J.Lo Blows Off Runway for Triathlon

'Injured' diva snubs Heidi Klum, then competes
By Elizabeth Wolff,  Newser Staff
Posted Sep 15, 2008 9:34 AM CDT
J.Lo Blows Off Runway for Triathlon
Project Runway's Heidi Klum appears on the runway before the designers showed their collections during Fashion Week in New York, Friday Sept. 12, 2008.    (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Jennifer Lopez abruptly canceled her guest judging appearance on Friday's Project Runway finale because of an alleged foot injury, but she regained her footing awfully fast, MSNBC reports. The singer-actress turned around and completed her much-hyped first triathlon yesterday in less than 2½ hours, and Runway host Heidi Klum is furious.

"Heidi went from one big-name judge for the finale to none," said a source. “It was embarrassing."
(More triathlon stories.)

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