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January 31, 2003 - Ted Casablanca of E! Online reports Jennifer Lopez and fiance Ben Affleck were spotted sucking on some drinks at the B Side in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The pair looked relaxed and had fun on a mellow night out. Lopez was somewhat covered in a chic long coat, while her Ben went with his typical jeans-and-tee route.

January 31, 2003 - Ted Casablanca of E! Online reports while Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck sifted through piles of tees, shot glasses and such in Park City, Utah for the Sundance Film Festival, an obsessive crowd clamored in front of the store window, smooshing their faces against the glass for a closer gander at the couple.

January 31, 2003 - Jennifer Lopez has joined the list of celebrities who will present Oscars at this year's Academy Awards. She will be joined by Denzel Washington and Julianne Moore, to hand out awards at the ceremony in Hollywood on March 23rd. Nominations are to be announced on February 11th.

January 31, 2003 - The Chicago Sun-Times reports word is that Ben Affleck and fiance Jennifer Lopez are so cold in the Windy City there is talk of re-creating the set for 'Surviving Christmas' in Los Angeles and transporting the cast to California. Read more.

January 31, 2003 - The Las Vegas Sun reports Jennifer Lopez placed a six-figure wager on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at the MGM Grand on Sunday for the Super Bowl game against the Oakland Raiders -- and won. Multiple sources say J.Lo placed a $250,000 wager on Tampa Bay to win Super Bowl XXXVII and took the money line at plus-160. That means she won $400,000 -- and also got her original investment back. Read more.

January 31, 2003 - The New York Daily News spoke with Jennifer Lopez's rep who insists the Las Vegas Sun report that she bet $250,000 on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last Sunday is untrue. "Jennifer made no bets whatsoever, as she doesn't gamble," the rep said.

January 30, 2003 - The Boston Herald reports Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez had a little snit at the Sundance Film Festival when Ben told J.Lo he wanted to go out on the town with best bud Matt Damon -- but not with her. Lopez's response? "If I'm not invited to go out with you and Matt, then maybe I'm not the one you should be marrying. Maybe you should marry Matt." Read more.

January 30, 2003 - Cindy Adams of the New York Post reports Jennifer Lopez and fiance Ben Affleck are still very much a couple, and appear to be headed towards the altar sooner rather than later. She asked an insider why the rush, and the spy revealed, "Because one and one make three. She's into power and excitement. Remember Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton? Married stars become even more powerful and charismatic as a couple than they are individually. No matter how hot they are singly, together they're incandescent." As for reports that ex-hubby Cris Judd got a big payoff? "Don't believe she paid Cris Judd $18 million," the insider insisted. "She's sharp and she's tough. Before she'd count out that kind of money, she'd dismember him part by part."

January 28, 2003 - The New York Daily News reports there could be trouble in the impending marriage between Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck, fueled by a reported argument the couple had at Sundance, and it caused execs at Columbia Pictures to scramble into an emergency strategy session. The rumor and movie house unease seemed to have settled down after it was learned J.Lo went to Chicago last week, where Ben is filming 'Surviving Christmas'. A source close to Lopez argued that "if anything, the problem is Jennifer wants to spend so much time with Ben; she's reluctant to do a lot of international press for [Columbia's] 'Maid in Manhattan.'" Read more.

January 27, 2003 - On the set of the Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck movie 'Gigli', a mishap happened for an innocent bystander. A woman named Ethel Higley, standing nearby the set, was temporarily blinded by large mirrors put in use by the crew who were ordered by the executive producer of the movie, John Hardy, to thwart the papparazzi who were trying to take pictures of Jennifer and Ben on the Santa Monica, California beach. Ms. Higley became dizzy from the intense bright light of the sun reflected in the mirrors directly into her eyes and fell over in the sand. She suffered a migraine headache and blurred vision and had to be helped by Los Angeles County Fire Department Paramedics. Ms. Higley was then transported by ambulance to the hospital while filming of the movie continued. Check out pictures of the bizarre situation at Mavrix Photo beginning here.

January 27, 2003 - Conan O'Brien joked during his Late Night monologue on Thursday, "This Sunday Jennifer Lopez’s latest divorce will be official and that will now clear the way for her to marry Ben Affleck. For those of you that haven’t married J.Lo yet, there’s a waiting list eight months long."

January 27, 2003 - The Sunday People reports Jennifer Lopez admits to selling bootleg perfume when she lived in the Bronx. She said, "Everyone knew you could get scents cheaper than in the department stores." With Glow by J.Lo, Lopez no doubt has a different opinion of the practice.

January 25, 2003 - The Chicago Sun-Times reports Jennifer Lopez’s Chicago visit with fiance Ben Affleck has been a boon for some local retailers. Among J. Lo’s purchases has been a $1,200 splurge on those trendy Jo Malone fragrances and cosmetics at Saks Fifth Avenue. She visited the store Monday accompanied by a pal and her bodyguard, while Ben was busy filming ‘Surviving Christmas.’ Read more.

January 25, 2003 - The Chicago Sun-Times reports Jennifer Lopez and her fiance Ben Affleck were spotted dining at Skokie's 24-hour Jack's Restaurant at 4 p.m. Wednesday in an attempt to find a place where they might not be noticed. Pat, the waitress for the couple, says the pair arrived wearing hats and coats because it was cold. Lopez ordered the Jack Salad, but Pat forgot what Ben ordered. She says neither were bothered.

January 24, 2003 - Psychic to the stars Jill Dahne shared with Star magazine her passion predictions, including those for Jennifer Lopez and fiance Ben Affleck. Dahne says their marriage is "coming soon" and to "expect the couple to purchase even more property - in Texas and Puerto Rico, the land of her ancestors." 

January 24, 2003 - Bill Zwecker of the Chicago Sun-Times reports Jennifer Lopez and fiance Ben Affleck are in town as Ben films exterior shots for 'Surviving Christmas,' an upcoming holiday flick also starring James Gandolfini and Christina Applegate. Seems J.Lo is keeping a close eye on her man, as a spy says the diva "sticks as close to Ben as you could imagine--considering she's not in the movie. ... She's right on top of him all the time." Read more.

January 24, 2003 - Conan O'Brien joked during his Late Night monologue last night, "According to a new federal port -- I love federal reports. Did you hear this? America's hispanic population has increased by 60% in recent years. They are now the nation's largest minority group. It's amazing. Yeah, true story. Yeah, the finding was revealed in a new report called, 'How to explain the success of J.Lo.'"

January 24, 2003 -  Jay Leno joked during his Tonight Show monologue on Wednesday, "I was reading about this Oakland Raiders' linebacker, Bill Romanowski, is that his name? He already has four Super Bowl rings. He has four rings. You know what his nickname is? Jennifer Lopez."

January 23, 2003 - Jay Leno joked during his Tonight Show monologue on Tuesday, "Earlier tonight, NBC had a special called 'InStyle Celebrity Weddings' and they're hoping it will be a weekly series starring Jennifer Lopez."

January 23, 2003 - BBC reports Jennifer Lopez's divorce from her second husband Cris Judd will become final this weekend, freeingher to marry actor Ben Affleck. Court documents in Los Angeles said the actress and singer's seven-month marriage to dancer Judd will be legally dissolved on Sunday. Read more.

January 21, 2003 - Ebaumsworld.com has photos of several celebrities without makeup including Jennifer Lopez. Check them out here.

January 21, 2003 - Jennifer Lopez and fiance Ben Affleck were photographed outside the Project Greenlight Party held by Ben Affleck at Harry O's during the 2003 Sundance Film Festival on Saturday (January 18) in Park City, Utah. Check out the pictures from GettyImages and RexFeatures.

January 20, 2003 - The 12th annual cross-Canada Music Critics Poll is in and amongst the "winners" were Jennifer Lopez for 'This Is Me... Then' with Worst Album, Worst Single had Christina Aguilera's 'Dirrty' tie with Las Ketchup's 'The Ketchup Song' in the #2 spot, behind Chad Kroeger feat. Josey Scott on 'Hero'. Read more.

January 20, 2003 - The New York Daily News reports Fred Segal Beauty at the Village at the Lift has been giving away massages and makeovers to visiting celebrities during the Sundance Film Festival. When Jennifer Lopez found out, the diva made an appointment for Friday - and, a source says, her handlers insisted the entire spa be closed for two hours for her exclusive use. Diva gets her wish, as they agreed to her demand.

January 20, 2003 - The New York Post reports Us Weekly looks to have lost its cozy relationship with Jennifer Lopez and fiance Ben Affleck after the mag was shut out Friday night from the premiere party for the next series of Ben's 'Project Greenlight' at the Sundance Film Festival. A source says Ben is "massively pissed" at Us over a recent item they ran. "HBO was happy to let them in, but Ben Affleck's publicist personally put the kibosh on Us Weekly attending," explained a source.

January 18, 2003 - Entertainment Tonight has an exclusive peek at the Jennifer Lopez VH1 special, 'The Fabulous Life of Jennifer Lopez', featuring all of her pricey toys. Included in J.Lo's luxuries are her favorite face cream, which costs a cool $1,000 a bottle, $5,000 bottles of Cristal champagne, a $15,000 haircut she paid her famed hairstylist Oribe to do before her wedding, and $4,000-a-day hotels. Catch the special on VH1 on January 17th at 11 p.m. Read more.

January 18, 2003 - Jennifer Lopez phoned into the Rick Dees show in KIIS FM. She was in Colorado for the Sundance Film Festival. J.Lo says she's not a cold-weather person, preferring it warm, and she isn't going to try skiing. Lopez says she wants her new video to be a big dance video, and she'll be rehearsing for it soon. Rick was gushing about the hook in 'Jenny From The Block', but apparently didn't realize it was stolen from the Beatnuts. Rick wants Lopez to release 'Loving You' next off of 'This Is Me... Then'. Lopez is happy about the success of 'Maid in Manhattan', which has netted almost $100 million at the box office. Listen to the interview here.

January 17, 2003 - Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck were on set of the film 'Gigli' in Santa Monica, California on Wednesday (January 15). Check out photos from the shoot at Rex Features (page1 / page2).

January 16, 2002 - This week's Lycos 50 has 5 female babes - 4 of them pop stars - in a row in positions 11-15. They are, in order, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Pamela Anderson, Jennifer Lopez, and Avril Lavigne. Others on the list include t.A.T.u. continuing their rise to #32, Shakira at #43, and Kylie Minogue at #49. Read more.

January 16, 2002 - Popdirt.com's latest poll asks, "What was your favorite pop single of 2002?" Vote for Jennifer Lopez's 'Jenny From The Block' here.

January 16, 2002 - The New York Post reports Matt Damon's troubles with Jennifer Lopez started right when best pal Ben Affleck started dating the diva. It seems Lopez was jealous of Affleck's personal assistant and Damon's girlfriend, Odessa Whitmire. "Odessa was living in Ben's house as his assistant and Jennifer did not like that," an insider revealed. "She asked Ben to get rid of her and to have her move out." Read more.

January 15, 2003 - Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck were on the set of 'Gigli' on Sunday where Ben was snapped groping J.Lo's infamous butt. Check out pictures from Rex Features (page1 / page2) and The Sun.

January 15, 2003 - New York Magazine reports recent reshooting of scenes on the set of 'Gigli' were done because test audiences didn't like the original cut, in which Affleck's character is killed off. "The studio was more than willing to rub out Ben," a source said. "He is smitten with her, and she rebuffs him in many clever, sexy ways, and it's just no fun if, in the end, he doesn't get her." Read more.

January 13, 2003 - Lisa Marsh of the New York Post spoke with Coty, Inc. about the runaway success of their Glow by J.Lo perfume line, and the new Celine Dion Parfum they hope achieves similar sales success. Since Glow hit stores in September 2002, it has racked up a reported $40 million in sales of the fragrance, body lotion and shower gel in its first four months on the market. "For Glow, we had a concept," Coty CEO Bernd Beetz said. "The bottle epitomizes her body and her style. The scent is in line with the positioning. All of the elements are working together in a cohesive way." Read more.

January 13, 2003 - The New York Post named Jennifer Lopez on their best dressed list saying, "No year-end list of fab dressers would be complete without J. to the Lo. There's a reason her every outfit change warranted a story in Us magazine: The girl may not have the ability to mate for life, but she sure can coordinate one hell of an outfit." Read more.

January 13, 2003 - skiplest writes "Tina Fey reported during the Weekend Update on Saturday Night Live, "According to Blender Magazine, it took 11 people to produce 'Jenny From The Block' by Jennifer Lopez. And it took 12 people to get the computer to sing it right.""

January 13, 2003 - The Sunday People reports Jennifer Lopez telephoned fiance Ben Affleck from a Beverly Hills coffee shop toilet - to get him to bring some soft toilet tissue as the rough roll was chafing her famous bottom.

January 13, 2003 - The Sunday Mail quotes Jennifer Lopez saying, "People follow me into the bathroom for an autograph. I'm like, 'I'm going to pee now. You might want to wait until I wash my hands.'"

January 12, 2003 - The Mail reports Jennifer Lopez has laid down the law and forced fiance Ben Affleck to throw away all signs of his former bachelor lifestyle including his pool table and jukebox. "She made me throw away a perfectly good bed," moaned Affleck to best pal Matt Damon.

January 12, 2003 - Entertainment Tonight reports Jennifer Lopez and fiance Ben Affleck had a bit of a scare yesterday in downtown Los Angeles while filming some additional photography for their film, 'Gigli.' Two cars not associated with the film crashed into each other at an intersection not far from Hollywood's hot couple. However, production was not delayed.

January 12, 2003 - The New York Post has a photo of Jennifer Lopez yawning from the passenger seat of a car with fiance Ben Affleck on the set of 'Gigli', and if the film's test audiences are any indication, yawning is justified. A spy said the film is so bad, "test audiences walked out halfway through the movie." J.Lo and Ben were ordered back to the set to do reshoots, including a car scene on the streets of Los Angeles. Look for the film this summer.

January 9, 2003 - Entertainment Tonight has debuted their Hot List of the Top Celebrities of 2002. Jennifer Aniston topped the list, followed by Jennifer Lopez at #2, Brad Pitt got #6, and Britney Spears took the #9 spot. Check out the entire list here.

January 9, 2003 - Variety reports Jennifer Lopez is in final talks to star in the drama 'An Unfinished Life.' The film is about a young mother forced to move in with her estranged father-in-law out of desperation and is set to begin filming in April.

January 9, 2003 - 'Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus' author John Gray has weighed in on the prospects for Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck as a married couple. "They would be lucky to stay together three years," he tells Us Weekly. "She clearly hasn't learned that quick romances don't work: By rushing into marriage, you sabotage the success."

January 9, 2003 - Jennifer Lopez checks in with Jules Asner on E! Revealed this week. Check out more on the show here.

January 9, 2003 - Craig Kilborn joked during his Late Late Show monologue on Monday, "Drew Barrymore is getting married for the third time, this time to a member of a rock band. When reached for comment she said, 'Eat my dust, J.Lo!'"

January 9, 2003 - Entertainment Tonight has debuted their Hot List of the Top Celebrities of 2002. Jennifer Aniston topped the list, followed by Jennifer Lopez at #2. Britney Spears took the #9 spot, while Michael Jackson tied with Matt LeBlanc and Nicole Kidman at #10. At #12 was Madonna. Check out the entire list here.

January 9, 2003 - Jeannette Walls of MSNBC reports that with word Ben Affleck and fiance Jennifer Lopez are looking for a home in Las Vegas, insiders are concerned about Affleck living in the gambling capital of America. "Ben’s been known to enjoy himself at the casinos," says one source. "I hope this isn’t something that could get out of hand."

January 7, 2003 - World-renowned flamenco guitarist Charo, known for her sexy wiggle and the catchphrase "cuchi-cuchi" says Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, and Shakira are cheap copies of herself. "They have all obviously copied what I invented - the hair, the costume, the wiggle," she blasted to the National Enquirer. "But they don't copy so good. They're cheap copies. They are all Charo with diarrhea." Charo added that the three modern day "wiggle queens" "should not depend on the wiggle. They should grow." She cites Madonna and J.Lo as examples to follow. "It's no surprise Madonna is lasting like me because she is full of surprises and changes like a chameleon. Jennifer Lopez is a hell of an actress and also has her own style."

January 7, 2003 - 2002 was filled with some shocking celebrity couples hooking up, getting married, and of course, breaking up. WB11's Emily Frances has a look back which features Jessica Simpson and her husband Nick Lachey of 98 Degrees, Jennifer Lopez and Cris Judd's divorce, Anna Kournikova's romance with Enrique Iglesias, and Britney Spears' breakup to *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake. Watch it here.

January 7, 2003 - The Sun reports Jennifer Lopez has admitted her failed relationship with Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs was bad for her health. "For me, it was not a healthy relationship," she said. "There was a lot of dishonesty which led to its demise. Any love, when it’s mistreated, deteriorates and for me it really deteriorated." Still, Lopez insists the relationship was real when it still alive. J.Lo insisted, "Say what you want about my relationship with Mr. Combs but there was a lot of love there. He will tell you that."

January 7, 2003 - Franklin Soults of the Boston Phoenix reviewed the latest releases from Mariah Carey and Jennifer Lopez, calling 'Charmbracelet' whitewashed R&B that has not survived the '90s and 'The Is Me... Then' a minor, if pleasant interlude before the next makeover. He added, "Whether Carey and Lopez know it or not, white suburbia also plays a passive role in the successes and failures of the singers’ diametrically opposed new albums. In fact, the tremendous difference between this pair’s æsthetic approaches (and their abilities to realize those approaches) reflects a major difference between American pop audiences in the early ’90s and the early ’00s." Read more.

January 7, 2003 - Big Pictures has photos of Jennifer Lopez and fiance Ben Affleck spending more than an hour at the famous Bal Harbour Mall in a jewlery shop in Miami earlier today looking for their wedding ring. She couldn't decide and left happily with some 24k emerald diamonds. Check out the photos here.

January 7, 2003 - Star magazine reports Jennifer Lopez has decided she wants her fiance Ben Affleck to learn Spanish. J.Lo has hired a tutor to teach him three days a week, hoping he'll be able to join in on conversations when they visit the family.

January 7, 2003 - Ben Affleck and fiance Jennifer Lopez were photographed in Miami having dinner in an Italian restaurant on Saturday (January 4). Check out photos from BigPictures.

January 7, 2003 - The Las Vegas Sun reports Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck reportedly made inquiries to Jay Heller of Heller Companies on South Valley View Boulevard about homes in the Lake Las Vegas area, which is already home to fellow diva Celine Dion and hubby Rene Angelil. Read more.

January 7, 2003 - Jennifer Lopez, in an interview with Brazilian newspaper Jornal do Brasil, denied rumors she was going to marry actor Ben Affleck on Valentine's Day, February 14th. "We don't know when the wedding will be. We need to sit down together and choose a date," Lopez said. Read more.

January 7, 2003 - Liz Smith of the New York Post reports that Ben Affleck's best buddy Matt Damon wants to make a double wedding -- when Ben marries Jennifer Lopez, he wants to marry Odessa Whitmire. Damon's publicist has denied reports he and Whitmire are engaged.

January 7, 2003 - Us Weekly reports Jennifer Lopez is gearing up for her planned wedding to Ben Affleck. The diva recently paid a visit to Les Habitudes in Los Angeles with her stylist to try out wedding gowns and accessories. A source at the shop says Lopez tried on Emma Hope silk shoes with pointed toes and little heals. "Those aren't her typical shoes, but they are for a wedding," the source noted. Lopez also splurged $15,000 on sweaters for Ben at Barneys New York in Beverly Hills.

January 7, 2003 - The National Enquirer reports the real reason Jennifer Lopez made up with her hairstylist Oribe after firing him was because the diva was scorched by his replacement during a promotion for 'Maid in Manhattan'. The woman accidently dropped the curling iron on J.Lo, burning her neck and causing her to scream in pain. Despite the woman apologizing in tears over and over, J.Lo showed no mercy storming out of the makeup room and screaming, "Don't come near me EVER AGAIN!" Lopez proceeded to apply cold compresses to her swelling neck and did her own hair styling.

January 5, 2003 - Jennifer Lopez phoned into MTV's Total Request Live on Friday to introduce her new video with LL Cool J entitled 'All I Have'. Lopez says she has a few resolutions for the New Year, but didn't want to share them. J.Lo says spent the holiday in Miami with her family. As for the video, she says her pals were itching to get on the set to see LL, when they never want to go see her shoot any other videos. Read on for a transcript.

January 5, 2003 - Reem Acra designed the dress Jennifer Lopez chose for her first walk down the aisle with Ben Affleck in their movie 'Jersey Girl.' But on their real life wedding day, will art imitate life? Acra says, "To tell you the truth, it's not a Jennifer dress," he tells Extra TV. "It's what her character portrays in the movies." But Reem does have a few ideas on what Jennifer might wear when she walks down the aisle for real. She says, "I can see her in a ball gown. A bit more conservative with a beautiful veil over it." Watch a video clip here.

January 5, 2003 - Anonymous writes "The new Jennifer Lopez and LL Cool J video 'All I Have; made it's premiere on MTV's Total Request Live yesterday afternoon. You can check out the video captures here."

January 2, 2003 - Paula Zahn spoke with director Kevin Smith about the year in movies and asked him about his upcoming 'Jersey Girl' flick starring Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck. Asked if they were a couple during filming he said, "They -- I guess they had started dating right before we started rehearsing. So, they had been together for about a week, two weeks, and then suddenly we were rehearsing, and they were a couple, which was kind of great, because they were playing a couple falling in love in movie. So, the onscreen chemistry was mirrored by their offscreen chemistry." As for whether he had to fake anthing, he insisted, "Didn't have to fake a thing, and hopefully, next year we'll be sitting here talking about that movie and not you're referring to it in 'Swept Away' terms. That would be horrible." Read more.

January 2, 2003 - Star magazine reports Jennifer Lopez and her entourage went shopping recently at Barneys in New York City. J.Lo got tired of staring fans and asked her personal shopper if they would close the store so she and her pals could shop alone. While they've done it for other mega-stars like Madonna and Gwyneth Paltrow, management said no to her. Salespeople say the diva is difficult, demanding, and not a huge spender.

January 2, 2003 - The New York Post's 2002 'Sixy' Awards has named  'Best Job Award' went to Jennifer Lopez's nipple tweaker on the set of her video 'Jenny From the Block'.  J.Lo and Ben Affleck won 'Sixiest Couple'. Check out all the winners here.

January 2, 2003 - Jay Leno joked during his Tonight Show monologue on Tuesday, "Tomorrow is the Rose Parade, and I tell you, they got some beautiful floats. I was down there earlier today. They have one float, made entirely out of old Jennifer Lopez wedding bouquets. Just beautiful. About 100 feet long. Lovely. Beautiful."

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