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Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Jennifer Lopez : Hotel Threatening To Sue For $40 Milion "WTF"
A new luxury hotel is threatening to sue Jennifer Lopez for $40 million, saying she reneged on an agreement to perform a concert for "political" reasons.
The Cratos Premium hotel and casino in northern Cyprus says the pop star can avoid the suit , however , by making good on her deal to perform the concert at the property, according to Sky News.
The performance was schedule for July 24, J. LO's 41st birthday, but J.Lo canceled last week after she was deluged with thousands of letters of pretest from Greek Cypriots in the south of the divided island, who said J.Lo was making a political statement by performing in the north.
Some 20,000 people also signed up for a Facebook page protesting the concert, and Greek-American groups including the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association urged J.Lo to cancel too, according to the news reports.
A spokeman for J.Lo told celebrity gossip website TMZ, "Jennifer Lopez would never knowingly support any state , country, institution or regime that has associated with any form of human right abuse.
"After a full review of the relevant circumstances in Cyprus, it was the decision of management to with-draw from the appearance. This was a team cecision that reflects our sensitivity to the political realities of the region.
The Istanbul-based hotel owners told Sky the singer was "led to believe there was a war going on," which is not the case. They also said J.Lo had already been paid for the gig.
Spokeman Murat Bozoglu, speaking from the company's headquarters in Istanbul, told AFP the cancellation "is not covered by any clause in the contract she signed with us."
Cyprus has been divided since 1974, when Turkey occupied the north in response to an attempt to unite the Mediterranean island with Greece.
My spin : I will wait to see how this one plays out, but I will say J.Lo is not one to renege on a contract....but there's a first time for a lot of things in Hollwood lately../let me ask you , do you think it's in the water...most of the people in the entertainment business in Hollywood is gone stark raging crazy.
Kicking back having fun and keeping it real..........
PIC...meet you on FTBB tonight.
ReplyDeleteI had a good rant on Mel and I feel so much better...check it out.