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| | Jennifer Lopez is disappointed by ticket sales but 'doesn't care what others think' | | Added 13 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Oh, J.Lo. All she wanted was to spread joy to the world with her love of LOVE in her triple project extravaganza: This Is Me? Now the album, the musical film, and the making of documentary The Greatest Love Story Never Told. Well, spread joy and make back the $20 million she personally funded. And what have we given her in return? A fairly ?meh? reaction, along with the lowest Billboard 200 debut of her career (38). But hey, we?re talking about scrappy Jennifer Lopez here. So she moved full steam ahead into announcing her tour? only to cancel several city stops (which haven?t been rescheduled) after a month of lackluster ticket sales. Now ?sources? have spoken to Us Weekly to say that yeah, of course Jen is disappointed, but really she doesn?t care what other people think.
?Jennifer?s very focused on her latest project and doesn?t want bad press to get in her head,? the insider says, referring to Lopez?s recent rough patch involving her This Is Me? Now Tour and record of the same name.
The source explains that Lopez, 54, has been through ?plenty of problems like this before and has gotten over them,? adding, ?She moves on when things like this happen.?
Last month, Lopez raised eyebrows when she canceled several shows for her upcoming This Is Me? Now Tour after weak ticket sales. The stops included Nashville, Raleigh, Atlanta, Tampa and New Orleans and were supposed to take place between August 22-30.
The musician didn?t give any explanation at the time, and according to Ticketmaster dates in the southern part of the U.S. were not rescheduled.
Days later, Lopez posted an updated tour schedule with a revised lineup of dates. The shows will begin in June in Orlando and conclude in August with two New York City performances. None of the canceled shows are listed on the schedule.
Lopez?s This Is Me? Now album dropped in February and didn?t live up to the singer?s standards when it came to the charts. The record debuted at No. 38 on the Billboard 200, which is the lowest any of Lopez?s albums have ranked. (This Is Me? Now is the follow-up to Lopez?s 2002 LP, This Is Me? Then. The new record is her ninth studio album.)
While a second source tells Us that Lopez is ?disappointed? over the underwhelming response to her tour and album, a third insider says she?s not letting it derail her next ventures.
?Jennifer is extremely proud of all the hard work she puts into her projects, and Ben [Affleck] has been a huge support through it all,? the third source shares.
Lopez and Affleck, 51, are currently house hunting for a fresh New York City pad, sources tell Us. Plus, Lopez has decided to focus on her next movie, Kiss of the Spider Women, which she?s already filming in New Jersey.
?She really doesn?t care what others think,? the third insider says of Lopez?s reaction to her recent criticism, adding that Affleck, whom she wed in 2022, has been keeping ?Jen grounded? through all the highs and lows.
Lopez, meanwhile, is already on to the next big thing. ?She?s looking for a fresh start,? the first source tells Us.
[From Us Weekly]
In J.Lo?s defense regarding poor ticket sales: what Machiavellian tour planner scheduled five concerts over eight days across the American South in AUGUST?? I love New Orleans, but I still wouldn?t be caught dead there in the summer. Or actually I would ? because the humidity had killed me! But humidity + dancing in the audience? I?d rather watch Gigli. As for these sources, I don?t know. Is professing that ?she really doesn?t care what others think? the most effective strategy? Personally I would?ve advised staying quiet and out of sight (see what I did there!) in New Jersey working on Kiss of the Spider Woman (she?s playing the role originated by the late great Chita Rivera, those are some big jazz shoes to fill). And then BAM! Emerge on May 6 to make a stunning entrance as Met Gala co-chair. But yet again, no one consulted me. At least one concern seems to have been lifted for Lopez: she just sold her Manhattan penthouse, last listed at $25 million. This Is Me? Recouped!
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| | Brian Austin Green on coparenting with Megan Fox: 'pick your battles' | | Added 13 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Brian Austin Green and Megan Fox were married for 11 years and divorced in 2021. They share three sons together, Noah Shannon, 11, Boshi Ransom, 10, and Journey River, seven. Brian also has two other sons, Kassius Lijah, 21, with Brenda Barett Vanessa Marcil (I grew up watching General Hospital!) and 22-month-old Zane Walker with his fiance, Sharna Burgess. BAG and Vanessa had a lot of issues with each other while raising Kass, which cringingly played out publicly over Instagram last year. I guess Brian and Megan didn?t want a repeat of that situation because according to BAG, they are doing well at coparenting together. During an appearance at Steel City Con in Monroeville, PA last weekend Brian spoke to E! News and shared some secrets for successful coparenting.
The ?number one? secret to co-parenting: The number one, Brian exclusively told E! News at Steel City Comic Con April 13, is always make sure that everything is centered around the experience of the kids.
Accept that the change will affect your kids: People make a mistake of thinking that theyre gonna do things so the separation doesnt affect the kids and thats?of course its gonna affect the kids, he noted. The only choice you have is how it affects the kids.
?Pick your battles:? And thats not to say putting the kids first is always easy for Brian and Megan, who split in 2021 after 11 years of marriage. In fact, he admitted that sometimes its important to pick your battles.
The person that you were with that youre now separated from, you guys are separated for a reason, Brian continued, because you didnt get along. So, you cant expect to then get along after the fact in raising your kids. So, you have to decide, ?OK, its not about us getting along anymore. Its about us co-parenting, which is a totally different situation.'
Megan?s similar sentiments: I think its really important when people separate to never ever disparage the other parent or even in a passive aggressive way, make remarks, Megan said during an appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show last fall. I dont let anything in my energy like that when Im around my kids because if I dont accept and love their father Im rejecting a part of them because hes a part of who they are always.
Avoid the ?burden of a war between parents:? Noting that she always makes a point to be very loving with him and about him and be very accepting, the 37-year-old?who is engaged to Machine Gun Kelly?added, That gives your children the freedom to be happy because they dont have to carry the burden of a war between parents.
[From E! News]
Honestly, good for Brian and Megan, having their coparenting sh-t figured out. I remember there being some drama over the boys when they first separated, but it seems like theyve worked it out. Regardless of how you feel about either of them as people, it?s great that they put their differences aside to successfully raise their boys. I?ve spoken with friends who have divorced parents, and some of them have said that the most difficult part was how their parents still didnt get along after the divorce because they always felt like they had to pick a side. I also briefly worked at a family law firm, and to see some of the ways that parents fought over their children, money, control, etc. was awful, which is why I didn?t last long in that area of law, lol. Even when divorce is the best and right option, it?s still difficult for everyone involved, so you should always keep in mind what is best for your children and what they?re going through. If what Brian says is true, good on him and Megan for doing that.
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