Favorite Movie Actress—Comedy/Musical
Bérénice Bejo, The Artist
Penelope Cruz, To Rome With Love
Cameron Diaz, What to Expect When You’re Expecting
Jennifer Lopez, What to Expect When You’re Expecting
Aubrey Plaza, Safety Not Guaranteed
Favorite TV Reality, Variety, or Comedy Personality or Act
Christina Aguilera, The Voice (NBC)
Gabriel Iglesias, Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand-Up Revolution (Comedy Central)
George Lopez, Take Me Out (FOX)
Jennifer Lopez, American Idol (FOX)
William Levy, Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
Favorite Female Music Artist
Gloria Estefan
Jennifer Lopez
Demi Lovato
Naya Rivera
Esperanza Spalding
By MST Entertainment | Posted on July 09, 2012 | 6:00pm
One of the world’s most loved idol, musician and actress Jennifer Lopez joins the fourth outing of the phenomenal hit franchise Ice Age headed by its three heroes from different species namely Manny the mammoth, Diego the tiger and Sid the sloth in Ice Age: Continental Drift.
This time, along with Manny’s family and Sid’s grandma, they face a formidable chilling adventure against a group of pirates in the cold seas. With Scrat in the middle of it all subdividing land masses into what we now know as the seven continents, the group’s all-new adventure takes them on a thrilling ride to the far end of the seas.
Jennifer Lopez plays Shira, a beautiful saber tooth pirate who is also a loyal first mate on their ship of pirates headed by a prehistoric orangutan named Captain Gutt (Peter Drinklage). After Diego and Manny capsized Gutt’s ship, Shira gets separated from the pirates and is shocked to discover that Gutt has no real loyalty to her. When Diego appeals to her join his motley crew, she has to make the decision to stick with Gutt or to join Diego, Manny and the herd. Initially battling Diego and his best friends Manny and Sid, Shira finds herself slowly losing her heart to Diego in the midst of their adventure to find home.
But alas! Love Love is never simple, especially for sabre-toothed tigers. Shira is a member of a pirate crew that has taken Diego, Manny and Sid hostage, so Shira and Diego’s initial encounters are as foes who go toe-to-toe – and sabre-to-sabre – against one another. They are equally matched. “Shira is a femme fatale; she’s sharp, fast and intelligent. But they’re more alike one another than either tiger would admit, and from their hostility and attempts at one-upmanship comes a shared point of view and ultimately a relationship,” director Steve Martino shares.
According to Jennifer Lopez, who joins the Ice Age family as Shira, Diego and Shira are destined to join forces. “The two characters have a similar backstory,” she explains. “Diego left his pack of sabre-toothed tigers in the first film, and Shira had left hers because she didn’t like the pack mentality. Shira felt like she didn’t belong anywhere until she joined the pirates. Eventually she realizes the pirates are out for themselves, and she must make a choice between staying with them or starting a new life with Diego.” And as we all know, Diego can be very convincing.
Lopez was excited about joining the Ice Age team, especially as an empowered figure. Ice Age: Continental Drift is a poignant, fun, exciting and sweet story, and I love playing strong female characters like Shira,” she explains.
The filmmakers were thrilled to get the multi-talented actress-singer—American Idol judge onboard. “Playing a character in an animated film is about more than just the actor’s voice,” says producer Lori Forte. “It’s about the attitude, and Jennifer really brings it.” The film also makes use of Lopez’s singing talents, as she joins her fellow pirates (including Peter Dinklage, Nick Frost, Aziz Ansari, and Alain Chabat) in a sea shanty, “Master of the Seas,” written by Adam Schlesinger (of Fountains of Wayne); and accompanies Nicki Minaj, Romano, Leary, John Leguizamo and Latifah) in the closing song, “We Are (theme from Ice Age: Continental Drift),” written by Ester Dean.
Ice Age 4: Continental Drift opens July 12 in cinemas nationwide from 20th Century Fox and distributed by Warner Bros.
Jennifer Lopez begins her vigorous exercise regime at 4am in the morning.
The 42-year-old showed off an incredible toned stomach and killer abs when she took to the stage in Brazil recently.
It has been revealed exactly what it takes to get a body like hers. Jennifer is "completely dedicated" to her workout program that includes starting early.
"She gets up at 4am, six days a week, and does 90 minutes of Pilates and dance cardio," a source close to the Latino superstar admitted. "She works out like crazy."
As well as putting in the time and effort with her exercise, Jennifer has had some help getting her into the shape she is today.
She works out with celebrity trainer Tracy Anderson, follows a high-protein Dukan diet and eats little and often in between her workouts.
An insider told UK magazine Heat that "she has an assistant who brings her snacks at exact times" which is beneficial to helping Jennifer stick to her diet plan.
The star gave birth to her twins Max and Emme in 2008. She has spoken about her battle to lose the baby weight.
"I struggled to get rid of the last 20lbs," she previously admitted.
Jennifer Lopez On ‘American Idol’: ‘I Think It’s Time For Me To Go’
30 mins ago by HL Staff
Jennifer made an appearance on the ‘Today’ show on July 12, and shocked fans when she announced it was time for her ‘to go’ from ‘American Idol.’ Find out all the details!
Jennifer Lopez has been keeping fans on their toes in regards to whether or not the pop star would return to American Idol as a judge for a third season. But according to an interview on the July 12 episode of Today, Jennifer mentioned, “I think it’s time for me to go.”
During the interview, Jennifer said, “It’s a huge decision, but I have to say there are so many things I do that I put on hold for that. It’s a heartbreaking decision if I have to go.”
Right now, Jennifer is busy touring with Enrique Iglesias and promoting her new movie Ice Age 3: Continental Drift.
When Today host Natalie Morales said, “Sounds like you’re making up your mind,” Jennifer, 42, continued, “Little by little I’m making up my mind. I love everybody, I love the guys, but I am thinking it’s time for me to go and do other things I love to do like films and journeys.”
Jennifer finished saying, “But I’m torn — it’s a tough decision.”
What do YOU think, HollywoodLifers? Should Jennifer return to American Idol?
– Christopher Rogers
J.LO TEES IT UP: Jennifer Lopez, along with tech entrepreneurs MJ Eng and Brian Lee, and fashion entrepreneurs Erica Zohar and Jeff Marine, are launching Teeology.com, an online shopping destination for limited-edition luxury T-shirts, today. Using innovative technology and social networking tools to disrupt the traditional retail model, Teeology will place a curated selection of high-end printed T-shirts, designed by various artists and designers, up for vote by its members, with the winning designs going into immediate production. The site also offers a permanent collection of basics for men and women starting at $20 in addition to the limited-edition styles, which start at $29.
NOooooooo, JLo needs to close her shows with Enrique. Is she retarded? She is SO much bigger than Enrique, in every way possible. I'm leaving after her if hes closing.