The Scent of Money

Jennifer Lopez manages comeback to top annual list

(NEWSER) - Jennifer Lopez went from superstar to has-been … and has now apparently swung back to superstar. The American Idol judge tops the latest Celebrity 100, Forbes ’ annual list of the stars with the most money and fame , with $52 million in earnings over the past year. In addition to her new Idol gig, she’s gotten quite a bit of publicity thanks to her divorce, big endorsement deals, a clothing line and fragrance, and tons of fans and followers on social media. More»

Jennifer Lopez snags reality show for Casper Smart

(NEWSER) - Being Jennifer Lopez's rebound boyfriend apparently comes with some perks. Among them: getting your own reality show. Lopez has sold a series based on Casper Smart, her much-younger boytoy and also a choreographer on her tour, to Oxygen. For those of you hoping to see some steamy action between JLo and Smart, prepare to be disappointed: The show will follow Smart as he gets the other backup dancers ready for the tour and will focus solely on his "professional relationship" with Lopez, the New York Post reports. More»

Jennifer Lopez buys Casper Smart a truck, and more

(NEWSER) - While your friends are all giving you $20 gift cards on your birthday, celebrities are giving each other $250,000 cars and entire vineyards. Celebuzz rounds up 18 of the most insane celebrity gifts ever given:

• Jennifer Lopez: J.Lo is the latest, this weekend giving her 25-year-old new boyfriend, backup dancer Casper Smart, a customized white Dodge Ram truck.
• Justin Bieber: He's snagged an electric car that costs more than $100,000 from his manager, a $200,000 Lamborghini Spyder from Diddy, and a Range Rover from Usher. And he can't really drive that well .
• Katy Perry: Bought then-hubby Russell Brand a trip to space for $200,000.

Benny Medina weighs in on Jennifer Lopez's love life

(NEWSER) - The juiciest quotes in Vogue 's new Jennifer Lopez profile come not from Lopez herself, but from her longtime manager, business partner, and godfather of her twins, Benny Medina. "The thing that I always sort of wished is that she would give herself time to just naturally meet someone, instead of having nearly obsessive guys pursue her," says Medina, who considers Lopez a serial monogamist. "The ease with which that obsession becomes a relationship I think sometimes works against her ability to have a real meaningful relationship." More»

Lopez filmed from LA while lookalike went to the Bronx

(NEWSER) - Sure, she’s still “Jenny From the Block"—unless of course you actually want Jennifer Lopez to drive around said block. It turns out J.Lo did not actually visit the Bronx neighborhood featured in her new Fiat commercial. Rather, a body double drove the car through her gritty old neighborhood, while Lopez herself filmed her parts on an LA soundstage. The Smoking Gun notes that outlets including the Wall Street Journal were fooled by the editing trick. More»