TrustMariah Careyto launch a meme with a single throwaway line.

“I don’t know her,” Carey responded, shaking her head and smiling sweetly.

It wasn’t enough, though, and the superstar singer was soon tasked with explaining herself more fully.

Mariah Carey smiling at an event

It is what it is.

You have to embrace it."

I really was."

Mariah Carey speaks on the red carpet

Do the pop stars actually know each other?

When the subject was brought up by Wendy Williams, Lopez acknowledged (viaE!

News), “She’s forgetful I guess!

Mariah Carey and Jennifer Lopez pose at events

We’ve met many times.

I don’t know …

I don’t know her that well.”

Jennifer Lopez smiling on the red carpet

Lopez confirmed she has no issue whatsoever with Carey.

“I would love to be friends with her,” she stated emphatically.

“I think she’s incredibly talented and I’ve always been a fan of hers.”