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January 18, 2006 - Jennifer Lopez and husband Marc Anthony were photographed walking through New York's Central Park the other day to get to the set of their new movie 'El Cantante'. Watch video in the 'Guest Archive' section at Splash-Video.com.

January 18, 2006 -  Jennifer Lopez and her husband Marc Anthony were photographed on the set of their new movie 'El Cantante' in Central Park on Wednesday (January 4) in New York City. Check out pictures here.

January 18, 2006 - A source tells In Touch magazine that Marc Anthony had a kissing scene cut from Jennifer Lopez's new perfume advertisment, jealous at the thought of another man smooching his wife. "Marc's the jealous type," the insider said. "Even though he wasn't the director of the project, he suggested to Jennifer that the kiss was a distraction, and she agreed."

January 18, 2006 - French video director Jean Baptiste Mondino pushed all the wrong buttons after being hired by Jennifer Lopez to shoot a TV commercial for her Live fragrance several months ago. "They butted heads from day one, and then they refused to speak to one another," a source tells The New York Post. The final straw came when J.Lo overheard Mondino make a nasty remark about her. After telling Modino to get out, the source added that "J.Lo took over the shoot and directed the job herself with a friend."

January 18, 2006 - Jennifer Lopez's rep spoke with Us Weekly about a recent photo which showed the singer smoking a cigarette on the set of her new film 'El Cantanate' in New York City. "That was a prop cigarette," the rep said. "Jennifer does not smoke."

January 18, 2006 - A source close to Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony tells Us Weekly that their stolen wedding tape extortion ordeal has resulted in "two months of hell", before the suspects were nabbed on December 27th. "Marc was worried about other things on the computer too: business contracts, important phone numbers, and private photos of him with Jennifer and their family. Now they're really to put this behind them."

January 18, 2006 - Jennifer Lopez makes her debut as a TV Executive Producer with the new show, 'South Beach', on UPN. "South Beach is a great backdrop," Lopez tells 'Extra'. "It's very colorful, there's a rich mix of cultures down there. I love the feeling that almost anything can happen." Read more.

January 7, 2006 - Lycos is out with their list of the 100 most searched for terms in 2005. Topping the list was Paris Hilton, followed by Pamela Anderson, and Britney Spears. Other notables include Jennifer Lopez at #6, Lindsay Lohan at #17, Hilary Duff at #20, Jessica Simpson at #21, Christina Aguilera at #29, Mariah Carey at #30, Madonna at #45, and Avril Lavigne at #48. 2004's #1, Janet Jackson, no longer aided much by her Super Bowl breast flash, slipped all the way to #55. Check out the complete list here.

January 7, 2006 - Tito Moses, 31, of Newark and Steven Wortman, 40, from Sayreville, New Jersey were busted on Tuesday (December 27) for stealing Marc Anthony's Cadillac, which had a laptop and June 2004 wedding video inside. Wedding pictures are on that laptop, and cops say the two men were negotiating with people they thought were Anthony's legal advisors to give it back. Read more, and watch a video report, from WCBS TV.

January 7, 2006 - 'Access Hollywood' has named their 'Top 10 Newsmakers Of 2005' based on mentions on the program in the past 12 months, with Michael Jackson topping the list due largely to his aquittal on child molestation charges. At #3 was Britney Spears, while pop rival Jessica Simpson came in at #5. Jennifer Lopez had a rough year musically with 'Rebirth', but still made the countdown at #8. Check out the list here.

January 7, 2006 - Jennifer Lopez's hopes to star in a flashy film musical version of 'Carmen' appear to be dashed after an attempt to find investors in the $50 million project has been futile. "'Carmen' is on its last legs," director Taylor Hackford admitted. "We want to do a tough, hard version, but Hollywood thinks the audience [for Jennifer Lopez] is 13-year-old girls. ... It has an ending that Hollywood does not like to make." Read more.

January 7, 2006 - Us Weekly's Katrina Szish spoke with 'Extra' about the failed extortion of Jennifer Lopez and husband Marc Anthony, which saw Tito Moses, a convicted murderer, and Steven Wortman, a retired postal employee, arrested when they thought they'd be picking up $150,000 from the couple. "The wedding video was on Marc's laptop computer and stolen from his car in October," Szish revealed. "It was the ultimate extortion plot, or so these guys thought." The payoff was scheduled for Tuesday in Manhattan, but "the cops were waiting and promptly arrested them," Szish said. "They were so shocked because they thought they were going home with all that money." Read more.

January 7, 2006 - Jennifer Lopez was photographed on Thursday (December 22) at East 11th St in New York City. Check out pictures from WireImage.

January 7, 2006 - Boze Hadleigh's 'Diss & Tell: Stars Talk About Each Other', features Jennifer Lopez saying of Salma Hayek: "She's a sexy bombshell, and those are the kinds of roles she does. I do all kinds of different things."

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