Jennifer Lopez

HERE’S WHAT WE KNOW

Paula Abdul’s sexual harassment lawsuit against her former coworker and friend, Nigel Lythgoe is making headlines as the two engage in back and forth of he said /she saids. Here’s what we know: The two had a major falling out prior to Paula filing her lawsuit and behind closed doors a settlement conference is already in the works. Our source says this will never go to trial and that it will likely be gone from the news cycle by the summer, since neither wants their dirty laundry aired in public. From what we hear, both sides have enough dirty laundry to open a dry cleaners!

Ben Affleck and his ex-wife Jennifer Garner were spotted together at Disneyland without their current significant others to celebrate their son Samuel’s birthday, and it raised a few eyebrows. Here’s the scoop: Ben and  wife Jennifer Lopez and Garner and her main squeeze, John Miller, celebrated Samuel’s birthday TOGETHER with dinner and cake at Garner’s house after the Disney outing. Our source says all four adults have developed a friendship and there’s no hard feelings between Affleck and Garner. Ben is pals with John and the two Jennifers have developed a bond. This is co-parenting at its finest.

Nikki Haley suspended her presidential campaign the day after Super Tuesday, but what she did NOT do is endorse her fellow Republican Donald Trump. Here’s why: Nikki deplores Trump’s misogynistic ways and while she’s a fan of most of his policies, she finds him repulsive as a human being (and we use that term loosely). Here’s some inside scoop: Before Nikki caves to pressure and endorses Trump she has a top secret call scheduled with President Joe Biden. Our source says that Biden is prepared to offer Nikki a role in his cabinet, or her former UN position, if she endorses him instead!

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JENNIFER LOPEZ IS WRITING VOLUME 2 OF HER LIFE STORY

If at first you don’t succeed, try try again is exactly what Jennifer Lopez is doing. First she applied that proverbial saying to Ben Affleck, marrying him 20 years after their ill-fated first engagement – and now she’s applying it to her memoir. In 2014, Jennifer released her first book, True Love and while it made the bestsellers list, it paled in comparison to sales for other celebrity tell-alls. Jen has decided to write True Love Volume 2, which is the working title of her current memoir. Expect her to reveal how she and Ben reconciled after two decades, her co-parenting with Marc Anthony, and her struggles and successes as a Latina in Hollywood. A publishing insider says this book is projected to outsell her previous one by a mile! Let’s face it, a lot has happened since her first book…

Photo Credit: BACKGRID-USA Busy Jennifer promoting her movie This Is Me…Now in NYC (that bodyguard behind her looks ready for action!)

BEN AFFLECK’S GENTLE REMINDER TO JENNIFER LOPEZ

He already has his two front teeth, so this year all Ben Affleck wants for Christmas is for his wife Jennifer Lopez to be on time. Jennifer has an unfortunate habit of running late (she’s often overbooked and frantic) and keeping nearly everyone waiting, including Ben. Even though Jen has so much on her plate with her career, business ventures and motherhood, her tardiness drives punctual Ben batty. To sweeten the deal, he’s stuffing her stocking this year with a rare Audemars Piguet diamond watch – hoping that it will be a pleasant way to remind her to be on time in 2024.

Photo Credit: BACKGRID-USA  Ben and Jen shopping at an LA flea market (something celebrities don’t often do)

KIM KARDASHIAN CONTINUES HER WINNING STREAK

And the winner is… Kim Kardashian! Remember…a few weeks ago we revealed that swoon-worthy celebrity hairstylist Chris Appleton was trapped in a love triangle with his two biggest clients, Jennifer Lopez and Kim Kardashian. Each wanted to have Chris at their beck and call 24/7. As our source explains, nice guy Chris was filled with angst having to choose one gal over the other, but with awards season coming up he KNEW he had to decide. In the end, Chris decided to focus on Kim, but not before promising to still do J.Lo for special occasions – as long as they don’t conflict with Kim.

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JENNIFER LOPEZ AND KIM KARDASHIAN ARE FIGHTING OVER THE SAME MAN

The man that J.Lo and Kim both adore is their handsome hairstylist Chris Appleton. Chris rarely if ever sees non-celebrity clients (he will for the right price) and J.Lo and Kim both have him on retainer, so he’s at their beck and call. It worked out fine when things slowed down during covid and the writers’ strike. But now that things are picking up and we’re heading into the Hollywood award season, poor Chris is trapped in an unmanageable love triangle! Kim and J.Lo both want to be the top banana so it’s become a complicated situation. My source predicts that sooner rather than later Chris will have to reluctantly choose ONE over the other since he can’t be in two places at once…

Photo: Instagram Chris and Kim

JENNIFERS GARNER AND LOPEZ ACTUALLY LIKE EACH OTHER

They say a way to a man’s heart is through his stomach so Jennifer Lopez is taking cooking lessons from Jennifer Garner! The two women share something in common besides their first name. Garner was previously married to Lopez’s current husband, Ben Affleck. Although that marriage didn’t work out, they’ve all remained friendly and Garner has had Ben and Jen over for home cooked meals. Since she hosts her “pretend cooking show” online, she knows her way around the kitchen and she’s teaching J.Lo how to make some basics, like meatloaf and homemade pizza. She also grows many of her own herbs and vegetables so she’s sharing her garden bounty as well. Does Ben Affleck know how lucky he is?

PHOTO: Pretend Cooking Show

JEN AND BEN ARE FINALLY SETTLING DOWN

 

Looks like Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck FINALLY found a house in Beverly Hills that suits their blended family! Clever paparazzi found them in the process of movng in today. Since they are blending Ben’s furniture with Jennifer’s, we can see hordes of stuff – sofas, rugs, art, and chairs being hauled in to the rear of the house. But there’s plenty of room for it all – this house has 12 bedrooms and 24 bathrooms! 24 BATHROOMS!

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BEN AND JEN MIGHT GET INTO THE RESTAURANT BUSINESS

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez want to serve you some tasty BBQ. The couple hired Jon G’s, a modest Texas-style barbecue restaurant in North Carolina, to cater their 2022 wedding and their guests absolutely FLIPPED for the food. Now Ben and Jen are hoping to invest in the mom and pop business and take it nationwide. An insider reveals the excited owners have no current desire to sell the restaurant or their recipes, but they ARE interested in partnering up with the famous couple to expand across the USA.

PHOTO CREDIT: Daniel Vaughn – customers line up an hour before Jon G’s bbq opens…

WILL JENNIFER LOPEZ AND BEN AFFLECK EVER AGREE ON A HOUSE?

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are lucky in love but so far, unlucky in house hunting. For the THIRD time in months, the newlyweds have entered and then CANCELED escrow on a house they were interested in buying because they can’t seem to agree on a LOCATION. Jennifer prefers a gated community like Mulholland Estates where she lived when she was married to Marc Anthony- because she felt safe from stalkers etc. But that kind of neighborhood can be remote and far from a village or even a coffee shop. Ben, on the other hand, prefers the friendly neighborhood feeling of Brentwood and Pacific Palisades, where you can walk to a park or cafe. According to a real estate insider, that’s one of the main reasons they’ve yet to purchase their new dream house. “She wants gates and security, but Ben prefers low-key luxury.”

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BEN AND JEN’S MARRIAGE IS PAYING OFF BIGTIME

Like it or not, Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have become one of the hottest and most in-demand couples in the world. Dolce & Gabbana jumped on the bandwagon early and hired Jennifer for a recent sunglasses campaign. The designers are about to launch a new fragrance collection and they REALLY want Ben and Jen to celebrate their rekindled romance in TV and print ads. Coincidentally or not, the working name of the new scent is “Rekindled.” The contract isn’t signed, but the deal could pocket $20 million or more for the lucky newlyweds…

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