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Celebs || BY Jen Yamato || 05 16 2012 5:30 PM

J. Lo Tops Forbes' Fame + Money List

The surprise winner of this year's Forbes Celebrity 100 list was singer-actress-American Idol famous person Jennifer Lopez, who beat out the likes of Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga in the magazine's uber-scientific calculation of the celebrity with the most fiscal earnings and fame. J. Lo even bested Oprah, but then Oprah's having an off year despite raking in $165 million. Not bad for a former fly girl — and a wily Hollywood strategist, at that — whose second pregnancy-themed movie in a row is coincidentally due in theaters this week. [Forbes]

Adventures in Marketing || BY Jen Yamato || 03 08 2012 6:30 PM

And Now, Darren Aronofsky Directs J. Lo In A Commercial For Kohl's

Darren Aronofsky directs J. Lo for Kohl's

When Darren Aronofsky directed a sumptuous Revlon commercial for mascara last year I called it his "least-daring work to date," but now comes a new project to trump that dubious accomplishment. Behold, the Oscar-nominated Black Swan director's gripping ad for Kohl's department store featuring J. Lo singing and dancing to a Kiki Dee cover song, a video that makes Jessica Biel plumping her lashes look like Requiem for a Dream.
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