wearing a heavily beaded Tom Ford dress that was not easy to maneuver, but she absolutely gave J. Lo a standing ovation.”<\/p>\n Lopez, meanwhile, told Cohen on a June 2014 episode of\u00a0Watch What Happens Live<\/a>\u00a0that her alleged feud with Carey didn\u2019t exist.<\/p>\n “I know from back in the day, I’ve read things that she’s said about me that were not the greatest, but we have never met,\u201d Lopez said at the time. \u201cLike, we don’t know each other. I think it’s kind of from word of mouth of things that have happened in the past that I’m not really aware of. But I don’t know.”<\/p>\n The \u201cJenny From the Block\u201d singer<\/a> added that she didn\u2019t hold a grudge over the viral meme and claimed, “I would love to meet her and I would love to be friends with her. I think she’s incredibly talented and I’ve always been a fan of hers. ‘My All’ is one of my favorite songs of all time. I just love her. It saddens me to hear anything that’s negative because I’m a fan of hers.”<\/p>\n One year later, however, Lopez was accused of having beef with Carey after she was caught texting during Carey\u2019s 2015 Billboard Music Awards performance.<\/p>\n \u201cThere isn\u2019t [a feud]. I\u2019ll tell you why. Let me tell you something. OK, first of all, that was not fair with the texting thing because I watched a lot of it,\u201d Lopez told Cohen in February 2016<\/a> during an appearance on\u00a0Watch What Happens Live. \u201cIt was a long performance, OK? I watched most of it.\u201d<\/p>\n Marlon Wayans Shuts Down Claims That Fame Changed Jennifer Lopez: \u2018It\u2019s Always Love\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The\u00a0Wedding Planner\u00a0actress noted, \u201cI may have looked down for one second, and people were like, \u2018Look at her! Look at her!\u2019 So not fair. So not fair. I was watching her the whole time.\u201d<\/p>\n Carey, meanwhile, addressed her infamous 2000s quip about Lopez in November 2018, telling\u00a0Pitchfork<\/a>\u00a0it was never meant to be a dig.<\/p>\n \u201cI really was trying to say something nice or say nothing at all,\u201d she explained. \u201cI try to stay away from it because you can\u2019t drown in that. I don\u2019t know how people read comments all the time and then survive.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/span><\/div>\n