“Finally, we meet Jenny from THE block”: Fans react as Jennifer Lopez lookalike mugshot of woman from Minnesota goes viral

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A Minnesota woman’s mugshot is going viral for her striking resemblance to Hollywood star Jennifer Lopez. Named Cyrena Anne Quast, she was taken into custody on August 30 for allegedly shoplifting two double packs of power tool batteries approximately worth $580 at a store in Monticello, Minnesota.

A biochemist and Threads user Nicholas Abbey, aka @nmabbey, commented under Quote Catalog’s post.

“Finally, we meet Jenny from THE block,” Abbey joked referencing JLo's 2002 song 'Jenny from the Block'.
A Threads user reacts to Jennifer Lopez lookalike arrested for shoplifting in Minnesota. (Image via Threads)
A Threads user reacts to Jennifer Lopez lookalike arrested for shoplifting in Minnesota. (Image via Threads)

Many people joined the conversation on X and shared similar reactions.

“Temu version of Jlo,” a netizen wrote.
“She's not a shoplifter; she's a Jennifer Lopez tribute act with legal problems,” a fellow netizen quipped.
“Jenny from C block,” one user commented.

Others continued to weigh in and dismissed the lookalike claim.

“They don’t resemble each other,” a fan noted.
“Not even close,” another fan agreed.
“Looks more like Mike Tyson,” a third individual argued.

An AI-generated version of Cyrena Anne Quast’s mugshot is also circulating online, making her further resemble Jennifer Lopez. However, it has been debunked in community notes and readers’ context.

Quast, 35, returned to a store where she shoplifted from two days before and was recognized by an employee who alerted the authorities, according to a complaint obtained by Fox News.

The woman, who is a Saint Cloud native, was booked and held at Wright County Jail on a gross misdemeanor theft charge before being released the day after her arrest. She reportedly confessed to stealing the battery packs.

The viral mugshot was taken and shared by the Wright County Sheriff’s Office. Quast had earlier been arrested for other charges including drug possession, DUI, evading the police, providing false ID, and several traffic violations, according to records reviewed by The New York Post.

Jennifer Lopez, 57, has not addressed the matter yet.


‘Jenny from the Block’ is a famous song by Jennifer Lopez

Jenny from the Block is the lead single from Jennifer Lopez’s third studio album This Is Me… Then, released in 2002 under Epic Records. It features rappers and LOX members Styles P and Jadakiss and was produced by Cory Rooney, Troy Oliver, and Trackmasters.

It is an old-school hip-hop and R&B number written by JLo, Oliver, Mr. Deyo, Jean Claude Olivier, and Samuel Barnes.

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In the lyrics, Jennifer Lopez paid tribute to her roots in The Bronx, New York, and claimed that fame and success did not change her.

The chorus goes as follows:

“Don't be fooled by the rocks that I got, I'm still, I'm still Jenny from the block.”

The song reached number 3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart and also peaked in the top 10 in Canada for three weeks.

Later, Jennifer Lopez also appeared in a music video for the song with her then-boyfriend Ben Affleck. Directed by Francis Lawrence, the video had various intimate scenes between the pair and was captured from the point of view of paparazzi. Back then, critics viewed it as JLo’s response to the scrutiny surrounding her personal life.

Since then, Jenny from the Block has been one of the most popular songs of Lopez’s discography and also became her nickname. She also sampled the song on her single Hearts and Flowers from the 2024 studio album This Is Me… Now. In 2020, JLo performed the iconic track during the Super Bowl LIV halftime show.

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Edited by Pallavi K