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Jennifer Lopez Covers Vanity Fair’s September Issue

Lester Brathwaite — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 11:59:17 +0000

Called it. In a major coup for her neverending comeback, diva-extraordinaire Jennifer Lopez has given her first post-divorce interview to Vanity Fair — not to tabloid trash like People or Us Weekly, thank you very much — for the all-important September issue, featuring their “72nd International Best-Dressed List.” Honestly, whoever’s pulling the strings behind the scenes of La Lopez Inc. knows exactly what they’re doing. I’m not saying this divorce was planned but the next step would have been rehab.

Mario Testino captures Lopez in all her Glow by JLo glory and Lisa Robinson gets the exclusive scoop on her life with Marc Anthony, her relationship with Diddy,her broken engagement to Ben Affleck as well as “the example she hopes to set for her children.”

J. Lo’s Biggest Career Disappointment Surprisingly Not Ben Affleck

Lester Brathwaite — Mon, 16 May 2011 15:52:43 +0000

In a mildly flattering profile in The New York Times detailing the resurrection of Jennifer Lopez from the Louboutin-laced ashes of her once-faltering career, the dubiously talented multi-hyphenate diva admits that her biggest career disappointment was her failed clothing line.

Photo: NY Times

“She lives fashion. She sings about and says it’s the most fun thing about getting ready for Idol. Her eyes light up when you ask her what kind of shoes she’s wearing.” So says Tommy Hilfiger, who’s working with La Lopez on her newest line for Kohl’s.

If you remember, in the heady days of Bennifer when Jenny purported she was from the block, she started JLO and its allegedly higher end line, Sweetface. It made sense, she was a bona fide fashion icon, scoring more hits on the red carpet than at the box office.

Example A:

And of course, the plunging neckline heard round the world:

That dress made Jennifer Lopez’s career — and coincidentally revived Versace which was struggling under Donatella Versace after the death of her brother Gianni three years earlier in 1997 — and propelled her to fashion fame (and infamy).

So it made sense for her of all people to start a fashion line, but she apparently “didn’t understand the business well enough.” Now with a new Hilfiger on board — Andy, Tommy’s younger brother, was J.Lo’s JLO partner — the old girl’s ready to give it another go.

Sure, Kohl’s isn’t a runway in Milan or a luxurious presentation on the French Riviera, but J. Lo’s going to be getting that J. Simps money.* Coupled with her cushy gig on American Idol, a hit dance song (the gays will take anything) and DVD sales from Selena, La Lopez has mounted a comeback!

And I couldn’t be happier.

There are so few real stars left since reality TV and the Internet has ruined fame for everyone (p.s. follow me on Twitter @LesFabian). Sure, she’s not the most talented singer, or actress, or dancer, or fashion designer, but hey — she’s the best at pretending to do all of them. And that’s called star power, kids.

Sidebar: Who knew Jessica Simpson would be the prototype for 21st century celebrity moguls?

THE TEN: Model Status Celebrity Children

Kirby Marzec — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:57:25 +0000

After enduring 9 months of pregnancy, spending thousands of dollars on preparing a baby room and struggling to pick the perfect, not too bizarre, not too common, baby name, the last thing a parent wants is an ugly child. While some celebrity kids look like they’ve taken a shovel to the face (cough…Rumer Willis), here is a list of the top ten, model status, celebrity children. If not on the silver screen, these kids will most likely end up on a runway:

1.) PRESLEY- son of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber

2.) ROMEO- son of Victoria and David Beckham

3.) NAHLA- daughter of Halle Berry and Gabriel Aubry

4.) KINGSTON- son of Gewn Stefani and Gavin Rossdale

5.) SHILOH- daughter of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt

6.) SURI- daughter of Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise

7.) APPLE- daughter of Gwenyth Paltrow and Chris Martin

8.) JADEN- son of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith

9.) VIOLET- daughter of Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner

10.) HENRY- son of Heidi Klum and Seal