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April 30, 2003 - The New York Daily News reports that according to two different rumors, Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck's nuptials will be in Hawaii in a week or so, or they'll use the chapel on the grounds of the $16 million home they recently bought on Georgia's Hampton Island. Read more.

April 30, 2003 - Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck attended the Anaheim Angels v Boston Red Sox Game on Monday (April 28) at Edison Field in Anaheim, California. Check out pictures from Oh-JLo.com.

April 30, 2003 - Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have spent "tens of millions" of dollars on an 83 acre island lovenest on Hampton Island near Savannah, Georgia. Check out pictures of the estate from MavrixPhoto.

April 28, 2003 - Jeannette Walls of MSNBC.com reports that there is big interest in the Channel 4 documentary on Jennifer Lopez, entitled 'Behind the Behind.' "There is a definitely lot of interest in the U.S.," says a source. "The proof in the pudding will be what sort of ratings it brings in, but we’re expecting that after [it broadcasts] a bidding war will break out like it did for the Michael Jackson documentary that was also broadcast [in England] first." Read more.

April 28, 2003 - The New York Post has a photo of Jennifer Lopez and fiance Ben Affleck's 83-acre, $16 million Hampton Island estate, 35 miles south of Savannah, Georgia. "It's like stepping back in time," said a source who's toured the property. "Ben is totally taken with the place. It's so beautiful and peaceful." Read more.

April 26, 2003 - Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck were immortalized on the April 16th episode 705 of 'South Park' entitled 'Fat Butt and Pancake Head'. One of Cartman's body parts becomes too famous for its own good. The real Jenny From the Block is enraged to learn that a new 'Diva' has stolen her record deal and her boyfriend! South Park will never be the same after Jenny & Ben meet the new 'Ms. Lopez.' Download the episode at KaZaA.

April 26, 2003 - Liz Smith responded to the rumor she posted the other day about Jennifer Lopez starring in a remake of 'Flashdance'. Smith says, "If Lopez were to remake anything, she'd do well with 'Carmen,' the classic tale of a lusty gypsy who leads men to ruin. She is a convincing, earthy actress. She was really quite good in every scene in 'Maid in Manhattan' that did not include her tragically miscast leading man, Ralph Fiennes. It was an absurd movie, but Lopez leant a sense of reality to the silliness."

April 25, 2003 - While Jennifer Lopez proudly sang how she grew up humble in 'Jenny From The Block', a new TV documentary from Channel 4, 'Behind the Behind', brings the story tumbling down. The documenary reveals that Lopez came from a nice neighborhood and had a private education. Retired policeman Henry Palayo, who has known the Lopez family for 20 years, says, "She’s another Hollywood star who’s forgotten where she comes from. She’s very artificial — more artificial than a plastic rose." Ex husband Ojani Noa recalled, "She would go shopping a lot — she never hung out with people from the Bronx." Behind The Behind is on Channel 4 on Wednesday (April 30) at 10pm GMT. Read more.

April 25, 2003 - Chris Booker of Entertainment Tonight chatted with his girlfriend Lynda's famous sister, Jennifer Lopez, on the set of her new Vibe magazine cover shoot. Asked how the diva can maintain her schedule, J.Lo says, "I have great people who I work with. Like the idea that I had last week is in motion and so I can think of new things this week!" But can she find time to sleep? "I want to sleep right now! You know, I take everything and prioritize in a certain way," J.Lo explained. "I basically set my priorities and say this needs to be today, this can be done tomorrow ... I need to do this, this has to be fit in. I just go day by day." Read more, including a video clip of J.Lo talking about her upcoming wedding to fiance Ben Affleck, here.

April 25, 2003 - Us Weekly reports that for her 'I'm Glad' video, Jennifer Lopez insisted on wearing the same red bodysuit Jennifer Beals' wore in 'Flashdance' in the scene where water showers her body. A source who worked on the hot video, which was filmed in Los Angeles in February, says, "The dress had been in storage and never worn since the film, but Jennifer made sure she got it for the video." But J.Lo's shapely backside posed a slight problem. The source adds, "She had to have the suit cut in the back so that two panels of material could be added so it would fit her."

April 25, 2003 - Liz Smith of the New York Post reports Jennifer Lopez has done such a good job in re-creating the look of 'Flashdance' in her latest video 'I'm Glad', that there is talk that J.Lo will remake the 1983 film playing the role of Jennifer Beals. Smith says, "Really, what would be the point? Although the sturdy Ms. Lopez might be a more convincing welder-by-day/dancer-by-night than the slight and delicate original star."

April 25, 2003 - J.Lo fan site Jennifer Lopez Latin Soul has pictures of the singer/actress on the set of her new movie, 'Unfinished Life' in Kamloops, British Columbia on Monday (April 21). Check them out here.

April 25, 2003 - J.Lo fan site Red Hot Jennifer Lopez has exclusive new remixes for 'I'm Glad', including Ford's siren mix and Paul Oakenfold's remix. Download and listen here.

April 23, 2003 - After a day of filming the Lasse Hallstrom film An Unfinished Life, Jennifer Lopez stepped out of a dingy northshore Kamloops, British Columbia apartment to hob-nob with her adoring fans. Those who waited for J.Lo were rewarded with 15 minutes of Lopez's undivided attention. "I don't know who said she's mean; she's super nice," 11-year-old Katie told the Calgary Sun, boasting a signed photo. Read more.

April 23, 2003 - Jennifer Lopez and fiance Ben Affleck are up and awake for their workouts with personal trainer Gunnar Peterson at a shocking 4:45 AM. "They come four to five times a week around 4:45 AM and work out until 6 AM," Peterson told the Sun. "They have to work 12 to 14 hours a day then have meetings, but these guys don’t miss their workouts."

April 23, 2003 - The New York Post reports Jennifer Lopez and fiance Ben Affleck have spent a reported 10's of millions on 83 acres of land on an island off Savannah, Georgia. "They flew in to Savannah last weekend and took a helicopter to the front yard of their new home," a source revealed. Read more.

April 23, 2003 - The Daily Star reports Ben Affleck has to call fiance Jennifer Lopez's personal assistant to arrange times to see his future wife. The diva is apparently so busy, all her calls must be routed through her secretary, even Ben's.

April 23, 2003 - A pending lawsuit against Jennifer Lopez's original scent could force the singer and actress to fork over millions to a tiny California company that has sued her for trademark infringement. If Lopez loses the case, she and her company, Sweetface Fashion, and licensing partner Coty could be forced to turn over all the profits of her best-selling fragrance, Glow by J. Lo, to tiny Glow Industries, which maintains it had the name first. Lopez told Inc. via e-mail, "I try not to get too crazy about mistakes in business or lapses in judgment. No matter what the mistake, there is always a lesson to be learned by it. I take the good, leave the bad, and move on." Read more.

April 22, 2003 - Apparently Jennifer Lopez's Louis Vuitton ad campaign has infuriated many right wing Republicans. The Globe received a letter from well-known Republican and former 'Grizzly Adams' star Dan Haggerty, who called J.Lo "a traitor. She's just taking Judas money to front some French fashion designer. She should be ashamed." No comment from Lopez's spokesman to the Chicago Sun-Times. Read more.

April 22, 2003 - The Sunday People reports Jennifer Lopez has signed up for a $9.4 million part in the next Austin Powers flick, playing the spoof spy's love interest. A source at New Line commented, "It's a brilliant signing. She loved the previous films and can't wait to do the comedy with Mike." The movie is provisionally titled 'For Your Thighs Only'. Read more.

April 20, 2003 - The San Francisco Chronicle quotes Jennifer Lopez's sister Lynda saying: "When Jennifer comes back to the family now she's still just my same ol' older sister, that is except at Christmas when she brings home more presents, and they're a lot more expensive."

April 18, 2003 - Craig David spoke with Radio 1 and said that while he would like to do a duet with Jennifer Lopez, he wants to establish his career in the U.S. without the help of such a collaboration. He says, "When it first came around I was just about to go to America. I think people would have looked at it as me trying to use Jennifer Lopez to get into that massive state. When the time's right it'll be cool." Read more.

April 17, 2003 - The New York Post reports Jennifer Lopez and fiance Ben Affleck looked at a "plantation" in Savannah, Georgia after returning from their Paris trip on Monday. "It's a property they are very seriously interested in," an insider said. The couple left for Montreal after inspecting the Greek revival mansion.

April 17, 2003 - The Daily Star reports Jennifer Lopez reacted badly to a parking valet when he asked for a $5 tip. The parker says, "J.Lo moaned that she had no change, before asking if I knew who I was talking to. Then she told me that I had driven her car and that I should think myself lucky. J.Lo didn't want to cough up a penny, but I brown-nosed her a little. I told her I polished her motor, just because I was so proud to have driven it." And his tactic paid off - Lopez reached into her glove compartment and handed the man a $10 tip.

April 17, 2003 - This week's Us Weekly cover features Ben Affleck and fiance Jennifer Lopez in their 'Weddings of the Year' cover story. Check out a photo of the cover here.

April 16, 2003 - Jeannette Walls of MSNBC.com spoke with a spokesman for Ben Affleck after the report that he had purchased a jewel encrusted toilet seat studded with rubies, sapphires, pearls and a diamond, which were are all coated in plastic, so as not to cause friction to fiance Jennifer Lopez's behind. Affleck’s spokesman laughed. "That’s ridiculous," he said. "Consider the source." Asked if he was denying the story, he repeated, "Consider the source."

April 15, 2003 - The National Enquirer says that according to published reports, Ben Affleck has purchased fiance Jennifer Lopez a jewel-encrusted toilet seat. "Jennifer is my princess and she deserves only the best - even when it comes to toilets," Affleck reportedly told a pal. The $105,000 toilet is adorned with rubies, sapphires, pearls and a diamond and was designed by Affleck himself. The report adds that the stones are set inside the plastic, so Jennifer's behind won't get scratched.

April 15, 2003 - A source tells New York magazine that Jennifer Lopez will launch another fragrance this fall, after her first perfume, Glow by J.Lo, has become the No. 1 seller in the world. Lopez has decided to go a bit more upmarket this time, as she'll be wearing elegant frocks and evening gowns in the new ads. J.Lo’s entourage is trying to keep the new name's scent under wraps until a launch party in Los Angeles in June. For now, those involved are allowed to refer to it only as JL II.

April 13, 2003 - The New York Post reports Jennifer Lopez and fiance Ben Affleck threw designer Marc Jacobs a very surprising birthday bash on Wednesday night at the Crillon Hotel in Paris. "You could have peeled me off the ceiling," he admitted. "It was a complete surprise and I was really touched. It was a very extraordinary 40th birthday." Jacobs had thought it was a business meeting.

April 13, 2003 - The National Enquirer reports Jennifer Lopez came out of the Ivy restaurant recently and had the valet pick up her car. When the Valet asked her for the $3.50 fee for parking, she asked him "Don't you know who I am?" He said he did but still needed the $3.50. She paid up and took off.

April 13, 2003 - The Boston Herald reports Jennifer Lopez and fiance Ben Affleck are eyeing a 4-bedroom, $3.4 million home in Savannah, Georgia. Affleck was apparently was quite taken with Savannah after filming 'Forces Of Nature' there with Sandra Bullock.

April 13, 2003 - 'Maid in Manhattan', a Columbia Pictures release starring Jennifer Lopez, is the star's biggest boxoffice success in the U.S., with $94 million to date. It has also just become the biggest grossing international release headlining this superstar, according to Mark Zucker, Senior Executive Vice President of Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International. "The acceptance and popularity of 'Maid in Manhattan' in the U.S. and in a wide variety of foreign territories has increased Jennifer Lopez's worldwide appeal," said Zucker. Read more.

April 13, 2003 - LiquidGeneration.com is featuring a hilarious spoof of Jennifer Lopez's hit single 'Jenny From the Block' entitled 'Saddam from Iraq'. It features a hiphop Saddam telling folks, in an off-key rap: "Don't be fooled by the bombs that I got ... I'm still, I'm still Saddam from Iraq!" Money magazine reports that over the past few weeks, the file has been e-mailed around the internet upwards of 15,000 times a day. Watch it here.

April 12, 2003 - The New York Post reports Jennifer Lopez was spotted posing for Vibe magazine while sucking on a lollipop in the backyard of a private home in Bel Air.

April 12, 2003 - Leah Garchik of the San Francisco Chronicle heard through the grapevine that Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are planning their wedding in Kauai, Hawaii. Garchik adds, "And it's so soon they've already lit a fire under the poi."

April 12, 2003 - Reliable Scituate Realtors rang the Boston Herald to say the $3 million, 11-room Colonial that Us Weekly reports Ben Affleck and fiance Jennifer Lopez "have picked out" overlooking Bassings Beach is under agreement, but it actually is set to be bought by a family from Cohasset, not anyone from Hollywood.

April 11, 2003 - jerseline writes "Jennifer Lopez Latin Soul has just posted a nice collection of video captures from the 'I'm Glad' video. Check them out here."

April 11, 2003 - Jennifer Lopez was again pictured Thursday with fiance Ben Affleck in Paris, where she was filming a Louis Vuitton commercial. Check out the pictures from LFI.

April 11, 2003 - The Enquirer reports that when Jennifer Lopez modeled her Oscar gown for fiance Ben Affleck, just minutes before leaving to the ceremonies, he responded to J.Lo's "Do you like it?" question by responding, "It's okay." Lopez exploded in response, "You don't LIKE it?!" Ben then insisted he loved it, but it was too little, too late. Ben groveled and apologized nonstop until they reached the Kodak Theatre, and J.Lo finally thawed.

April 11, 2003 - A woman who answered Audrey Hoholik's phone at the Scituate's Bassings Beach home that Us Weekly reports Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez have bought for $3 million told the Boston Herald the report was untrue. "It's a false rumor," she said. "They did not buy this house. And I refuse to answer any more questions." Read more.

April 10, 2003 - Jennifer Lopez is in Paris this week to film a Louis Vuitton commercial with fiance Ben Affleck. Check out pictures of the pair from RexFeatures and LFI (page1 / page2).

April 10, 2003 - Jennifer Lopez phoned into MTV's Total Request Live on Wednesday from Paris to plug her new video 'I'm Glad', which saw its TRL debut today. J.Lo explained of the 'Flashdance' inspired clip, "I wanted to do a dance video. I hadn't done a dance video in a long time." Read on for a rough transcript.

April 10, 2003 - Us Weekly reports Ben Affleck and fiance Jennifer Lopez have ''picked out a $3 million estate'' in Cambridge, Mass. The couple were spotted recently on the South Shore, including house hunting in Cohasset. But it's the secluded Scituate property that caught their attention - a 5,200-plus-square-foot, 11-room house on 6.1 acres. Check out more details on the pad from the BostonGlobe.

April 10, 2003 - The Boston Herald hears that Jennifer Lopez and maybe the Dixie Chicks will hit the stage at KISS Concert 2003 on May 31st at the Tweeter Center. Also rumored on the lineup are t.A.T.u., John Mayer, B2K, 3 Doors Down and Daniel Beddingfield.

April 9, 2003 - Revolution contends that the Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck starring 'Gigli' will be vindicated from its assault early on by critics. "The picture will speak for itself," executive Tom Sherak tells Newsweek. "This is a really smart summer movie. It’s not a fastball down the middle. It’s not 'The Hulk.' It’s a curveball." Read more.

April 9, 2003 - Women's Wear Daily reports that Lopez is due to shoot ads for Louis Vuitton - even though she has her own J.Lo fashion line.

April 8, 2003 - Makers of Ben Affleck and fiance Jennifer Lopez's two upcoming movies 'Jersey Girl' and 'Gigli' are trying to douse speculation that they have absolutely no chemistry together on the big screen. "It's absolutely untrue," says Revolution Studios partner Tom Sherak, which plans to open the gangster comedy 'Gigli' in August after delays for extensive reshoots. "The chemistry between them is one of the things that works so well in the movie." Read more.

April 8, 2003 - Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck were photographed in Paris. J.Lo will appear on the French television program 'Hit Machine' during their visit. Check out pictures from LFI.

April 8, 2003 - Us Weekly spied on Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez between March 28 to March 30, where the couple were quite active over the weekend. On Friday, they dined on the patio at the Ivy, where a source revealed J.Lo "practically lives there." On Saturday, the couple worked out for two hours at a private club. Later, the pair were pulled over for making an illegal turn, but no ticket was issued. On Sunday, J.Lo brought her godmother on a private jet trip to Mexico City.

April 7, 2003 - Kevin Smith is furious that his upcoming movie, 'Jersey Girl,' starring Ben Affleck and fiance Jennifer Lopez, is being confused with the couple's first collaboration, 'Gigli'. He writes on ViewAskew.com, "Ben and Jen's chemistry in the flick is the exact opposite of zero. I'm not desperately (or even casually) rewriting dick. Both test audiences seemed to get why the two characters were together quite well. And there's no $3 million being spent. There - you now have it from a credible source. I'd heard they were playing that Enquirer game on Stern the other day and this 'Jersey Girl' $3 million re-shoot crap came up as a true story. I assumed (wrongly, I guess) that anyone who really gave a shit knew that it was 'Gigli' that had done re- shoots, not 'Jersey Girl.' Now I'm seeing this isn't the case." Read more.

April 7, 2003 - Us Weekly reports Jennifer Lopez was not willing to share her feelings about the current U.S. led invasion of Iraq when quizzed at a party held at fiance Ben Affleck's mother's home in Cambridge, Massachusetts. A source says when J.Lo was asked, "What do you think of the war?", the singer/actress responded, "I don't think about that stuff. I leave it up to him," pointing to Affleck. Meanwhile, Ben says he has considered running for political office as a Democrat. The source reportedly told Lopez, "You'd better get an opinion because people are going to be asking you what your stance on the war is." J.Lo didn't respond to the advice though, "she just smiled."

April 7, 2003 - The Daily Star reports Jennifer Lopez and fiance Ben Affleck have secured a deal to remake the classic movie 'Casablanca'. The original film was a hit in 1942 starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman and J.Lo and Affleck want to repeat the success. A pal said, "They are overjoyed at the propspect of being in Casablanca together. It is the chance for them to show how much they love each other through their on-screen chemistry." Read more.

April 5, 2003 - Star magazine reports that Jennifer Lopez ran around the block to save herself from getting a $38 parking ticket on Rodeo Drive recently, where her $350,000 Bentley Azure had parked where a meter was expired. J.Lo and pals saw a cop writing a ticket for a car parked directly behind hers, prompting the singer/actress to scoot it into high gear.

April 5, 2003 - The Enquirer reports Jennifer Lopez has delivered fiance Ben Affleck an ultimatum: quit smoking or the wedding is off! J.Lo hates the stench from his smoking habit, and forbids him from smoking anywhere near her. Ben took the threat seriously and is seeking professional help to break the habit, as he did with his booze battle.

April 5, 2003 - Anonymous writes "Jennifer Lopez, Mariah Carey, Robbie Williams, Shakira and Kylie Minogue turned an ad for NRJ, the radio most listened in France. The 20 seconds commercial will be shown on many channels like TF1, M6, France 3, TPS Star, Info Sport and 13e Rue. It will be premiered Saturday (April 5) but only on French TV. To see some exclusive captures, click here."

April 4, 2003 - Star magazine chatted with Gunnar Peterson about his two most famous clients, Jennifer Lopez and Kim Basinger. "With Jen, we'll do a 60 to 90 minute workout on average 4 to 5 days a week," he said. "Exercise doesn't have to be foreboding. They come in happy, they laugh, we get it done."

April 3, 2003 - ABC's 'Good Morning America' went behind the scenes as Jennifer Lopez shot her new video, 'I’m Glad.' It’s a tribute to one of Jennifer's favorite Hollywood stories. But there's another reason Jennifer spent 14 grueling hours a day on this project - fiancé Ben Affleck. She says, "Ben played it while he proposed because he knew I had written it with him in mind." Watch a video clip here.

April 3, 2003 - A reviewer on Ain’t-It-Cool-News.com calls the new Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck film 'Gigli', renamed 'Tough Love', "unreleasable" and says the engaged couple are shoo-ins for the Razzie Awards for worst actors. "And the dialog!" notes AICN. "'Tough Love' has some of the most truly god-awful dialog ever heard on screen." An insider tells Jeannette Walls of MSNBC.com that "they’re trying to get it into shape." Read more.

April 3, 2003 - Craig David suggested in the latest issue of Maxim UK that he plans to bed Jennifer Lopez even though she's engaged to actor Ben Affleck. "If Ben Affleck is not in the room, we'll be fine," he said. "We'll just make it so it's really on - so it's just the way it should be." As for those that criticized the diva, he says, "They'll say, 'You know what? That's a big arse.' How can you say her arse is big? Maybe she's voluptuous, but you wouldn't be complaining if she was lying naked with that arse in your face would you?"

April 3, 2003 - LFI has a photo of Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck in a scene from Kevin Smith's 'Jersey Girl', which is expected to hit theaters this summer. Check it out here.

April 3, 2003 - The New York Post reports that according to sources, the producer and director of Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck's upcoming 'Tough Love' (formerly 'Gigli') got into a shouting match after a test screening for the picture left the audience unhappy. "[Producer] Joe Roth and [director] Marty Brest got into a huge fight," a spy snitched. "Marty said, 'See, we did it your way, we did your Hollywood ending, and people hated it!'" Roth "basically" responded, 'Fu** you!'" The fighting pair were broken up by Affleck, who along with J.Lo had heard the scream-fest. Read more.

April 1, 2003 - The Daily Mail reports Jennifer Lopez is obsessed with Jackie Onassis. She says she feels she has so much in common with the '60s fashion and style icon. Her Oscar dress was a copy of one of Jackie's and J.Lo believes the two are linked in the most important way. "We're both Leos," she said.

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