Jennifer Lopez has spent most of her singing career at Sony Music Epic Records, but after today, that relationship ended like most of her marriages-cold turkey! Some say Lopez fulfilled her Sony contract with her last two singles, while others are speculating that Sony dropped her.
Her manager Benny Medina confirmed the split this morning.
"Jennifer had a wonderful relationship with the Sony Music group, and they have shared many successes together, but the time was right to make a change that best serves the direction her career as an actress and recording artist. She is grateful and appreciative to everyone Sony for all that they accomplished together."
Lopez insiders claim the decision was "a mutual one" between the star and label’s current CEO Rob Stringer (younger brother to Sony parent company CEO Howard Stringer). The rumor is the two had a meeting at the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles during Grammy week, and, after a "heart-to-heart" conversation, the star and executive decided to end the long relationship. “It was all very amicable. They hugged at the end of the meeting,” claims one. Meanwhile, Sony will still be releasing her "Greatest Hits" album in the fall.
There also is disagreement on how finished her upcoming album was before it was canceled. Internet reports say her 7th studio album, titled "Love?", was supposed to come out in April. A song from it titled "Fresh Out The Oven" surfaced online in October 2009 as a buzz single and reached #1 on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Songs chart. But the official lead single, "Louboutins", had its radio debut on November 23 following the song's premiere and performance at the 2009 American Music Awards and then peaked at #31 on the Hot Dance Club Songs chart.Lopez insiders claim the album was "by no means done" and everyone was "only a few songs into it" and "unlike movie dates, street dates rarely hold in the music biz". Others say the album isn't being released because "Louboutins" bombed, as did her performance at the American Music Awards.
Supposedly, Lopez hasn't wasted any time getting signed elsewhere: it’s rumored she is already in talks with Island Def Jam’s bigwig L.A. Reid to come to his label.
Could Jennifer stage a comeback? Or should she call it quits?
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Jennifer Lopez covers the January issue of Allure magazine and we must say she's looking quite FIERCE! Inside, the former Jenny from the Block dishes about past loves, sus gemelos Max y Emme, dealing with crazy paparazzi, and how she stays slim and trim.
Here's some of what la Lopez had to say in her entrevista:
On past (bad?) romances:
"It’s a business. Once they stop making money off…of you they stop coming around.”
On her twins:
“To a certain extent, having children did change me, but it made me want to look at the places that I wasn’t great and learn to love myself and take care of myself more.”
On the paparazzi:
"It’s cool for awhile. You’re happy because it’s part of knowing you’re successful…and then, finally it becomes destructive.”
On her workout regime:
“Part of my business is about being in shape and looking good. You can’t lie to yourself about it. But I’m not the monster I used to be in the exercise department.”
Check out more photos from the shoot after the jump! [Bossip]
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Ojani Noa must be crazy for not only asking for $100 milli, but for trying to battle against his ex, Jennifer Lopez, one more time! Looks like the gloves are off and Jenny from the Block is about to come out!
Noa is not only filing a counter suit against Lopez, but he's going after her father, a business partner, her lawyer and law firm on the grounds that they intentionally interfered in the production of his mockumentary! Ojani's agent Ed Meyer had this to say:
"I believe that I have an unalienable First Amendment right to enter the JLo home videos into the public court record, so as to defend myself. If Judge Chalfant has a problem with this, he can have me hauled out of the courtroom in handcuffs in front of the world media."
Although they were married for less than a year, Noa intended to use photos and over 11 hours of footage he collected during his time with the diva to produce a Borat-style movie. He was stopped by a lawsuit filed by Lopez for $10 million, in which a court also granted her a temporary restraining order against Ojani.
Noa and Lopez are due back in court on Dec. 1st. We can't wait to see how this plays out! Who do you think will win this case? [Latina]
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If you're on the East coast, you probably caught Jennifer Lopez's epic fall during her performance of "Louboutins" at Sunday's American Music Awards. If you reside out west, you might have missed it - the hilarious embarrassing clip was edited out of the West coast feed. Instead, they showed JLo's jump in slow motion and cut to her standing up. De todas maneras, we're sure you've heard about it by now (and you can watch the clip here too)!
La canta-actriz boricua and mother of 2 isn't taking all the joking at her expense lightly! JLo called Ryan Seacrest's radio show esta mañana and attempted to joke about the incident.
"Did I trip a little bit? I don't even remember. Yeah, I meant to do that. That was part of the choreography."
Um, sorry, pero no te creemos ese cuento! We do give her mad props for her quick recovery though!
Jenny made sure to mention, "The measure of things isn't what happens when you fall, it's how you recover when you fall."
Palabras to live by! [PerezHilton]
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Jennifer Lopez's nueva canción "Louboutins" has officially hit the internet! Marc Anthony's wifey will perform the track at ABC's American Music Awards this Sunday night. Are you feeling the new JLo?
Check out the track below and let us know what you think! Does Jenny from the block still got it? [PerezHilton]
Louboutins
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Jennifer Lopez's ex-husband must be in desperate need of cash! As previously reported, Ojani Noa was working on a mockumentary of his marriage to Jennifer, before she sent him a cease and desist letter and cut off production. Pero parece que Noa no se va dar por vencido, because now he's trying to shop around an 11-hour tape that shows JLo playing sex games and having a nasty fight con su mamá.
According to the National Enquirer, some of the scenes include Lopez checking out her butt in the mirror while wearing a bra and panties. Another scene includes Jennifer getting on a motorcycle wearing a dress and no underwear.
It doesn't sound sooo bad to us, pero Jenny is now a mother of two, y claro, who wants little Max and Emme to get a hold of that tape in a few years?! We're sure Jenny will have this sex tape fiasco under wraps soon... this isn't the first time she's stopped her first husband, and we're sure it won't be the last. [National Enquirer]
Pero ahora the real question is... what does Marc have to say about all this??
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Jennifer Lopez's first husband, Ojani Noa, claims his upcoming movie,"How I Married Jennifer Lopez: The J.Lo and Ojani Noa Story" is a parody about their short marriage: a mockumentary, not a documentary. However, Jennifer is not laughing.
Lopez's lawyers have sent Noa a cease-and-desist letter ordering the film, which is still in its pre-production phase, to be shut down.
This isn't the first time Noa has attempted to profit off his marriage with Lopez. Ojani attempted a tell-all book about their marriage in 2006, and was served with an injunction in 2007 which bans him from "licensing, disseminating, distribution... any book manuscript or other written materials which contain private or intimate details about Lopez or Noa's relationship with Lopez."
The movie's director claims the feature is "100% parody" and therefore does not fall under the restrictions of the 2007 injunction.
Lopez and Noa were married in '97 and divorced un año despues in '98. Ojani attributes their break-up to Jennifer's infidelity.
Sounds like la película might reveal some juicy chismes! Would you watch "How I Married Jennifer Lopez: The J.Lo and Ojani Noa Story?" The film hopes to begin casting soon and begin shooting in February 2010 -- if they get past JLo that is! [AccesHollywood]
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The equally stunning Jennifer Lopez and Kim Kardashian were seen hanging out yesterday in Miami. Does this seem like an unlikely pairing? We thought so too! First stop for the divas was the Dolphins/Saints game where Reggie Bush, Kim Kardashian's boyfriend, and his team took the win, 6-0. The the duo met up at LIV nightclub inside the Fountainbleau Hotel where JLo debuted her new single " Fresh Out the Oven" featuring Pitbull. Oh Yeah, March Anthony was there too! We wonder if there was any rivalry between las dos parejas, considering Reggie Bush plays with the Saints and Marc Anthony is co-owner of the Dolphins? [Twitter]
Can we expect to see more of these dazzling divas together? We hope so! Jenny has never looked better and KK is smokin' too!
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Jennifer Lopez's highly anticipated new single featuring Pitbull was released yesterday. Entitled "Fresh Out The Oven" and produced by Pharell Williams, this is the first single off Lopez’s forthcoming album. We caught up with Mr. 305 during the 2009 VMAs where he discussed his recent collabo with Jennifer Lopez, describing the track as "something very, very sexy" and the video as something reminiscent to the movie "Eyes Wide Shut." CALIENTE!
Lopez has not revealed her album title just yet but if yesterday’s online promotional launch of "Who is Lola" and new Twitter account is any revelation, then we have a feeling the album will be called "Lola," which is the new nickname Lopez has given herself. Que, que?! Like Madonna's daughter? That’s right! According to sources, Jennifer Lopez will go by J.Lo no longer, self-titling herself Lola. Doesn’t this remind you of someone? Perhaps of J.Lo's ex, Sean Combs, who's successfully made the transition from Puff Daddy to P. Diddy to just Diddy? Or maybe of Beyonce and her alter-ego "Sasha Fierce"? Will Jennifer Lopez have the same success? I guess we have to wait and see…
Now without further ado, listen to Jennifer Lopez's new single featuring Pitbull and stay tuned for the release of the music video…
Jennifer Lopez f/Pitbull "FRESH OUT THE OVEN" - LISTEN NOW
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