The year was 2003, and Mariah Carey said of Jennifer Lopez , “I don’t know her.”

The moment soon catapulted into the pop culture hall of fame, where it has stayed ever since. Now, over 20 years later, Mariah is shedding light on the famously shady moment.

“I mean, the thing is I was being honest when I said it,” she told Watch What Happens Live ’s Andy Cohen during her Oct. 1 appearance on the show. “So, I don’t know how it became so big. Honesty isn’t really something that becomes big, most of the time.”

As for whether, in the two decades since, the “All I Want For Christmas Is You” singer has had the chance to officially know J. Lo?

“How can I suddenly know—” Mariah began, eliciting laughter from the audience. “Like, you know?”

To which Andy replied, acknowledg

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