2 April 2013-Singer Jennifer Lopez, who was to perform for the opening ceremony of IPL 6 is miffed over leaked stories that are making rounds. The recent reports state that a war of words has erupted between the singer’s team and camp Shah Rukh Khan.
JLo’s team has reportedly accused Red Chillies of planting stories in the media, to tarnish her image.
A leading publication quoted a source as saying, “JLo is breathing fire. Her team has shot off a mail saying the details of the deal were known only to a select few officials in both teams. As it is unlikely that JLo’s team would plant a story against her, the needle of suspicion is pointing towards camp Shah Rukh. JLo’s team is very upset that her image has been tarnished.”
The publication also quoted a Red Chillies spokesperson as saying, “We are very excited about the opening ceremony of IPL Season 6. In the process of collaborating with different artistes to perform, from national and international platforms, we did consider Jennifer Lopez. Unfortunately due to scheduling conflicts, it didn’t work out. We hope to work with her in future. We are excited about working with Pitbull.”
Also, a source from Red Chillies admitted JLo and her team are upset with what has happened.
“It is true Jennifer cancelled the gig at the last moment because she didn’t like the deal. That she asked for a private chartered plane is however not true. Yes, she had asked for exclusive arrangements to be made for her nearly 44 dancers and accompanying staff, which included her entourage of around 20 people.
She had asked for a personal chef, stylist, butler, security etc but these are demands that even Bollywood stars make when they perform abroad. Jennifer is extremely upset with the way things have panned out. There is an exchange of mails going on as we speak,” the source said.
However, it is being speculated that rapper Pitbull has been roped in to replace Jennifer Lopez for the ceremony.
