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Jennifer Lopez felt sorry for Britney

2009-03-13T23:20:00.000-07:00

Jennifer Lopez sympathises with Britney Spears' "painful" breakdown.

Jennifer, who has kept a low-profile since marrying husband Marc Anthony and becoming a mother, was shocked by Britney's erratic behaviour in 2008 - which saw her hospitalised for mental health issues.

Talking of Britney's breakdown, Jennifer said: "That was painful to watch."

Britney's problems escalated in January 2008, shortly after her divorce from Kevin Federline. She was hospitalised after refusing to return sons Sean Preston, three, and Jayden James, two, to Kevin.

Jennifer - who was previously married to Cuban-born waiter Ojani Noa and dancer Cris Judd - also says she can relate to Britney's heartbreak following her marriage split.

Jennifer, 39, added: "I understood the pressure she was going through, having been through a divorce, having money, having people depend on you. It will destroy you."

The singer-and-actress revealed she and Marc - who have one year old twins Max and Emme together - have their own way of handling disagreements to ensure their relationship stays healthy.

She explained to InTouch weekly magazine: "If one of us has a complaint, the other one has to listen, no matter how difficult. We have to see if we care enough to change it and if we do care, then we have to change it."

Jennifer also praised Marc's positive attitude to fatherhood, saying: "I can ask him to get up in the middle of the night if one of the kids wakes up. Every single time he'll say OK. That's a huge thing. If you have a partner who doesn't think it's their job - and I know people who think babies are a woman's job - then that's really hard."

Source:http://www.monstersandcritics.com/people

Golden Globes' Winners And Losers: Jennifer Lopez, Colin Farrell, Sasha Baron Cohen And Heath Ledger

2009-01-18T23:18:00.000-08:00

It was a night of tears, cheers and controversy as Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Jennifer Lopez, Tom Cruise hit the red carpet for the Golden Globe Awards.

Hollywood's elite were out in force, all eager to steal the show after the writer's strike caused the annual back-patting session's cancellation last year.

But the evening wasn't without it's fair share of controversy - Jennifer Lopez kept the public guessing by leaving her wedding ring at home while cuddling up to husband Marc Anthony on the red carpet.

And Sasha Baron Cohen was booed off stage after making an inappropriate comment about Madonna's divorce from Guy Ritchie.

He told the unamused audience, "Madonna has had to get rid of one of her personal assistants. Our heart goes out to you, Guy Ritchie."

Tom Cruise led a standing ovation after the late Heath Ledger was named Best Supporting Actor for his role as the Joker in The Dark Knight.

Meanwhile, Colin Farrell couldn't resist poking fun his former drug addiction as he picked up his Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy gong.

Sniffing, he said, "I still have a cold. It's not the other thing it used to be."

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Jennifer Lopez pencils in 'Plan B'

2008-12-17T21:33:00.000-08:00

Jennifer Lopez has come aboard to star in the romantic comedy "Plan B" for CBS Films.

Kate Angelo penned the spec, which centers on a single woman who conceives twins through artificial insemination (her Plan B) only to meet the man of her dreams (her Plan A) on the very same day.

Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal and Steve Tisch are producing via their Escape Artists banner.

The producers are currently seeking a director as well as the male lead, with production scheduled to start in the spring.

"Plan B" is one of the first CBS Films projects to get a green light.

Black said that even with the pregnancy theme the movie had the potential to appeal across gender lines. "I'm really aiming to make a movie that's relatable to men and women. They can laugh super-hard and walk away being OK with their choices."

CBS Films topper Amy Baer noted that the material would take Lopez back to her core strength of the romantic comedy and also noted that the hyphenate giving birth to twins of her own would bring an added dimension to the role.

Lopez has starred in a number of comedy hits, including "Maid in Manhattan" and "Monster-in-Law." She had taken a break from her acting career to focus on her music career and on giving birth to her twins, which she did earlier this year, but is set to return to the big screen in the heist picture "The Governess" for Columbia, due out in December 2009.

Source:http://www.hollywoodreporter.com

The Conga Room at L.A. Live is thinking big

2008-12-04T22:17:00.000-08:00

At the new Conga Room -- call it Version 2.0 -- the guiding philosophy seems to be the opposite of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s famous dictum that "less is more." At the revamped, relocated incarnation of the popular Wilshire Boulevard Latin music venue that went dark 2 1/2 years ago, the owners are hoping that more will be more.

"My kids are growing up. I just turned 47. So if not now, when?" said club founder and principal owner Brad Gluckstein, explaining what inspired him and a co-owners group that includes Jimmy Smits, Jennifer Lopez and Clippers guard Baron Davis to reopen a bigger, splashier Conga Room across from Staples Center in downtown L.A.

"This is a legacy project, not just for my family but for the city," said Gluckstein, a native Angeleno, real-estate developer and self-described "inherently Jewish" guy "with a corazón Latino" (Latino heart).

Excerpt from LA Times

Source:http://www.latimes.com/theguide/holiday-guide/lalive/la-ca-congaroom7

Jennifer Lopez's Bel-Air home for sale for $8.5 million

2008-11-27T23:16:00.000-08:00

Actress-singer Jennifer Lopez has listed her French farmhouse estate in Bel-Air at $8.5 million. Speculation is that J-Lo and her husband, singer Marc Anthony, have relocated with their 9-month-old fraternal twins to the Long Island community of Brookville in New York. And she thought the 405 was bad?

The house that Lopez and Anthony just listed has four bedrooms and 5 1/2 bathrooms in 7,357 square feet. The walled and gated villa sits on 3/4 of an acre and, according to the Multiple Listing Service, has a "European ambience."

There is a detached guest house, a pool and pool house, gardens and pathways around the property upon which to amble, though it's hard to imagine Lopez and Anthony as amblers.

Lopez is one of the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood; she was named by Forbes magazine as the richest person of Latin American descent in Hollywood. As a singer, she has sold more than 48 million albums worldwide. Her movie credits include "Bordertown" (2006), "Out of Sight" (1998) and " Selena" (1997).

Her personal life has been just as closely followed as her career. She was once engaged to actor Ben Affleck and spent years romantically linked to musician Sean "Diddy" Combs. When her twins were a month old, they were introduced to the world in a 12-page spread in People magazine, which allegedly paid up to $6 million for the exclusive baby photos.

Anthony, who married Lopez just four days after divorcing the previous Mrs. (former Miss Universe Dayanara Torres), has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide, according to his website. The King of Salsa won Latin Grammys in 1999 and 2005 and enjoyed crossover success with his smash single, "I Need to Know."

Brett Lawyer of Sotheby's International Realty has the listing.

Source: http://www.latimes.com/features/printedition

Jennifer Lopez: 'I'd Rather be at Home With my Babies'

2008-11-22T01:03:00.000-08:00

Jennifer Lopez hates being away from her children.

The singer - who gave birth to twins Max and Emme earlier this year - is finding life as a working mom hard because she wants to spend every waking - and sleeping hour - with her babies.

She says, "I just wish I could be in two places at once.

"I would rather be at home constantly with my babies if I could be."

It was recently claimed that Lopez - who is married to fellow singer Marc Anthony - was planning to have more children.

A source said, "They were advised to wait six months after she gave birth. They listened to their doctor's advice, but now they're trying to make one more baby.

"Jennifer can't believe how much she loves motherhood. Of course, she always knew she wanted to be a mom one day, but she wasn't quite prepared for the overwhelming joy these children have given her or how it's really cemented her relationship with Marc. She would love a full house!"

Source:http://www.showbizspy.com/showbiz/11182008/

Another Baby for Jennifer Lopez?

2008-11-16T20:39:00.000-08:00

jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony welcomed twins Emme and Max in February, but according to a friend, they aren’t ready to stop there, a report from In Touch Weekly notes. "They were advised to wait six months after she gave birth. They listened to their doctor's advice, but now they're trying to make one more baby," says the insider.
The source also revealed to the magazine that at 39, Jennifer is hoping to get pregnant as soon as possible. "Jennifer can’t believe how much she loves motherhood, the friuend said.

Adding, "Of course, she always knew she wanted to be a mom one day, but she wasn’t quite prepared for the overwhelming joy these children have given her or how it’s really cemented her relationship with Marc."

She would love a full house!” Jennifer and Marc, 40, wed in 2004 and renewed their vows in October in Las Vegas. “I try to spend every free moment with the babies,” J. Lo says.

Source:http://www.nationalledger.com/artman/publish/

Jennifer Lopez says she has been in a "few challenging" relationships.

2008-11-10T01:46:00.000-08:00

The 39-year-old star - who has previously dated P. Diddy and Ben Affleck - admits she lost touch with herself during past romantic dalliances.

Speaking at The Women's Conference in Long Beach, California, yesterday, Jennifer said: "I have been in a few challenging relationships. I have been in relationships that can make you doubt who you are and what you are capable of, and doubt what you deserve. It took me a bit little longer to get it right."

However, Jennifer - who has eight-month-old twins Max and Emme with husband Marc Anthony - also said raising children has enabled her to explore a different side of herself.

She added: "Becoming a mother can make you more aware and more loving, and make you aware there's nothing they don't deserve. Your eyes open. Your heart opens."

The conference Jennifer spoke at was attended by over 14,000 women, including Arnold Schwarzenegger's wife, and California First Lady, Maria Shriver.

Source:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/showbiz/2008-10/24/content_7137317.htm

Ben Affleck: Jennifer Lopez and I made a huge mistake with our relationship

2008-11-03T22:02:00.000-08:00

Ben Affleck has admitted he and Jennifer Lopez made a mistake with the public nature of their relationship.

The couple’s relationship, dubbed ‘Bennifer’, between 2002 and 2004 was followed amongst constantly by the media. They also played up their romance for the cameras in the video for her hit single ‘Jenny from the Block’ then starred opposite each other in the dire film Gigli.

But Ben, now expecting his second child with Jennifer Garner, explained recently that he thinks it was a mistake to make their love so public: “I think Jen and I made a mistake in that we fell in love, we were excited and maybe too accessible.

“I don’t think either of us anticipated the degree to which it would take on a world of its own.”

Lopez is now married to Marc Anthony and the couple also have children: eight month old twins Max and Emme.

Source: http://fametastic.co.uk/archive/20081101

Jennifer Lopez's love 'challenge'

2008-10-25T01:33:00.001-07:00

Jennifer Lopez says she has been in a "few challenging" relationships.

The 39-year-old star - who has previously dated P. Diddy and Ben Affleck - admits she lost touch with herself during past romantic dalliances.

Speaking at The Women's Conference in Long Beach, California, yesterday, Jennifer said: "I have been in a few challenging relationships. I have been in relationships that can make you doubt who you are and what you are capable of, and doubt what you deserve. It took me a bit little longer to get it right."

However, Jennifer - who has eight-month-old twins Max and Emme with husband Marc Anthony - also said raising children has enabled her to explore a different side of herself.

She added: "Becoming a mother can make you more aware and more loving, and make you aware there's nothing they don't deserve. Your eyes open. Your heart opens."

The conference Jennifer spoke at was attended by over 14,000 women, including Arnold Schwarzenegger's wife, and California First Lady, Maria Shriver.

Source: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/showbiz

Lopez and Anthony Renew Wedding Vows

2008-10-18T03:44:00.000-07:00

Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony have renewed their wedding vows in a secret Las Vegas ceremony, four years after they first walked down the aisle.

According to People.com, the couple held their new nuptials at Caesars Palace's Forum Tower Penthouse at 3:15 a.m. Sunday, with two pals acting as witnesses.

A source tells the Web site: "It was totally a spur of the moment thing. They decided around 12:30 in the morning that they wanted to do it and started calling for ministers."

The couple welcomed their first children together, twins Max and Emme, in February.

Lopez and Anthony reportedly exchanged vows alongside baseball star Carlos Beltran and his wife, Jessica, in a surprise renewal.

A source tells People.com, "Carlos gave his wife a specially engraved ring and gave Marc and Jennifer special rings as gifts.

"Carlos and Jessica renewed their vows first, then Jennifer and Marc went."

Source:http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin

Jennifer Lopez reveals breakdown

2008-10-08T01:18:00.000-07:00

Jennifer Lopez suffered a nervous breakdown after working too hard. The singer-and-actress, who has two children with husband Marc Anthony, was working on movie 'Enough' in 2002 when she "froze" and realised she had to slow down.

She told website The Daily Beast: "There was a time when I was very overworked and I was doing music and movies and so many things. I was suffering from a lack of sleep.

And I did have a kind of nervous breakdown. I froze up in my trailer. I was like, 'I don't want to move. I don't want to talk. I don't want to do anything.' It was on that movie 'Enough'. "I kept saying, 'I'm not weak. I'm not weak.' It's funny what tricks your mind plays on you. I just didn't want people to think I was falling apart."

Jennifer decided not to consult a therapist about the breakdown, but followed her doctor's instructions to take a break from her hectic schedule.

She added: "My bodyguard picked me up and put me in the car and they took me to a doctor. Right away they want to give you pills.

But I have never liked the idea of pills and kept saying no. My doctor said. 'You're sleep deprived. You're overworked. Go home and go to bed.' He told me to go back to work on Monday after a weekend of sleeping. So that's what I did. I've still never been to a shrink. I'm not a shrinky person."

Source:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/showbiz/

Jennifer Lopez’s Triathlon Training

2008-08-19T04:05:00.000-07:00

Jennifer Lopez is interviewed with her trainer in Central Park about her fitness regimen for her upcoming triathlon on ABC’s Good Morning America in NYC on Monday. The 38-year-old triple threat revealed she had the idea of entering a triathlon when she was 8 months pregnant. She said she saw one on TV and thought to herself “I can do that…maybe I could do that this year.”

Jennifer will be participating in the triathlon for charity, and has begun training just six months after giving birth. “I’m always interested in challenges, and seeing what I can do,” she said. Watch the video of Jennifer and her trainer talk about their exercise routines.

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I'm no sex symbol says Jennifer Lopez

2008-07-31T02:54:00.000-07:00

JENNIFER Lopez, who has arguably the most famous backside in the world, says it is hilarious that men still find her sexy. "I should be so lucky to be called a sex symbol! Seriously, it's hilarious and I always laugh at those comments. I really don't see myself as one," she says. The Jenny From The Block hitmaker and Wedding Planner actress is now 39 and gave birth to her first children, Max and Emme, in February this year.

J-Lo, who splurged $50,000 on a home gym in her New York mansion to help her lose weight after gaining almost 23kg (50lbs) during her pregnancy, also now puts her husband Marc Anthony and children before her singing and movie careers. Born in Puerto Rico, the star has recorded seven albums and appeared in more than 20 movies, making her the richest person of Latin American descent in Hollywood.

"My priorities are all different now. At one point in my life, I was the main focus and my career was the most important thing, but not now. Marc and the babies are my priority now. "Now my happiness resides in having the choice to reside with my babies and that is absolutely beautiful. I know most mothers would feel and say the same thing but it's just fantastic."

news source : http://www.news.com.au/

Jennifer Lopez Serious About Losing Baby Weight

2008-07-20T23:54:00.000-07:00

Jennifer Lopez is going that extra mile to regain her pre-pregnancy figure, husband Marc Anthony has revealed. Forget dieting and gentle exercise, the new mother plans to complete in a triathlon later this year.

"Jennifer is training for a triathlon, in October," Anthony reveals to Extra. This training reportedly involves running, biking and swimming.

But she'll have Anthony encouraging her from the sidelines. "I'm very supportive. I'll be on my Segway (encouraging her)," he says.

news source : http://www.entertainmentwise.com/

Lopez training to take part in triathlon

2008-07-14T23:20:00.000-07:00

Singer and actress Jennifer Lopez is training hard to shed some weight and plans to participate in a triathlon even though she gave birth to twins just eight months ago.

Lopez, who had twins Max and Emme in February, was recently photographed vacationing with her singer husband Marc Anthony. He has now revealed that Lopez is training hard - on foot, bike and in water.

He said: "Jennifer is training for a triathlon. In October." But he added that he doesn't get involved and just watches her work hard. "I'm very supportive."

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Jennifer Lopez to Burn Off Baby Fat Through Exercise

2008-07-07T04:14:00.000-07:00

Pop superstar Jennifer Lopez has vowed to shed her her excess baby fat like "normal" moms -– through exercise. Lopez -- who gave birth to twins Max and Emme in February -- has reintroduced a fitness regime, working out three times a week with celebrity personal trainer Gunnar Peterson.

Her program now includes 20-30 minute walks with sets of push-ups and lunges. The 'Jenny From The Block' hitmaker, sporting a string two-piece, was spotted getting to grips with her new exercise regime last week -- by taking a dip in the sea from her multi-million dollar yacht.

The 38-year-old music diva was also snapped nipping out with husband Marc Anthony in a designer gown and exquisite expensive jewelry, according to Britain's Daily Star newspaper.

news source : http://www.showbizspy.com/

Jennifer Lopez Allegedly To Testify In Diddy / Shyne Shooting

2008-06-30T03:59:00.001-07:00

singer and actor Jennifer Lopez will allegedly be testifying for the first time about a shooting that dates back to 1999. The incident involved her ex-partner at the time Diddy, as well as fellow rapper Shyne and their entourages, who were attending a party at Club New York on December 27th 1999.

It's claimed a gang member threw a bundle of cash at Diddy, before pulling a gun on the hip hop mogul. Reports say Shyne responded by pulling his own gun and shooting - which hit innocent club attendee Natania Reuben in the face. During the initial trial, Lopez never testified but now, according to the New York Post, laywers for Reuben have served Jennifer with a subpoena that requires her to testify about the incident at a forthcoming deposition.

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Why Good Morning America follows softball questioning pattern

2008-06-24T23:27:00.000-07:00

New York, June 23 (ANI): It seems that the producers of Good Morning America are desperate to land celebrity interviews, for they never ask any controversial questions to their guests. Sources claim that the producers promise celebrity guests that none of the controversies would be talked about during the show.

They corroborate their statement with the fact that Jennifer Lopez was not asked any question about her baby bump, and Dennis Quaid was not asked about the accidental overdosing of his twin babies. Similarly, many other celebrities who have appeared on the show were never asked any questions on the controversies that had made big stories. “It looks like they are making deals. To land celebrity interviews, they are promising to ignore anything embarrassing or controversial, the New York Post quoted the source, as saying.

news source : http://www.thaindian.com/

Angelina to launch her own scent

2008-06-17T23:41:00.000-07:00

likes of Jennifer Lopez, Britney Spears, Celine Dion by coming out with her own fragrance line. According to Showbizspy.com, the pregnant actress is working with French fragrance house Coty to launch her own scent. Coty is no stranger to celeb perfumes, having launched that 'Sex and the City' star Sarah Jessica Parker's signature scents, reports the Daily Telegraph.

A source tells British newspaper The Mail on Sunday that Angelina is certainly making sure that the perfume that hits the stands, encapsulates her. "Angelina wants a very strong input. She wouldn't want a fragrance that she didn't feel encapsulates her," the source said.

The UN Goodwill ambassador is due to give birth to her and Brad Pitts twins in August this year. While Dustin Hoffman let slip the month Angelina was due, the actress and Pitt have refused to comment on the sex of their babies.

news source : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/

Jennifer Lopez in “Mommy Mode”

2008-06-03T01:20:00.000-07:00

Jennifer Lopez and husband Marc Anthony are still working on caring for their newborn twins together. Anthony reveals that they haven’t hired a nanny so all baby duty is up to them. “It’s just us, man. We’re figuring it out and having a great time. She expects me to help and she makes no bones about it. I get the late shift. I get literally from 10 on because we don’t have a nanny. It’s just me and Jennifer figuring it out. From 10 p.m. to 8 a.m., that’s my shift,” he said.

“She’s such an amazing mom and I’m so proud of her,” added the singer. “She’s such a gem to watch.” Max and Emme were born February 22 and are the first children for the couple. Anthony, 39, adds that Lopez, 38, is ready to get back to work and already has three movies lined up.

news source : http://www.transworldnews.com/

Jennifer Lopez & Marc Anthony bringing up babies without nannies

2008-05-27T00:21:00.000-07:00

Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony have reportedly shunned regular childcare help and are keen to raise their twins themselves. Jennifer gave birth to daughter Emme and son Max in February and enlisted sister Lynda to help out until they got into the swing of it. However, according to Us Weekly, Lynda left in the middle of April to concentrate on her own pregnancy and now the famous couple are handling diaper duty by themselves.

A source explained: “Jennifer looked forward to being a mom for so long that she has no interest in just handing the kids off to someone else. “They’ll hire babysitters or nannies to cover particular occasions but on a day to day level, it’s just them - and they’re loving it.”

news source : http://fametastic.co.uk/

JENNIFER LOPEZ - LOPEZ TO HELP SICK CHILDREN

2008-05-22T03:22:00.000-07:00

Singer/actress JENNIFER LOPEZ is to co-ordinate and host a fundraising gala to help sick children - insisting her baby twins have inspired her to "do something for the world". The star gave birth to Max and Emme in February (08), her first children with husband Marc Anthony, and she is convinced becoming a mother has made her want to do more charity work. Lopez has now agreed to host the third annual Noche de Niños gala to benefit the Children's Hospital in Los Angeles. She will also be helping to co-ordinate the fundraising event which will feature performances from her husband.
And she puts her new-found dedication to good causes down to her kids.

She tells People En Espanol, "They inspire me to want to be better, to be a better person, to do something for the world, to set an example for them, to make them proud of me and to know that there's a certain way that you should live." The Noche de Niños gala will be held on 11 October (08) at the Nokia Center in L.A. to benefit the 93,000 children treated annually at the hospital.

news source : http://www.contactmusic.com/

From movie set to music studio

2008-05-13T02:40:00.000-07:00

Scarlett Johansson is the latest Hollywood star to swap the film set for the recording studio, with an album out in the UK on Monday. Can actors make a successful transition to the music world - or should they hang up their microphones for good? The first time most people heard Johansson stretch her vocal cords was in her Bafta-winning performance in Lost in Translation, singing karaoke to The Pretenders song Brass in Pocket. Her vocals led to a track on the album Unexpected Dreams: Songs from the Stars, which featured tunes performed by an array of film and TV actors.

So impressed were Warner Bros that they approached the 23-year-old to record her own album - and Anywhere I Lay My Head, a compilation of Tom Waits covers, is the result. Even David Bowie has added his talents as a backing singer on two tracks. But actors appear to have a harder time making it in the music industry than singers who try to break into Hollywood. Will Smith, Barbra Streisand and Cher - who all started out as singers - have earned Oscar nominations or wins for their acting abilities.

"Her fans will probably buy it and the fact it was produced by [rock band] TV on the Radio means an indie crowd might be more interested - maybe just out of curiosity. "I doubt it's going to be a blockbuster. It's not going to reach a mass audience - it covers pretty obscure songs and they would be foolish to think it would sell a million copies. "But between her fanbase and TV on the Radio's, I think it'll do pretty well." Q's Mr Grundy agrees. "It's not going to be a pop smash - it's an album of Tom Waits covers," he says. "But it's the kind of thing that might appeal to people who liked the Lost In Translation soundtrack rather than, say, Johansson's work in The Other Boleyn Girl.

There are a few exceptions to the actor-turned-musician rule, though. Jennifer Lopez has had worldwide success as a pop star, while Lindsay Lohan and Miley Cyrus have also had platinum-selling debut albums in the US. And then there are the few actors who have become one hit wonders - like Nicole Kidman, whose duet with Robbie Williams on Somethin' Stupid went to number one in 2001. So what is the secret of their success? "Jennifer Lopez makes pop music and the fact she's a worldwide star making music that's very accessible is a winning combination," Mr Cohen says. "People like Bruce Willis and Russell Crowe I think are doing it for fun and would really doubt they are interested in becoming worldwide superstars on the basis of their music, beyond the fame they already have." One problem for actors being successful musicians is being able to juggle the two.

news source : http://news.bbc.co.uk/

Sniff Test: Deseo Jennifer Lopez

2008-05-06T02:49:00.000-07:00

A diamond in the rough bottle in a textured linen-look carton, Deseo Jennifer Lopez ($59 for 50ml eau de parfum at department and drug stores across Canada) means ‘I desire.’ What Ms.Lopez desired in this latest addition to her blockbuster fragrances is a floral woody perfume with notes of Sicilian bergamot, freesia, jasmine, orange blossom, mimosa, amber, sandalwood, musk and patchouli. It’s said to be inspired “by the smell and feel of the air during a midnight walk in Jennifer’s flower garden.”

He Says:

Wow. This is surprisingly sophisticated. It opens on a grapefruit note but quickly dries down to a soft green feel courtesy of watery bamboo notes. There are the expected floral notes of mimosa, orange blossom and geranium flower. Yet these are offset by what I’d describe as warm sand notes. This scent reflects a more matureJennifer Lopez. 3 / 4 noses

She Says:

Another faceted flacon, another difficult to remove cap (remember Fabulosity?). But happily, not another stinker. Deseo smells...expensive. And high-maintenance (not unlike its creator). There’s a sharpness to the opening citrus note and the loudness of a French market stall’s worth of flowers (both kindof reminiscent of J.Lo’s hotel room rider: “at least 10 difference fresh white flowers in every room, or else!”). It calms down and melts into a creamy floral, eventually. Rich and confident, but I’ve smelled this sort of composition before.

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Jennifer Lopez' #1 Fan

2008-04-29T01:20:00.000-07:00

It seems that Jennifer Lopez already has a viewer of her new reality show on TLC. Good friend and celeb-stylist, Phillip Bloch can’t wait. “I would watch anything she does,” Phillip told OK! at the Night of a Thousand Lights event benefiting St. Jude’s Children Research Hospital. “I love her.” And maybe we can look forward to seeing this fashionable guy on the boob tube too. “If I am invited, I’d love to make an appearance,” the host of the evening remarked.

It isn’t too far-fetched! Jennifer and Phillip have quite a history together. “I’ve worked with her through the years and in this business, you work with different people and your careers change, but she is someone whenever I see her, we instantly connect,” he explains. “We know each other from movie premieres and her first wedding and all that kind of stuff.” Here's to hoping we can see this dynamic duo on TV together!

news source : http://www.okmagazine.com/

Jennifer Lopez in Reality TV Show

2008-04-24T23:50:00.000-07:00

Things must be hectic for Jannifer Lopez after she became a mom of twins … Hey! Why not use that and star in a reality TV show?

That’s exactly what’s going to happen, J-Lo is going to star in her own reality show on TLC. She’s going to let camera’s into her personal life and will focus on her career, motherhood and her plan to launch a new fragrance.

No air date has been announced for the docu-series but it’s currently in production.
J-Lo is happy and excited about letting us in on her personal life, but I doubt we’ll be seeing things as they really are. What do you think?

Oh! And don’t you think it’s sorta’ exploiting her baby twins? Using there presence for more publicity and a new TV show?!

news source : http://www.waleg.com/

Has Jennifer Lopez had A Mommy Plastic Surgery Makeover?

2008-04-18T03:56:00.000-07:00

Since her days as a Fly Girl, Make Me Heal has reported on the many changes Jennifer Lopez has made to her appearance in order to enhance her career. Now that she is also a mother, Make Me Heal wonders if Jenny from the Block has gotten a mommy plastic surgery makeover to keep her look.

In the past, Make Me Heal has reported on J. Lo’s plastic surgery, including a nose job to make her nose narrower. She is also reported to have had cheek plants and a lip reduction. Not to mention her signature false eyelashes, which have even reportedly been made of mink for red carpet appearances, drawing the ire of PETA. Jennifer has also been suspected to have had a breast augmentation to help balance out her famously curvaceous body (read the full story on Jennifer Lopez’s Breast Augmentation). Now that the beautiful singer/dancer/actress turned entrepreneur has given birth to twins, Make Me Heal is speculating on whether or not she has also turned to plastic surgery to get rid of the tired appearance that being a new mother brings on.

Jennifer is certainly not adverse to plastic surgery, having said, “If people want to get enhancements here and there and little shots or whatever… I don’t do it, but I don’t want to judge because I don’t know how I’ll feel when I’m 40 or 50 and if that is something I would do. I know that getting older is tough; I don’t want to judge because I’m not there yet.” Although the 38-year old is a couple years short of 40, Make Me Heal thinks that the time for the surgeon’s knife may have already come for the new mother as recent pictures show her body looking tighter and her face more refreshed than ever, even as middle age draws near.

When Jennifer stepped out for a recent date night with husband, singer Marc Anthony, she had nary a wrinkle in sight, making Make Me Heal wonder if the singer has been using Botox or another injectable filler like Restylane, to smooth out any forehead wrinkles and crow’s feet that have begun to crop up. Jennifer may also have had laser skin treatments like Fraxel, Pixel, or Active Fx, to maintain her youthful glow and smooth complexion and keep her skin looking tight.

J.Lo’s body has also regained its pre-pregnancy shape and one wonders whether this is the result of hard-earned work at the gym or whether J. Lo cheated a little and underwent one of those low-downtime lunchtime liposuction treatments like SmartLipo, or possibly mesotherapy-style fat-loss injections.

Jennifer Lopez is constantly reinventing her career and her body has to keep up with each of her new endeavors, even childbirth. So we would not put it past the enterprising J. Lo to have undergone a mommy makeover to be able to spring back into her career.

news source : http://www.makemeheal.com/

Jennifer Lopez's $50k gym

2008-04-01T02:57:00.000-07:00

Jennifer Lopez has splashed out $50,000 on a home gym to help her lose her baby weight.

The 'Do It Well' singer - who gave birth to twins Max and Emme with husband Marc Anthony on February 22 - gained almost 50lbs during her pregnancy and has been working out as much as possible to get her figure back.

A source told Britain's Star magazine: "To motivate her, she's splurged out on a $50,000 home gym for her New York mansion. She's also consulted trainers, nutritionists and doctors, looking for the safest way to drop the weight in record time."

Jennifer, 38, is also planning to start using food delivery programme Fresh Mommy, an all-natural food company which provides expectant or new mothers with healthy meals.

People magazine editor Peter Castro - who interviewed the star and published world exclusive photos of the twins - recently claimed Jennifer was in no rush to lose her baby weight and was more concerned with enjoying motherhood.

He said: "The twins were almost 6lbs each when they were born. And right now, yes, Jennifer has lost a lot of the weight, but she is in no rush to lose all of it. She is enjoying motherhood and that is what she is concentrating on."

news source : http://people.monstersandcritics.com/

Jennifer Lopez's labour work

2008-03-28T03:07:00.000-07:00

Jennifer Lopez was decorating her babies' nursery just two hours before she gave birth. The Latino star - who had twins Max and Emme by Caesarean section last month - wouldn't rush off when she went into labour because she wanted everything to be perfect.

Jennifer's husband Marc Anthony said: "An hour before we go to the hospital, she's decorating the bedroom downstairs, making sure the carpet is in, rearranging the furniture. I said, 'Honey, you're going to give birth in two hours.' And she's like, 'Yeah, yeah, yeah, but that chair in the corner?' I said, 'Baby, we have to go.' " Jennifer accepts she is a perfectionist and wants her children to be proud of their mother.

She explained: "That's my way. I want my babies to be proud of me. Maybe I'll do a triathlon next." Jennifer, 38, has now vowed to ease up on her work commitments because motherhood is the biggest priority in her life now.

She said: "I've been very career-orientated my whole life and very focused on my own world and all of a sudden the focus just shifts. It's like, whoosh! I want to do everything for them."

news source : http://people.monstersandcritics.com/

Jennifer Lopez to Compete in Triathlon

2008-03-25T02:18:00.000-07:00

Jennifer Lopez has revealed that she plans to participate in a triathlon later this month. The actress, who gave birth to twins Max and Emme last month, says she plans to compete in a triathlon in September or October.

“Probably in October, September/October…I want my babies to be proud of me,” Lopez told People magazine.

The new mom said she already lost much of the weight that she gained during her pregnancy, but insists she is in no hurry to loose it all. Lopez said she is enjoying her babies right now.

Max and Emme are the first children for Lopez and the fourth and fifth for husband Marc Anthony, who has three children from a previous relationship.

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Jennifer Lopez First Outing Since Giving Birth

2008-03-19T02:33:00.000-07:00

Jennifer Lopez stepped out for the first time since giving birth to twins last month. The singer and her husband Marc Anthony left their babies at home while they headed to NBC Studios.

Max and Emme are the couple’s first children together. Anthony recently said he loves taking care of the twins. “I’m so excited. I’m so hands-on with them that the household developed a nickname for me. They call me the ‘Burp Whisperer,’” he said.

Lopez looked some what tired, but as always was fashionably dressed. She wore a white dress and navy blue coat.

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Jessica Simpson vs. Jennifer Lopez: Who's Hotter In HDTV?

2008-03-10T02:59:00.000-07:00

TVPredictions.com sets out to discover which female star stands the test of crystal-clear HD.
By Swanni

Washington, D.C. (March 9, 2008) -- Okay, who looks the hottest in high-def? Jessica Simpson or Jennifer Lopez?

In round one of the Plasma division of HDTV Hottie Hysteria -- our first annual elimination tournament to determine the hottest female star in high-def -- we pit Simpson (fourth seed in the Plasma division) against Lopez (fifth seed).

Jessica (above), the singer/actress, has achieved a reputation as one of Hollywood's hottest catches, dating quarterback Tony Romo among other celebrities

But J-Lo (above), another singer who turned to acting, is not likely to be left behind, if you catch our meaning.

So cast your vote below! The winner will play Angelina Jolie, who defeated Keira Knightley to advance.

news source : http://www.tvpredictions.com/

Jennifer Lopez pampers babies with massages, blinged-out rattles, Shetland ponies

2008-03-05T21:54:00.000-08:00

By Vicki Hyman/Star-Ledger Staff : Love don't cost a thing, but child-rearing does, and you can bet Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony didn't pick up their diamond-engraved rattles and 600-thread-count Egyptian crib sheets at Buy Buy Baby.

London's Daily Mirror reports that new mom Lopez is going overboard to give her twins what little Jenny from the Block didn't have -- and that apparently includes a baby masseuse, a color therapist and a pair of Shetland ponies, even though the 2-week-old babies aren't yet old enough to support the weight of their own heads.

(Britain's Now magazine also reports she's hired six security guards to keep watch over the babies.)

"Jennifer has gone all out to give the twins an amazing childhood," a source tell the tabloid. "She had the nursery painted a beautiful aquamarine and light blue -- colors which are supposed to have intelligence-boosting properties."

The twins, Max and Emme, have their own wing, where classical music is piped in to help relax them, and with flowers and presents stored in a separate room so they don't contaminate the babies' area.

news source : http://www.nj.com/

Jennifer Lopez spends $600k on bodyguards for her babies

2008-02-29T22:21:00.000-08:00

New mom Jennifer Lopez is so worried that her baby twins might be kidnapped — she is shelling out a whopping $600,000 hiring a team bodyguards to watch over them 24/7. According to sources close to the Latino singer, Lopez — with the full support of husband Marc Anthony — beefed up her home security by hiring SIX bodyguards — at annual cost of $600k — two for each eight-hour shift around the clock.

Lopez has also reportedly installed closed-circuit cameras in every room in hers and Anthony’s various homes. “She’s paranoid about a possible kidnapping,” the source said. Chicago Sun Times columnist Bill Zwecker writes: “Lopez also increasingly has become quite the ‘germaphobe.’

“Dispensers containing a hygienic cleanser have been placed at the entrance to the babies’ nursery and elsewhere around the house. “People coming close to the children have been instructed to use those lotions every time they enter the kids’ rooms.” Lopez, 38, has also been bulking buying surgical masks — to be worn by those coming in contact with the newborns.

news source : http://www.showbizspy.com/

Jennifer Lopez's $6m Baby Photo Deal

2008-02-20T00:29:00.000-08:00

JENNIFER Lopez is set to sign a record Û6million deal for her first baby pictures, it was claimed yesterday. The superstar singer and actress is expected to give birth to twins any day now, her first children with husband Marc Anthony.

And industry insiders claim J-Lo is on the verge of signing the deal with People magazine. It could be worth up to £3.1million, which would set an industry record. It would also be more than her flopmovie Gigli made at the box office.

The previous record is believed to belong to Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, who got a rumoured Û4.1million - £2.1million - for shots of baby Shiloh. US magazine Ad Age quoted "people familiar with the negotiations" in reporting the deal.

They said People "is poised to pay Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony between Û4million and Û6million for exclusive US rights to the first photos of their expected twins". It would take the baby pictures trend to a new extreme.

Singer Christina Aguilera recently posed with her new baby son and there are a host of celebrity babies due to spark bidding wars. Pregnant stars include Halle Berry, Jessica Alba and Nicole Kidman - not to mention Angelina Jolie, said to be expecting twins.

Ad Age's Nat Ives cited a famous claim that party girl Paris Hilton had made Vanity Fair's cover because she represented "newsstand crack".

news source : http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/

Pregnant Lopez prefers fashion over comfort

2008-02-16T00:42:00.000-08:00

The singer-turned-actress - who is nine months pregnant with Marc Anthony's twins - is determined to stay fashionable, and has not given into the temptation to wear unflattering but comfortable clothes before she gives birth. She said: "People make fun of me because when I have them over to my house I usually have a dress on. I don't like the way the sweatpants look with the extra weight.

I like to feel good about myself even at home." Jennifer, 38, also said she is finding it difficult to abide by doctors' advice to rest, because she prefers keeping busy. Speaking at the Marchesa fashion show at New York Fashion Week, she added to People magazine: "Right now the best thing I can do for myself, for my body, is to keep resting which is not easy for me. "I like keeping busy and it is very hard because if they say, 'Be off your feet for four hours a day!' I'm like, 'Oh my God!' It's just so hard!"

news source : http://www.stuff.co.nz/

Pregnant Lopez prefers fashion over comfort

2008-02-08T22:54:00.000-08:00

The singer-turned-actress - who is nine months pregnant with Marc Anthony's twins - is determined to stay fashionable, and has not given into the temptation to wear unflattering but comfortable clothes before she gives birth.

She said: "People make fun of me because when I have them over to my house I usually have a dress on. I don't like the way the sweatpants look with the extra weight. I like to feel good about myself even at home." Jennifer, 38, also said she is finding it difficult to abide by doctors' advice to rest, because she prefers keeping busy.

Speaking at the Marchesa fashion show at New York Fashion Week, she added to People magazine: "Right now the best thing I can do for myself, for my body, is to keep resting which is not easy for me. "I like keeping busy and it is very hard because if they say, 'Be off your feet for four hours a day!' I'm like, 'Oh my God!' It's just so hard!"

news source : http://www.stuff.co.nz/

Whatever happened to none of your business?

2007-11-26T00:42:00.000-08:00

It works for all those people clamoring to know what exactly caused the death of Kanye West's mom, Donda. It works for everyone demanding to know the sexual orientation of this singer or that one. And it works for everyone who wanted to push Jennifer Lopez and Christina Aguilera to announce their pregnancies before they were ready.

No matter how much the tabloid press and the celebrity gossip shows want, things haven't changed that much. Journalists have the right to ask anything they want. Celebrities have the right not to answer.
The idea that celebrities (and, especially, their families) forfeit the right to any privacy the moment they first seek out publicity is ridiculous. Even crazier, though, is the notion that there is no such thing as bad publicity. Actually, there is.

Amy Winehouse, for example, has become a tabloid star, even though most people haven't heard any of her music - aside from the snippets from "Rehab" that play whenever her stints in rehab are discussed. Never mind that her "Back to Black" album is one of the year's best or that she is one of pop music's brightest new talents, the Winehouse story became one of boozy failure even before she received the success due her.

What happened to Lopez's album "Brave," however, was even stranger.

Released last month, "Brave" debuted at No. 12, with 53,000 copies sold, making it the first of Lopez's seven albums not to reach the Top 10. Even her Spanish-language album, "Como Ama Una Mujer" from earlier this year, fared better. ("Brave" has already fallen to No. 80 after only a month on the charts.)

Though it's hard to pinpoint exactly what went wrong, it wasn't from a lack of publicity. Lopez was seemingly everywhere the week her album came out, with a high-profile appearance at Madison Square Garden and a Times Square concert for "Good Morning America."

The problem is that very few people were talking about the catchy single "Do It Well" and the stylish video that came with it. Nearly all people were concerned about was whether or not Lopez was pregnant and why she refused to confirm it.

The result was that almost everyone knew that she was pregnant, which she has since confirmed, but relatively few knew that she had a new album out. Some have even ventured to say that Lopez angered her fans by not sharing the pregnancy news with them immediately and that they responded by not buying her album - which sounds a bit far-fetched.

"It would have been different if she had an album with songs about wanting to be pregnant," says one industry insider. "In her case, like a lot of megastars, the music almost doesn't matter. It almost has more to do with what people think about her and her persona at any given time."

That puts Lopez and other stars like her in a lose-lose situation. Aside from the fact that the decision on when to announce a pregnancy is a personal one for all women, especially those who are a little older, Lopez was stuck no matter what she did - accused of using her pregnancy to drum up publicity for her new album if she announced it and, as it turned out, accused of trying to hide something from her fans if she didn't.

Given the lukewarm response to the album's second single "Hold It, Don't Drop It," it seems likely that her record company, Epic Records, will simply move on and stop trying to promote it further, even though it's actually her strongest album in years.

Count "Brave" as another artistic casualty in the crazed pursuit of celebrity news - a list sure to grow until "None of your business" becomes a mantra and fans get weaned from the idea that they have the right to know whatever they want whenever they want to know it.

news source : http://www.newsday.com/news/

Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Lopez Have Us Wondering: Whose Business Is A Baby Bump?

2007-11-21T03:00:00.000-08:00

If a picture says a thousand words, try to imagine how many words a picture of a celeb's possible "baby bump" generates — it's enough to drive newsstand sales of a half-dozen weekly tabloid mags and drive the star crazy at the same time.

No wonder Jennifer Lopez and Christina Aguilera kept mum, so to speak, for so long: Why bother to announce a pregnancy when their bodies (and friends like Roberto Cavalli and Paris Hilton) can do it for them? So when Lopez finally acknowledged, at a concert in Miami on Wednesday, what her fans have long suspected, and Aguilera did so in the new issue of Glamour UK, out Thursday, it raised a few questions — not the least of which was "Why now?"

"We didn't say, 'Christina, are you pregnant?' " Glamour UK editor Jo Elvin said. "The question that was posed, near the end of the interview, was, 'What's your New Year's resolution?' She ... whispered, 'That'll be about the time I enter into mommyhood.' That was her way of giving it up. We weren't expecting that quote from her."

Perhaps the singer finally felt comfortable, after all the speculation, to come clean. But usually when celebrities announce their pregnancies, they're not quite so far along that confirmation isn't really necessary anymore. Halle Berry announced hers when she was at three months. Nicole Richie announced hers when she was at the four-month mark. Gwen Stefani confirmed hers when she was also at four months. And the most public of them all, Katie Holmes wasn't even out of her first trimester when she and Tom Cruise announced they were expecting. With that level of disclosure, have we come to expect the expecting to tell us as soon as there's a bump at all?

"Is it their responsibility to tell people? I don't think so," said TMZ supervising producer Gillian Sheldon. "It's a question that people debate — if to tell, when to tell, how to tell — especially if it's a first-time pregnancy, and then people are a little more protective. Who knows what could go wrong? So you don't make grand announcements, because it's almost bad luck. But the alternative is to be holed up in your house for nine months."

"They have the right to do whatever the hell they want," said publicist Ken Sunshine, who's worked with Justin Timberlake, Leonardo DiCaprio, John Mayer and others. "If they want to share what is obviously something personal with the world, it's their business. And if they don't, that's their business too."

Especially because it might impact their business. In the new issue of Vanity Fair, Julia Roberts describes disclosing her pregnancy while shooting the upcoming film "Charlie Wilson's War." "I was like, 'Here I am, finally going to put on a bathing suit in a movie, and I'm almost four months pregnant,' " she told the magazine. "And people didn't know. I thought, 'I'm really going to be screwed here.' I wasn't showing that much. I just looked like I had a five-pound paunch, but you don't want to be in a movie in a bikini looking like that." So the day before they shot the scene, Roberts told director Mike Nichols she was pregnant, and then asked, "So, that bikini scene tomorrow. Can we not do that?"

Luckily, the filmmakers were able to work with Roberts — and her stomach cooperated with her by being the flattest it had been in three months, she said. But when pregnant stars are trying to get the role in the first place, or trying to stage a concert tour, the timing of a pregnancy announcement could affect casting and ticket sales — or so they worry.

"People would say, 'J. Lo's not going to deliver as much of a show,' because she's a dancer, she's a physical artist," Sheldon said. "But I saw her in L.A., and the girl was working it. She was terrific, pregnant or no. But putting her on the cover and saying she's pregnant, her career could be harmed."

"It could affect ticket sales," said In Touch senior news editor Ashley Dillahunty. "But I would think, if anything, it could help it. If someone's performing that you love like Jennifer Lopez, you're going to want to see her in person anyway, and if you know she's pregnant, that would be amazing, to see her glow like that."

In Touch broke the news of Lopez's pregnancy in September, before the singer kicked off her concert tour with husband Marc Anthony, but it wasn't until the first picture backed it up that "there was proof," Dillahunty said. "She's dressed all in blue onstage in concert, and her blouse flew up. We don't base everything on the picture, because not every celebrity is automatically pregnant. It could just be the shirt they're wearing or they had a big lunch. But there was lots of speculation about her being pregnant, probably more than any other celebrity, and inside sources backed it up."

And then there was Roberto Cavalli, who designed the loose-fitting outfits for Lopez's tour, and who confirmed the pregnancy to People magazine shortly afterward. "She requests something very special because she is waiting for the baby," he told the magazine. "It is so complicated because every week she is getting bigger."

"There are those like Jennifer Lopez who don't confirm the things in their lives, marriages, pregnancies, and are really private," said People special correspondent Julie Jordan. "Roberto Cavalli was comfortable enough to come to the magazine and share J. Lo's good news, and do for her what she wouldn't do for herself."

Like Escada announcing the news for Naomi Watts in February, or Paris Hilton for Christina Aguilera in September when she told her, in front of a crowd of VMA pre-partyers, "Congratulations to the most beautiful pregnant woman in the world. You're gorgeous."

"They're just well-wishing, but sometimes, the celebrity doesn't want them to," Dillahunty said. "Most of them do want to control when they announce it, because they're basically letting the whole world know, just like they want to have control over who has the first pictures of the baby. Because from the moment they announce it, there's a ton of other questions: 'How far along is it?' 'Is it a boy or girl?' 'Is it twins?' 'What's the nursery like?' And the list goes on."

What if the perceived bump isn't a baby bump at all? "It's the ultimate faux pas to ask someone, 'Omigosh, when are you due?!' and have them turn out not to be pregnant," Sheldon noted. And beyond being just plain rude, it can be damaging. Reese Witherspoon sued Star magazine last year for libel when the tab put her on the cover and said she was expecting her third child, claiming that she had been wearing empire-waist dresses and baggy clothing to hide it. "If someone's up for a movie role, and she's got to be in a bathing suit, they're going to think that they can't cast her," Sunshine pointed out.

Sometimes, the "proof" in the photos is just a bad angle or unflattering lighting, and sometimes, the rumors are just plain wrong. As Pink joked, "I've been pregnant for three years. I've had the longest pregnancy in the history of mankind."

"And what about guys, when they gain weight?" Sunshine said. "I was at a lunch with Ben Affleck, and we ate like there was no tomorrow, and no one was looking at Ben's and my 'bumps' afterwards."

Yes, men escape some of the scrutiny that comes with the baby-bump watch — which could just be normal (or embarrassing) weight gain. But the watch continues nonetheless, because "weddings, pregnancies and babies are big sellers," Jordan said. Part of the media's incentive is that pregnancy is a predictable news cycle. And the more predictable the celebs — especially those celebs dating other celebs, which lends themselves to cute monikers such as TomKat, Bennifer and Brangelina — the easier it is to follow the narrative.

"It's the world's longest-running, most engaging soap opera," Elvin said. "It's like a souped-up 'Days of Our Lives,' and this kind of gossip fills a void, in an artificial way, as we become more disconnected with each other. We don't even know our own neighbors, and the victims are the celebrities. The more famous people are, the more it's a sport for the public and media."

news source : http://www.mtv.com/news/

Are Curvier Women Smarter?

2007-11-15T00:30:00.000-08:00

(CBS) New research finds an apparent, direct correlation between women's body fat and intelligence. As CBS News correspondent Susan McGinnis reported on The Early Show Tuesday, the study shows women with fuller, "hourglass" figures seem to be smarter, and give birth to brighter children. The research, published this week in the journal "Evolution and Human Behavior," indicates hips don't lie. In effect, says the study of some 16,000 women, the smaller your waist and bigger your hips, the smarter you are.
And, McGinnis points out, there's a formula: Divide waist circumference by hip circumference. The lower the result, the better. For instance, notes McGinnis, Jennifer Lopez's waist measures 26 inches, her hips, 39 -- for a waist-to-hip ratio of .66. The less curvy Keira Knightley's waist is 25 inches, and her hips, 33, for a ratio of .76. The researchers say it has to do with omega-3 fatty acids, which gather around fuller hips and thighs, and are important for the growth of the brain during pregnancy. The curvier the hips, the higher the level of omega-3s. It may also explain other studies that show men prefer women with a low waist-to-hip ratio. Not only that but, according to the research, women with smaller waists and larger hips live longer!

news source : http://www.cbsnews.com/

Designer Says Jennifer Lopez is Pregnant

2007-11-07T00:01:00.000-08:00

(EZ-Tracks) - Well, the word is unofficially out: Jenifer Lopez’s fashion designer has inadvertently confirmed rumors that the pop diva is pregnant. Asked what types of clothing he designs for celebrities, Roberto Cavalli told People magazine: "Well Jennifer Lopez, at this moment, she requests something very special because she is waiting for the baby."

The fashion designer, who is known for creating attention grabbing get-ups with free-flowing designs, posted his confession on the People Web site. “It is so complicated because every week she is getting bigger," he said. Lopez is currently on tour with husband Mark Anthony. Cavalli’s comments came after weeks of speculation, fueled by tabloid photos of Lopez’s ever so slightly enlarged belly. Lopez, 39, has declined comment, as has her publicist.

"The thing about Jennifer Lopez, she is a singer, she is a dancer," Cavalli said on the People site. "Most of the time when I prepare something for the tour, the performer, they want something very soft so they can dance and so they can move free." Lopez and Anthony’s En Concierto tour started in New Jersey on September 29.

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