JLo under attack from animal activists

Jennifer Lopez is getting some slack about wearing fur, which she does frequently. The singer has reportedly been getting letters from animal-rights activists threatening "to kill her in public, just like the slaughtered animals whose fur she wears." According to a source, Lopez initially ignored the letters, dismissing them as crazy junk mail, but husband Marc Anthony is taking the threats more seriously. "He has hired two off-duty police officers, in addition to her usual security team, to watch over Lopez whenever she makes public appearances," says the source. A rep for Lopez, however, denies the claims, saying, "[Lopez] has had the same security team she has always had."

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JLo banks $1.2 million for 40 minute show

Jennifer Lopez has at least one fan in Russia - a big one. The billionaire founder of MDM Bank shelled out over $2 million for the singer to perform for 40 minutes at a joint birthday party for he and his wife on Saturday night. "I can confirm that a very high-profile American singer performed at a private party in Surrey," the billionaire's spokesperson says. JLo charged a whopping $1.2 million for the set itself, plus $800,000 for the singer, husband Marc Anthony and their entourage to fly to England and stay at London's Mandarin Oriental hotel.

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JLo and husband file suit against tabloids

Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony are suing a British tabloid over a report that they were involved in a heroin scandal. The article, published last month in the British and Irish editions of the National Enquirer, claimed Lopez and Anthony were "caught up in a heroin scandal," and was accompanied by a photo of Anthony standing with photographer Michael Star, who is facing heroin and child pornography charges in the U.S. The couple is demanding "a six figure settlement," an apology and a retraction, according to press reports.

JLo drops Scientology lingo in Idol

Despite slamming rumors that she is considering a conversion to Scientology, the gossip mill is spinning after Jennifer Lopez referred to a Scientology principle during her appearance on American Idol this week. When asked what she thought of the judges' critiques of performances, Lopez said she believed that "concentrating on the rightness brings more rightness." "Rightness" is apparently a Scientology buzzword and appears in a couple of founder L. Ron Hubbard's manifestoes: "Rightness and Wrongness" and "Recognition and Rightness of Being."

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Mr. Lopez owes $2.5 million in back taxes

Marc Anthony may have been paying too much attention to wife Jennifer Lopez - and not enough to his taxes. The Latin crooner has agreed to pay nearly $2.5 million in back taxes after failing to file returns on nearly $15.5 million in income over a five-year period. Anthony was not personally named as having committed tax fraud, but three of his companies are involved. Two of the singer's managers have pleaded guilty to various offenses, but Anthony avoided prosecution as he was apparently unaware that his taxes were not paid between 2000 and 2004. Lopez was not involved in the investigation and she and Anthony do not file their taxes together.

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Trouble for JLo and Marc?

Are things less than perfect for celebrity couple Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony? OK! mag seems to think so. The weekly mag alleges the two have "called it quits" due to Marc being a "controlling husband" who is "suffocating" his wife. "Marc is very machismo," says a source. "Marc won't let her even do a photo shoot by herself. He is always there watching, waiting." The mag cites several blow out arguments, including one on New Year's Eve when Lopez attending a party on her own. "Marc expected Jennifer to follow him back to New York and beg for forgiveness, but she didn't," says a friend. At a Golden Globes party, "Marc [dragged] Jennifer away after spotting her dancing with another man." The high-profile couple are seen everywhere together, however, and an actual friend of the pair told the New York Daily News, "They're inseparable. I don't get a whiff of trouble."

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JLo to produce musical miniseries

Jennifer Lopez is continuing her foray into the world of television with a five-hour musical miniseries. The project, "La Flor Palida," will feature music from Lopez's new Spanish-language album and is set to begin production in Mexico City in May. "She had an idea to create a miniseries in the old grand style of things like The Thorn Birds, but using the words in the music to drive the narrative," said the singer's manager. "There are some autobiographical elements," he added of the story, which revolves around a movie star who is constantly in the public eye. "[The lead character] gets caught in a scandal and ends up running from her boyfriend and meeting up with an old friend from her past." Lopez, whose Dance Life reality show aired on MTV earlier this year, will not act in the project, but will sing a song from her album at the end of each episode.
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