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July 30, 2001 - Variety reports Jennifer Lopez is negotiating to star in The Chambermaid, a modern retelling of the Cinderella story. Read more.

July 29, 2001 - #19 on Vibe's 20 Questions for the September issue: "How come Jennifer Lopez gets to star in one airheaded movie after another, when we have to wait years between Angela Bassett movies?" Vibe also lists J.Lo in the Most Valuable Players category of the Vibe 100 saying, "No Hispanic actress, singer, or dancer has done more in entertainment for Latinas than J-Lo. The crazy thing is she does all three."

July 29, 2001 - US Weekly reports Jennifer Lopez was spotted pulling up in a large black limo jeep outside Radio Perfecto restaurant in New York. Lopez sent an assistant to pick up a roast chicken.

July 29, 2001 - The Chicago police shirt worn by Jennifer Lopez in the movie Angel Eyes is up for bids on ebay. The authentic shirt is unbid at $395 with the auction ending August 3rd. Check out the item here.

July 29, 2001 - Jennifer Lopez's stylist Oribe tells US Weekly, "Jennifer is very involved in her look. She wants to come up with new things."

July 28, 2001 - In an abstracts.net poll asking what you thought of Jennifer Lopez in Angel Eyes, 70.2% said they loved her, while 15.9% said she was ok, and 13.9% said she was lousy, with 779 total votes.

July 28, 2001 - The New York Post's Cindy Adams had several pieces of trivia in her column Friday including "Jennifer Lopez won't drink coffee stirred clockwise."

July 26, 2001 - IMDB reports Jennifer Lopez was asked by a fan to sign his bare ass. A friend of Lopez's revealed, "This guy reckoned his butt would be the talk of his neighborhood after Jennifer signed it. He said it he was going to show it to everyone. Jennifer was pretty embarrassed, but the guy pleaded with her to sign. So she quickly did it - and he walked off a very happy guy."

July 26, 2001 - SplashNews.com has photos of Jennifer Lopez and Cris Judd hunting for a home in the ritzy part of LA. Jennifer also plans on moving her dad into the same neighborhood. Read more.

July 24, 2001 - Jennifer Lopez received 2 nominations for the MTV Video Music Awards including Best Dance Video and Best Female Video for Love Don't Cost a Thing. Check out all the nominations here.

July 22, 2001 - An autographed picture of Jennifer Lopez is up for bids on ebay. The photo, item 1448853012, is unbid at $21.99 and the auction ends tomorrow.

July 21, 2001 - Puffy was on with Howard Stern Friday and talked about Jennifer as Howard again bashed Jennifer for wearing a thong with her big ass, but Puffy said you have to be into asses if you want to be into Jennifer's ass. Read more.

July 20, 2001 - E! Online's Ted Casablanca reports Jennifer Lopez stiffed bellhops at Seattle's Four Seasons hotel in Seattle despite the fact that she brought 27 pieces of luggage for them to haul. Read more.

July 19, 2001 - eZuma.com has 3 photos of Jennifer Lopez and Cris Judd arriving to the America's Sweethearts premiere in Los Angeles on Tuesday. Check them out here.

July 19, 2001 - WireImage.com has several photos of Jennifer Lopez and Cris Judd arriving to the America's Sweethearts premiere in Los Angeles on Tuesday. Check them out here.

July 18, 2001 - Salon.com's Amy Reiter reports Tom Hanks bemoaned the fact that World War II history isn't a fascination shared by other people his age saying, "I think my generation is much more interested in J.Lo's fashions."

July 18, 2001 - Montel Williams was on with Howard Stern this morning and said he wasn't offended by Jennifer Lopez's us of the N word. Montel says the word has become so often used in rap that it has popularized the word.

July 18, 2001 - WireImage.com has photos of Jennifer Lopez with Ja Rule as the rapper visited with her on TRL Monday. Check them out here.

July 18, 2001 - Thanks ILCAAB. J.Lo and Ja Rule were on 106 and Park where Ja Rule stuck up for Jennifer saying he wrote the song and people should leave her alone because she is Boricua (Puerto Rican).

July 17, 2001 - Megastar reports Jennifer Lopez is being mentioned to play a role originally played by Doris Day in a remake of Love Me Or Leave Me.

July 17, 2001 - Jennifer Lopez's spokesperson in Britain denied claims that backing singer Ashanti is the main voice in the remix of I'm Real. She claims, "This is absolute rubbish. Jennifer sings every single song on her new album." Read more.

July 17, 2001 - WireImage.com has 32 photos from the Jennifer Lopez Fashion Show on MTV's Total Request Live in New York on Sunday. Jennifer was previewing her new clothing line. Check them out here.

July 17, 2001 - Howard Stern spent Monday morning bashing Mariah Carey and Jennifer Lopez for wearing bikinis saying both were overweight and you could see their guts hanging out in recent photos published in tabloids. Howard said women that size should wear a 1 piece suit instead.

July 15, 2001 - The London Mirror is giving advice on how to wear makeup like Jennifer Lopez. Check out their report here.

July 15, 2001 - Despite all the complaints over Jennifer's use of the N word in a remix of I'm Real, only 1 person showed up for the Hot 97 organized protest during her performance on the Today Show. The 1 person? Ed Hopkins, the writer for Hot 97's morning show. Read more.

July 15, 2001 - eZuma.com also has a huge gallery of 101 images from Jennifer Lopez's appearance on the Today Show. Check them out here.

July 14, 2001 - Former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell seems to be a big fan of J.Lo's behind as she tells The Sun, "Jennifer has the most voluptuous bottom, something to bite, definitely."

July 14, 2001 - Jennifer Lopez was on the Today show Friday while ex-boyfriend Puffy Combs was promoting his new movie Made a few blocks away in New York at Good Morning America. J. Lo was sporting a diamond ring on her left hand and performed 3 songs with support of dancer/fiance Cris Judd.

July 14, 2001 - Jennifer Lopez commented on her use of the N word in  remix of her song I'm Real to the Associated Press saying, "For anyone to think or suggest that I'm racist is really absurd and hateful to me, the use of the word in the song - it was actually written by Ja Rule [and] it was not meant to be hurtful to anybody." Read more.

July 14, 2001 - WireImage.com has a huge 107 picture gallery from Jennifer Lopez's appearance on the Today Show Friday. Check them out here.

July 13, 2001 - Controversy continues to swirl around Jennifer Lopez's new single I'm Real. Foxnews.com's Roger Friedman reports the latest talk is Ashanti was the actual singer of the song and J-Lo was just fronting for her. Read more.

July 13, 2001 - The Sun reports Ojani Noa has his eyes set on stardom saying, "I am just like Ricky when I sing. I want to be famous and respected for what I do, just like Jen."

July 13, 2001 - IMDB reports Jennifer Lopez has created a big market for butt implants. Dr. Thomas Roberts who developed the $4200 procedure says, "Jennifer Lopez has definitely sent demand for this kind of surgery sky-high. Women really want a shapely, rounded bottom like hers. Jennifer has made big bottoms big news again. Ever since the dawn of time, men have found breasts and the buttocks the two most alluring parts of a woman's body."

July 13, 2001 - Star magazine reports Jennifer Lopez and Cris Judd engaged in a steamy makeout session at the Delano Hotel's pool. Read more.

July 13, 2001 - Worldpop reports Puffy has commented on the 'Shorty' reference on his new song I Want A Girl which most assume refers to Jennifer. Puffy said, "That (track) is what it is. That's what was on my mind. I dedicated that joint to Jennifer on the record. That's just something I went through. It wasn't really anything deep. It was just talking about a girl and a relationship." Read more.

July 10, 2001 - The Star reports Jennifer Lopez is encouraging Cris Judd to grow his shaved hair out as she saw old photos of Cris and was turned on by his hair.

July 10, 2001 - London's Daily Express reports an old friend of Cris Judd's, William Milsten, claims he would rush into romances only to end up being disappointed. Milsten says, "I am suprised that he's dating her because of who she was dating before. I couldn't picture him being close to someone like her. I don't picture her as a girl wanting to date nice guys."

July 8, 2001 - News of the World's Rav Singh talked to Jennifer Lopez where she revealed "I'm definitely not pregnant at the moment but I am hoping to be soon. I do want children. I love them and would love to have a few. They would make everything perfect." Read more.

July 7, 2001 - Jennifer Lopez will be on the Today Show's Live Concert Series on July 13th... that's Friday the 13th.

July 7, 2001 - Jennifer Lopez's video Love Don't Cost A Thing is up for final nominations in the MTV Viewer's Choice awards where nominees will be announced later this month after voting concludes for the September 6th awards show. Vote for J.Lo here.

July 7, 2001 - More details on the Jennifer Lopez pay for posing story reported earlier by the New York Daily News, as she indeed will pose for Stuff. Read more.

July 7, 2001 - While I'm Real does well on TRL, the lyrics are causing more scandal for Jennifer Lopez, as the New York Daily News reports J.Lo's use of the word "niggas" has caused angery responses by Hot 97 listeners. Read more.

July 1, 2001 - The Associated Press examined the strides that Latino and Mexican entertainment has made since the successes of Ricky Martin, Jennifer Lopez and Salma Hayek. Read more.

July 1, 2001 - An autographed photo of Jennifer Lopez is up for bids on ebay. The photo, item 1441970096, is bid at $12.50 and the auction ends tomorrow.

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