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April 30, 2002 - popdirt.com's previous poll asking 'Which pop star do you consider the most talented actor/actress?' had Mariah Carey voted as the top choice, getting 42.8% of the vote, enough to edge out Jennifer Lopez's 37%. Meanwhile, Kylie Minogue edged out Joey Fatone for the bottom of the list. their latest poll asks 'If you could remove one pop act's music from the face of the Earth, who would it be?' Vote here.

April 30, 2002 - LFI has additional footage of Jennifer Lopez and Natalie Martinez who won the JLo model search at Macy's in New York City. Check out the pictures here.

April 30, 2002 - Feedroom.com has a video clip of Jennifer Lopez announcing the winner of her model search that saw Miami's Natalie Martinez named winner. Check out the clip here.

April 30, 2002 - WireImage.com has photos of Jennifer Lopez on the set of her new movie 'Chambermaid' in New York City on Monday. Check out the snaps here.

April 30, 2002 - Jim Farber of the New York Daily News sounded off on Jennifer Lopez's new single 'Alive' - which is the theme song to Lopez's new film 'Enough', due out in theaters on May 24th. Farber warns, "If you've got the pipes of a toy poodle, don't risk bringing the microphone close enough to underscore it. Stick with dance tracks, where the beat can overwhelm you, or R&B-tinged hip-hop tracks, where pop fans are simply relieved you can carry a tune better than the rapper." Read more.

April 29, 2002 - The Sun has a photo of Jennifer Lopez smiling for the camera even though she's being snapped having her hair in curlers while making the video for her song 'I’m Gonna Be Alright'. A witness said, "Most women like to stay away from the cameras when they’re being styled but J-Lo makes even that look sexy." Check it out here.

April 29, 2002 - Getty Images has pictures of Jennifer Lopez announcing the winner of the nationwide model search for JLo Fashions in New York City on Saturday. The winner, Natalie Martinez, 17-years-old, is from Miami. Check out the pictures of Lopez and Martinez here.

April 29, 2002 - The New York Daily News reports Jennifer Lopez' character in 'Enough' was cheered on during a special screening of the show at Loew's Orpheum Theater that J.Lo herself attended. When Lopez started fighting back against Bill Campbell's character, kids were screaming, "You go, girl!" J.Lo's manager, Benny Medina said afterwards, "She was so happy, it was like she was on a kite. To see an audience be on her side like that, that was a brand new level of thrill."

April 25, 2002 - Jennifer Lopez told BBC's Radio 1 that she's begun work on a new album. While admitting her "last two albums and (her) remix album were made quickly," Lopez says this time she'll be taking her time. "I’m in search of something – I don’t know exactly what that is yet – but I’m willing to take my time," she said.

April 25, 2002 - Getty Images has several photos from inside of Jennifer Lopez's new restaurant Madre's, where the 17th Annual Imagen Award Finalists announcement was held. Check them out here.

April 25, 2002 - Extra TV spoke with Jennifer Lopez about her new film 'Enough' recently. J.Lo talked about why she took the part, the social message that goes along with the film, the training involved with her character, the song she and Cris wrote that was put in the film, and whether she and Cris have a timetable for starting a family. Watch the interview here.

April 25, 2002 - IMDB.com reports Jennifer Lopez's 'Enough' co-star Billy Campbell was terrified at the notion of first visiting her home before filming. Campbell revealed, "I have to admit I didn't know what to expect. People sort of whip themselves into a frenzy talking about J.Lo. You hear all the stories about strange behavior, having people strew flowers in her way. I now have this notion that J.Lo sits in her trailer and makes up these stories and puts them out in the world just to stir people up. I went to her house before the film to meet her and see if she approved and I was a little worried if she was gonna come downstairs breathing fire. But she's really incredibly focused; she's a mini empire. She's got more irons in the fire than you can imagine. She's sweet and she has the best sense of humour."

April 24, 2002 - Popdirt.com's latest poll asks, 'Which pop star do you consider the most talented actor/actress?' Vote for Jennifer Lopez here.

April 24, 2002 - US Weekly spoke to an insider at the Cosmopolitan magazine cover shoot Jennifer Lopez recently did for their current issue. Lopez arrived on time at 9 a.m. and was a workhorse - she shot all day long and said she could have gone on. Lopez's lunch was a Zone meal, which she had brown bagged with her.

April 24, 2002 - MTV News spoke with Jennifer Lopez on Saturday to get her take on her new single, the remix to 'I'm Gonna Be Alright' - where she gets help from rapper Nas. Lopez proclaimed, "I love Nas. I've been a fan of his since his first album. I could [recite] all the words by heart. It was just a dream to be able to work with him. He said he would do it and he did it just like that. [Nas and I] shot the video here in Spanish Harlem a few days ago." Read more.

April 23, 2002 - Splash has photos of Jennifer Lopez leaving a press junket for her new film 'Enough' along with her brother in New York City. Check out the pictures here.

April 23, 2002 - Rocio Ayuso of Teen Hollywood spoke with Jennifer Lopez on her new movie 'Enough'. After shooting down pregnancy rumors, Jennifer said, "Just as my character (in 'Enough') was determined to regain her power as a woman - because we give so much of ourselves we do ourselves harm - I'm determined to do what I want with my life." Read more.

April 23, 2002 - The National Enquirer reports Cris Judd was so furious at the set of 'Gigli' during a sex scene between his wife Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck, J.Lo had to send him away from the set to cool down. An insider revealed, "The scene required Jennifer and Ben to be naked and appear to really go at it. Cris erupted in a jealous rage because Ben is a good-looking guy and he and Jennifer definitely had chemistry. Ben was feeling especially uncomfortable having to passionately kiss and pretend to make love to Jennifer while Cris was standing guard. It became so uncomfortable that Ben refused to do the scene while Cris was on the set." Read more.

April 23, 2002 - US Weekly spoke to an insider at the Cosmopolitan magazine cover shoot Jennifer Lopez recently did for their current issue. Lopez arrived on time at 9 a.m. and was a workhorse - she shot all day long and said she could have gone on. Lopez's lunch was a Zone meal, which she had brown bagged with her. 

April 23, 2002 - Jennifer Lopez won the Favourite Female Movie Star award at the 15th annual Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards held on Saturday in Santa Monica.

April 22, 2002 - The Sunday People reports Jennifer Lopez's butt will be projected on to the Moon in a publicity stunt for FHM magazine. A spokesman boasted, "This will be the most amazing stunt yet. Quite how it is being done is a secret, but Jennifer's bum should be visible over a huge area. The experts are working out the details now and guarantee the results will be unbelievable." Read more.

April 22, 2002 - Splash has photos of Jennifer Lopez being whisked away from a New York hotel after leaving through a side exit to evade waiting fans and photographers. Check them out here.

April 20, 2002 - Jennifer Lopez was on Access Hollywood on Friday where she addressed whether being constantly in the headlines and working in several films on top of her music career will lead to overexposure. Lopez said, "I worry about certain things sometimes, like spreading myself too thin, not having enough time to contribute to everything. I think as far as overexposure and things like that it's a tricky thing, but I don't take on anything that I don't feel extremely passionate about." Read more.

April 20, 2002 - Jennifer Lopez spoke with Mary Hart of Entertainment Tonight on Friday, where she addresed recent rumors that she was pregnant and whether she worries about her biological clock. J.Lo said, "I just feel like we're modern women, you know, we don't do things like they did a century ago. You know what he mean? Several things have progressed and we realize ourselves more as human beings and the potential that we have. And as far as being able to have children physically, whatever, I mean, i have people in my family aunts, who have given birth in their 40s. And, you know, the kids are living proof, they work with me right now. You know what I mean?" Read more.

April 20, 2002 - The Globe spoke with gay male fans who watched Jennifer Lopez during her surprise performance at the White Party in Palm Springs recently. One of the 10,000 gay men in attendance said, "It was an incredibly sensual, sexually charged show. Even the gay guys were turned on!" Another fan wondered, "I don't know if they were cheering for J.Lo or the muscular studs she was on stage with." Read more.

April 20, 2002 - Splash has still more photos of Jennifer Lopez from Wednesday's video shoot for her latest video 'I'm Gonna Be Alright' filmed in New York. This crop includes J.Lo taking a break from filming with husband Cris Judd. Check them out here.

April 20, 2002 - Jennifer Lopez chatted with Mary Hart of Entertainment Tonight Friday and J.Lo revealed of her new film 'Enough', "This has been a tough movie, because we're dealing with physical abuse -- it's hard. With physical abuse comes emotional abuse. So, there's a lot going on in your head. I had to explore what that's like and how it destroys you and takes time to recover ... I didn't skimp on those issues." Read more.

April 20, 2002 - The National Enquirer spoke with Mariah Carey's rep Cindi Berger following their report that her ex-husband Tommy Mottola of Sony Records had plotted to ruin her career by upstaging her with Jennifer Lopez. Berger responded by saying, "Mariah is in an incredibly positive space right now. She's recording her new album, her role in the movie 'Wisegirls' is getting wonderful notices from the press, and three or four record companies are aggressively pursuing her. She doesn't want to dwell on the past." Read more.

April 19, 2002 - WireImage.com has photos of Jennifer Lopez from the shooting of her 'I'm Gonna Be Alright' music video in New York City on Wednesday. Check out the pictures here.

April 19, 2002 - Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Lopez, Enrique Iglesias, Ricky Martin, Shakira, and Myra are amongst the nominees in this year's American Latino Media Arts (ALMA) Awards. The awards will be televised on June 1st from 8-10pm on ABC. Read more.

April 19, 2002 - The Sun has photos of the backsides of several pop stars in their latest photo special, likely prompted by Jennifer Lopez's decision to wear a very tiny pair of hot pants in her latest video for 'I’m Gonna Be Alright'. You can check out the butts of J.Lo, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Kylie Minogue, Mariah Carey, and more here.

April 19, 2002 - The Sun reports Jennifer Lopez has hired her ex-husband Ojani Noa as the manager of her new restaurant Madre’s in Pasadena, California. Noa was married to J.Lo in 1997 for about a year, and has had experience in the restaurant industry being a waiter.

April 19, 2002 - LFI has photos of Jennifer Lopez during the filming of her music video to 'I'm Gonna Be Alright' on 124th street in Harlem, New York earlier this week. J.Lo is wearing the shortest of shorts in the video shoot. Check out the pictures here.

April 18, 2002 - Actor Jim Caviezel tells the London's Sunday Times that his 'Angel Eyes' co-star Jennifer Lopez was a professional, decent person," whom he "really liked working with." Caviezel said of the incident during filming when he asked Lopez to cover her chest during a love scene, "She was great about it." As for her diva reputation, he insisted, "She's a diva, but she is a funny diva. And she treats people well on a film set."

April 17, 2002 - The New York Post reports Jennifer Lopez was in New York on Tuesday to film her video 'I'm Gonna Be Alright,' which featured rapper Nas and included a stickball scene on East 124th Street. Afterwards, she and Nas (never mind the paper called him 'Naz') mingled with fans and signed autographs.

April 17, 2002 - Jennifer Lopez spoke with Access Hollywood from the opening of her new Latin-themed restaurant, Madre's, where she explained the decision behind the name - which is Spanish for 'Mother's'. J.Lo said, "I named it Madre's because I wanted it to feel like your mom's house, where you get good cooking and you can come and relax. I think we captured that." Read more.

April 16, 2002 - Bill Zwecker of the Chicago Sun Times reports Jennifer Lopez was swarmed by paparazzi after dining at the Ivy on Robertson in West Hollywood on Saturday. Even though they screamed terrible obscenities at her, attempting to get a bad facial reaction from the star, she acted as though they didn't exist.

April 16, 2002 - Hello! magazine spoke with Jennifer Lopez outside the opening of her new restaurant Madre’s, her Latin-themed Pasadena, California, eatery on Friday. J.Lo said of the new role that has her as restaurateur, "This is my first kind of solo project without help from anybody around me. It was my own idea and my own thing I wanted to do. And I’m really, really emotional and excited right now. This is a big night for me." Read more.

April 16, 2002 - A recent survey by readers of Univision.com named Puerto Rican Jennifer Lopez as the hottest Latin actress in Hollywood. J.Lo beat out Colombian Sofía Vergara. Read more.

April 16, 2002 - LFI has more photos of Jennifer Lopez from the opening of her new family restaurant Madre's in Pasadena, California from over the weekend. Check out the pictures here.

April 16, 2002 - IMDB.com reports Jennifer Lopez admits to not being so popular during her high school days. The diva admits, "I wasn't the most popular girl in class, I had my friends, but I was comfortable with myself. There's always those most popular girls and I wasn't one of those."

April 15, 2002 - FHM spoke with Jamie Kennedy about who he'd most want to prank on his WB show, 'The Jamie Kennedy Experiment'. The funnyman said, "I really want to prank a diva, but the problem would be getting them to sign the release. More than anybody, I think it would be Jennifer Lopez, because I could see her getting so angry. And that would make excellent television."

April 14, 2002 - Getty Images has several photos from the grand opening of Jennifer Lopez's new restaurant, Madre's on Friday in Pasadena. Amongst the stars that checked out the new eatery were Kobe Bryant and his wife Vanessa Laine, Carmen Electra, Jay Leno, Ben Affleck, Mario Lopez, and of course J.Lo and husband Cris Judd. Check them out here.

April 14, 2002 - Pagesix.com reports the Jennifer Lopez virus that appeared late Thursday has created some controversy with antivirus companies. Attached to the e-mail is a file called JenniferLopez_Naked.jpg.vbs, while the subject line reads "Where are you." While Panda Software issued a fix and alert Thursday, other vendors called it too slow-spreading to be dangerous. Read more.

April 13, 2002 - Ashanti was on Access Hollywood on Thursday where she talked about her opportunity to write the Jennifer Lopez / Ja Rule collaboration 'Ain't That Funny'. Ashanti gushed, "I was mesmerized when I got the opportunity to write for Jennifer Lopez. I was like, 'Oh my gosh, she's like a multi-platinum artist, you know.' I was really happy to have that happen." Read more.

April 13, 2002 - Jennifer Lopez has signed a three-year feature film development and production deal with Columbia Pictures, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The deal marks the first time Lopez has ventured into producing feature films. Amy Pascal, chairman at Columbia Pictures commented, "You don't have to look any further than our upcoming release slate to see the confidence that we have in Jennifer as an actress. She has wonderful creative instincts and enormous talent. This deal redefines our commitment to her and it broadens her entrepreneurial scope as a producer and our business partner."

April 13, 2002 - The National Enquirer reports Jennifer Lopez has been vomiting from what she calls "morning sickness," is taking fertility drugs and recently had medical tests to monitor a condition that di-rectly impairs her ability to get pregnant. Read more.

April 13, 2002 - Next month's two-hour special celebrating the 50th anniversary of American Bandstand will include a huge lineup of stars that include *NSYNC, Jennifer Lopez, Lenny Kravitz, Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson, Alanis Morissette, Cher, KISS, Babyface, Stevie Wonder, the Village People, KC & the Sunshine Band, and Whitney Houston. The show will also feature film clips from Madonna, Bryan Adams, Gloria Estefan, Olivia Newton-John and Britney Spears. 'American Bandstand's 50th ... A Celebration!' airs May 3 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.

April 11, 2002 - Splash has photos of Jennifer Lopez chatting on her cell phone while filming her latest music video in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday. Check out the pictures here.

April 11, 2002 - Jennifer Lopez told Cosmopolitan that while she's never come across a bad kisser, her favorite kisser as a co-star is Sean Penn. J.Lo said, "I would have to say Sean Penn, who I kissed in U-Turn was the best. I just remember thinking that at the time."

April 11, 2002 - Capital FM spoke with Aaliyah last year just before her death in one of her last interviews, that they've recently posted. Aaliyah talks about her singing and acting career that has had her compared to Jennifer Lopez. Aaliyah didn't mind the comparison, saying, "Why should I mind? I see it as a compliment because Jennifer's an amazing girl: she's beautiful, talented and she sings, acts and dances - just like me! I'm a big fan of hers, despite some articles I've read saying that I'm trying to kick her butt - which I'm not. Actually, it'd be great if we could work together, on a film or song." Check out the entire transcript here.

April 11, 2002 - Billy Masters of Filth2go.com reports the surprise appearance by Jennifer Lopez at Jeffrey Sanker's legendary White Party in Palm Springs over Easter Weekend was purposely very hush hush. J.Lo told Sanker if the press found out about the appearance, she wouldn't show up. Lopez decided to do the show to cultivate a gay audience, much like Cher has done in the past. Read more.

April 11, 2002 - The New York Daily News reports Jennifer Lopez's publicist Alan Nierob has found that yet another altered picture of his client naked has been circulating the internet. This time the Photoshop 'artists' have removed the underwear she flashed in a recent paparazzi photo. Neirob said, "She's not doing anything about this one." The Daily News also has more on Madonna's reaction to Peter Howson's nude painting of her. Read more.

April 11, 2002 - The Enquirer reports fashion critics weren't the only ones giving Jennifer Lopez grief for her Oscar bouffant hairdo, J.Lo herself was too! Lopez told a pal, "I looked like a woman selling a washing machine in a 60's TV commecial! I can't believe they told me I looked good!"

April 11, 2002 - Shelby Loosch of the Globe reports Jennifer Lopez went to lunch with three girlfriends at Islands of Westchester in Los Angeles. Lopez phoned ahead demanding a specific table and a certain waiting that would only be allowed to wait on them. When the party arrived, the manager said they were too busy to allow the guy to wait exclusively on the diva. Lopez argued and threatened to leave, but her pals convinced her to stay. After they finished eating, Lopez paid the bill - but stiffed the poor guy of a tip.

April 10, 2002 - Inside Edition reports the Jennifer Lopez fragrances and cosmetics deal with Lancaster has caused the cosmetic company to drop actress Isabella Rossellini's make-up line in response.

April 9, 2002 - In wake of the recent reports that Tommy Mottola worked to sabotage Mariah Carey's career using Jennifer Lopez and Ja Rule to facilitate the move, Ja revealed to Launch.com last August, "I got a call from J. Lo and them, they heard the record that I did for her (Mariah) somehow, and they thought the record was like incredible. So they called me and said, 'We want you to do a record for J. Lo's new single, 'I'm Real,' but we need it now. Like right now. We're shooting the video Saturday.' It was like Thursday, I got the call. So they bring the record over, and drop it off. Like with no instructions, like, 'Do what you want Ja.' And that was the whole awkward thing about it, like, 'What do you mean? Do what I want.' I was like, 'I've never wrote a whole R&B record,' and it just shocked me. And he was like, 'Yeah, do what you want with it.'" Listen to the quote and read more here.

April 9, 2002 - The New York Daily News spoke with Ja Rule about his several upcoming film roles including 'Half Past Dead', 'The Fast and the Furious 2', 'The Chronicles of Riddick', and 'S.W.A.T.' Of all the roles coming his way, Ja joked, "I'm chasing after Denzel." As for his rumored romance with his 'I'm Real' and 'Ain't It Funny' partner, J.Lo, he insisted, "We've got a good chemistry. We make hits. That's it." Of course Ja Rule is married and has two kids.

April 9, 2002 - Star magazine reports Jennifer Lopez and husband Cris Judd went shopping for furniture at the appropriately named Beverly Hills store called 'Diva'. J.Lo picked up several pieces of expensive modern furniture, having it delivered to her new home in Beverly Hills.

April 5, 2002 - Jennifer Lopez's 'Gigli' co-star Ben Affleck shelled out over $20,000 for ads running in 'Variety' and 'Hollywood Reporter' to say how much he enjoyed working with her and how he was ashamed of his notions beforehand that she'd be a diva. Affleck wrote, "I really liked working with her and have been so impressed with her acting skills," he said. "In a lot of ways it was in contrast to what some of my pre-conceptions were about Jennifer. I thought I’d write a paragraph saying what a professional, decent person I think she is and how kind she is." Read more.

April 4, 2002 - Jennifer Lopez will be chatting with fans on MSN Thursday, April 11 at 7pm ET/4pm PT. J.Lo will be promoting her upcoming movie 'Enough' (opening in theaters May 24) as well as her current CD 'J to tha L-O! The Remixes.' Check out more on the chat here.

April 4, 2002 - AFP reports Jennifer Lopez has settled her lawsuit with Death Row Records boss Marion "Suge" Knight that was filed after Suge said he had obtained a secretly recorded during a long-ago tryst between Lopez and a boyfriend. Suge admitted he didn't have a copy of such a tape and wasn't award of its exitence. Terms were not disclosed. Read more.

April 4, 2002 - E! Online's Ted Casablanca reports Jennifer Lopez and her two bodyguards were spotted checking out the Newsroom Cafe in Los Angeles, but only briefly. J.Lo was in and out only to find paparazzi snapping her every move.

April 3, 2002 - Jeannette Walls of MSNBC reports Jennifer Lopez did a surprise performance for around 20,000 gay men at the White Party in Palm Beach on Saturday night. The event was held by Jeffrey Sanker of L.A.-based JS Enterprises. J.Lo's spokesperson said of the show, "Not only did she perform, she was fantastic. I’ve been getting calls all morning."

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