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NEWS. MTV EUROPE MUSIC AWARDS IN BARCELONA FOOTAGE iNCLUDING PINK, KYLIE MINOGUE, EMINEM, ROBBIE WILLIAMS. ROBBIE WILLIAMS INTERVIEWED IN THE STUDIO ABOUT NEW ALBUM, JENNIFER LOPEZ TALKS ABOUT INSPIRATION FOR HER NEW MUSIC VIDEO AND BOYFRIEND BEN AFFLECK, BLUE AND WILL YOUNG, LIAM GALLAGHER (FORMER OASIS BAND MEMBER), ATOMIC KITTEN AND RUSSELL WATSON.
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Entertainment: Jennifer Lopez - Video clip featuring J-Lo's new fiance Ben Affleck
TAPE: EF02/0963 IN_TIME: 14:35:46 DURATION: 1:10 SOURCES: Sony Music RESTRICTIONS: music/performance rights must be cleared DATELINE: US, Recent SHOTLIST Sony Music 1. Video clip - 'Jenny From The Block' APTN File - US, Recent 2. Jennifer Lopez with Cris Judd 3. Ben Affleck AFFLECK AND J-LO TO WED Singer-actress Jennifer Lopez confirmed rumours that she's engaged to actor Ben Affleck in an interview with ABC's Diane Sawyer set to air on Wednesday evening on US television. The couple, who have been photographed kissing over the past few months, were recently engaged in a "traditional, but also in a very spectacular way," Lopez says. The couple met last winter while shooting the movie 'Gigli,' in which Lopez plays a gangster sent to supervise a thug, played by Affleck, in a kidnapping. She describes Affleck as "brilliantly smart," charming and affectionate. "My mother loves Ben," she adds. The ABC interview was taped recently in Manhattan and in Lopez's old Bronx neighbourhood. Lopez didn't mention a wedding date, but the couple could tie the knot on Valentine's Day, according to friends and sources quoted in the November 18th issue of People magazine. Affleck, 30, who was once engaged to Gwyneth Paltrow, has never been married. Lopez, 32, has had two previous marriages. She split from model-restaurateur Ojani Noa in 1998 after about a year and this summer ended a 10-month marriage to dancer Cris Judd. That divorce becomes final on January 26. The video from Lopez's new single 'Jenny On The Block' features Affleck in a cheeky take on the media's endless quest for footage of the pair together. CLEARANCE DETAILS TITLE: Jenny On The Block ARTIST: J-Lo WRITER: TBC PUBLISHER: TBC LABEL: Sony Music
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Ben Affleck on the film set for "Gigli" with Christopher Wauken. Ben Affleck and then girlfriend Jennifer Lopez walk together.
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Oscar time in Hollywood; pre-awards show parade of stars-Charlize Theron, Kevin Spacey, Clint Eastwood, Cameron Diaz, Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Lopez, Matt Stone, Trey Parker (in full J-Lo regalia), Michael Caine, Winona Ryder, Liz Hurley, Pamela Anderson, Tom Hanks, Anthony Hopkins, Alec Baldwin, Ben Affleck, more. Post-show partying. To view this clip, please visit www.filmarchivesonline.com/onlineindex.shtml and click on RED CARPET.
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Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez
NVS0069 Subject: Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez LA Ben Affleck Award (10/15/03) APTN - 388797 01:00:00 BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - Show clip of director/producer Kevin Smith presenting award to Ben Affleck. SOUNDBITE Kevin Smith: "Ladies and gentlemen it is my pleasure to introduce you to the only man I would ever consider taking a bullet for, my hero, Ben Affleck." SOUNDBITE Ben Affleck: "Thank you Kevin. I thought this was quite a serious political occasion and I so I prepared so remarks that were sort of serious and not about how well hung I am, although that is what I should win an award for to be perfectly honest because this seems a little ridiculous to me. I wasn't a champion of little league, much less a champion of the American way although it sounds good in its own way, it's deliberately vague, they were like 'The Dixie Chicks defended democracy, Skip gave people a lot of money, Affleck, what is he? Well the cameras will show up, but what can we call his award?'" 01:01:22 BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - Show clip of Ben Affleck acceptance speech. SOUNDBITE Ben Affleck: "Anyway it is an honour to attend an event put together by such distinguished and accomplished people and it is an embarrassment to be honoured by such a group. I'm embarrassed because I am being honoured by people who have done so much better and who have done so much more than I have when it comes to contributing to society and improving the lives of others. I only except it in the hopes that the absurd amounts of publicity that I received lately, that as far as I can tell is chiefly because I have a pretty girlfriend, that's what I did, I am a champion of the American way with a pretty girlfriend. bring it on, paparazzi, News at 11. In the hopes that some of that publicity might be pointed at something more significant, something more positive, productive and meaningful. I've always admired people for the American way, they are a group of people, many of who are successful and accomplished and who can chose to continue living a blessed life, but instead have chosen to give their time and money in an effort to protect that basic of our civil rights, freedom." Entertainment Oscar Fashion (3/24/03) APTN - 367185 01:02:27 LOS ANGELES - Tilt-up Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck. Entertainment Oscar Wrap 1 (3/24/03) APTN - 367167 01:02:43 LOS ANGELES - B-roll of Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck. Entertainment: Maid In Manhattan Premiere (2/27/03) APTN - 364547 01:02:52 LONDON - Exterior Odeon Leicester Square. Close-up Poster. Wide shot arrival Jennifer Lopez. Photocall Jennifer Lopez. Close-up J-Lo's engagement ring. SOUNDBITE Jennifer Lopez: "I really just wanted to do another romantic comedy, they are my favourite type of film. I know a lot of women love romantic comedies. They are definitely my favourite and after doing 'The Wedding Planner' I really wanted to do another one. (Reporter : Also you borrow the outfit from somebody, do you ever worry that someone is going to do that to you? Because you are a prime target. You have probably got loads of lovely clothes? ) SOUNDBITE Jennifer Lopez: "They could take my clothes and I probably wouldn't even notice. No, I think I could be a target for them I'm sure. " (Reporter: Has you attitude changed towards maids since you made this film?) SOUNDBITE Jennifer Lopez: "You know it absolutely gave me more of an appreciation. Because you go into hotels, and I work a lot and so I'm in and out of the hotel, you are not really paying attention to everything going on around you. After I did this movie I am like 'oh my God so much work goes into making a hotel run'. So it definitely gave me a better appreciation of it. (Reporter: Are you now known as Jennifer Lopez or J-Lo? ) SOUNDBITE Jennifer Lopez: "You know, it was always Jennifer Lopez, I just named my second album J-Lo and it kind of stuck, people took a liking to it and I don't mind. You called me Jennifer, somebody called me J-LO, call me Jenny, it's all fine." (Reporter: Will you change your name when you get married?) SOUNDBITE Jennifer Lopez: "Yes, yes I will. " (Reporter: So you will be Jen Affleck?) SOUNDBITE Jennifer Lopez: "Yes yes...yes that's what it'll be (laughs)." Photocall Ralph Fiennes and Jennifer Lopez. 01:05:05 LONDON - SOUNDBITE Jennifer Lopez (on what she will wear for her wedding): "It'll be a good dress, that's all I can tell you." Close-up Jennifer Lopez. (Reporter: Have you been asked at all to clean anyones house?) SOUNDBITE Jennifer Lopez: "No, that hasn't happened yet, but it hasn't been out that long so we will have to wait and see." Photocall Jennifer Lopez and Natasha Richardson. Cutaway press. Entertainment: DareDevil Premiere (2/10/03) APTN - 362926 01:05:45 LOS ANGELES - Ben Affleck and J-Lo arriving. Poster for DareDevil. Ben Affleck and J-Lo greeting fans. Ben Affleck on red carpet. Cutaway of camera operator. Ben Affleck walking along red carpet. Young fans at the premiere. Ben Affleck on red carpet. Tilt from J-Lo's rings to her face. Full length shot of J-Lo. 01:07:18 LOS ANGELES - Colin Farrell with J-Lo in the background. Colin Farrell signing autographs for fans. Tight shot of fans screaming. Friend of Ben Affleck, Director Kevin Smith. Cutaway of camera operator. SOUNDBITE (English) Jon Favreau "Oh I think I'm a super hero in my heart and that's all that matters isn't it? I solve crimes of the spirit in my own mind." Long shot of J-Lo putting in earrings. Long shot of Ben Affleck on red carpet. Long pull out shot of Ben Affleck and J-Lo on red carpet. Entertainment: DareDevil (2/3/03) APTN - 362286 01:08:45 SOT Ben Affleck: "It was fun, this was a character that I've loved since I was a kid. I was really excited to play it. I would have probably never had played a super hero had they not made a movie version of this particular guy. When they did I felt like I couldn't pass it up. It's a different kind of picture, it's a comic book picture and that means a different thing. Within that genre this is probably the most realistic, grey, sexy version of that movie. That's one of the reasons that I was attracted to it. It's an interesting exercise in whether or not you can straddle the line of these two tones." Entertainment: Project Green Light Sundance (1/22/03) APTN - 361162 01:09:17 PARK CITY, UTAH - B-Roll Mat Damon & Ben Affleck. Jennifer Lopez. WS Ben Affleck & Mat Damon. CU Affleck & Damon. SOT Ben Affleck: "Thanks for coming up and helping us cover this Green light thing , we appreciate it..." SOT Mat Damon: "This is the first kind of exposure we have had to it. We have been deliberating for a couple of days about who is going to be the winner of the contest, so we have been working up the hill for about 48 hours , so this is kind of a rude awakening...Well I think this place is about independent film and this contest is about independent films. It was really nice that they let us come her last year and end our show here last year and for Pete to show his movie here last year. So it seemed like the right place to kick off the season." SOT Ben Affleck: "It is always special for me because I had 'Chasing Amy' up here, the first movie that I did that I was really proud of and so this is great. I remember what that felt like, that I was in something that people saw. I am really, really excited by the prospect of all the really talented people that applied this year. I think we are going to make a really good movie with 'Project Green Light' this year. That is the most exciting thing. " Entertainment: Maid in Manhattan (12/09/02) APTN - 357608 01:11:24 NEW YORK - Exterior theatre. Pan of crowds. Mid shot Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez. Cutaway press. Close up Ben Affleck kissing Jennifer Lopez, tracking shot following Affleck walking away. Mid shot arrival. Close up Lopez, pull out to wide. Cutaway media. SOT Jennifer Lopez: "I think it's the one that I probably most like and can relate to the most because she lives in the Bronx and grew up there and I know what that is and I know what it is to live there and get on the train and go to work every day, I used to work in a bank and still want more, have dreams and be kind of afraid to take the risk and then go for it. So, I so understood everything that was going on inside of her." 01:12:38 NEW YORK - SOT Jennifer Lopez: "What I realise is that I really do have to keep a balance, I have to give a certain amount of time to the movies and then I have to do the music and give time to that. Everybody has been asking me are you going on tour. It's such a long commitment that I would be away from movies for so long, so it's hard to juggle it and I don't ever want to cheat one for the other because they are both so important to me." 01:12:59 NEW YORK - Close up ring on Lopez's finger. Ben Affleck. SOT Jennifer Lopez: "I just think that it is a message of hope, if anything. In a romantic comedy what you really want to do is go away smiling and have fun with the movie but at the same time when a movie like this it touches on a few little themes and social issues in the world, you want them to have hope." Various of Lopez on set. Entertainment: Maid in Manhattan (12/11/02) APTN - 357823 01:13:28 NEW YORK - SOUNDBITE Jennifer Lopez: "It's funny I was sitting in the apartment of a friend of mine who happens to be the producer on this movie, Elaine Goldsmith Thomas, and she told me that they had this script at her company and they wanted to do it and she was like I think it could be a really good idea, what do you think. We started brainstorming and I was like well she should be from one of the outer boroughs because those are the people that come in and travel and work in the city and blah, blah, blah, and it's such a different world. She was like wow all those dynamics, what's that like, if we could capture all that. That was the appeal, the fact that it was something based in reality for me." 01:14:08 NEW YORK - SOUNDBITE Jennifer Lopez: "I think people are saying that this is like a fairy tale or Cinderella story but I see it more as a working girl movie but in the romantic comedy genre." 01:14:25 NEW YORK - SOUNDBITE Jennifer Lopez: "He's an amazing actor obviously and for me to work with him was wow, OK, cool, he wants to do it, that's nice. You wouldn't think of him on this kind of movie either, this kind of genre, the romantic comedy, he's never really done anything like that so I think for him too it was challenging as well. You would think for him it would be kind of er, but no, it's a whole different animal." Entertainment: UK Versace arrivals (10/14/02) APTN - 352704 01:14:53 LONDON - Wide shot dresses. Mid shot of green dress worn by Geri Halliwell and Jennifer Lopez. Entertainment: US / Enough (8/23/02) APTN - 348029 01:15:03 NEW YORK - SOT Jennifer Lopez (on being able to relate to her character): " She is a girl who is guarded, finds Mr right, has this wonderful life and then that dream is shattered for her. And then she is living in this nightmare for a while. I think we all in our lives go through relationships that feel like that. So it wasn't hard for me to relate to. I don't think it would be hard for anyone to relate to. I think everybody has gone through things like that in their lives where they feel like this is not for me, I have got to take control of the situation, I have got to do something." Entertainment Americas: Jennifer Lopez perfume-JLo perfume (7/1/02) APTN - 343435 01:15:37 NEW YORK - B roll Jennifer Lopez in standing and chatting. More B roll of Lopez chatting. B roll of GLOW Fragrance. B roll of GLOW Fragrance. B roll of GLOW Fragrance. B roll of Lopez at the party. Cutaway of women at the party. SOT: Jennifer Lopez - "I 'm very excited to have you here tonight as we unveil my new fragrance. I wanted to take just a couple of minutes to say a few words about what we created. As we developed this fragrance, I wanted women to wear it kind of effortlessly. You know, I wanted it to be fresh, I wanted it to be clean and of course, I wanted it to be sexy. I wanted this fragrance to embody the things that make women glow. Things like femininity and happiness and confidence and sensuality and I am very, very thrilled with the results. I think you guys are going to like it. Glow represents all the things in my life that make me happy. You know, scent can do that for you. Things that make me smile, things that make me feel warm and things that make me glow." SOT: Bernd Beetz (C.E.O. Coty Inc.) - "So, the fragrance development is a very complex development. There's a lot of force going back and forth. And she was always available, for each of the crossroads, for each development stage, she was there. Accessible, available and that gave us the chance, really, to get her into the project, to make her really reflect, in the project, what she wanted to do." B roll of Jennifer Lopez. B roll of a bartender pouring champagne. B roll of fireworks. Entertainment Asia: Peoples Sexiest Bachelors (6/14/02) APTN - 341522 01:18:16 B-roll Ben Affleck. Entertainment Europe: US MTV Awards (6/2/02) APTN - 340163 01:18:28 LOS ANGELES - Ben Affleck walking down leapard carpet and kissing Kate Beckinsale. Entertainment Asia: Sum of All Fears Premiere (5/30/02) APTN - 339742 01:18:48 LOS ANGELES - Wide of cinema. Fan holding Ben banner. 'The Sum of all Fears' sign. Exterior cinema. Security on roof. Tight shot security with ear piece. Pullout to red carpet. Various B-roll of Morgan Freeman and Ben Affleck. Cutaway cameraman. Wide of Morgan Freeman and Ben Affleck. Pull focus cameraman to Morgan. Pan from crowd to Morgan Freeman. Set up shot Morgan Freeman. SOT Morgan Freeman (on nuclear arms): "I think it's very relevant, I think it's extremely relevant and particularly in the light of today's news with the president of Russia and United States agreeing to reduce stockpiles." Cutaway. SOT Morgan Freeman (on themes of the movie): "Well it's a story about both. It deals with paranoia and also with real fear and also deals with the problems of nuclear proliferation and the danger of losing control of this arsenal." Set up shot Ben Affleck. SOT Ben Affleck: "That's a very loaded question isn't it? Well, I think that I know when we first made it I thought that it's going to be difficult to convince people of the relevance of this movie that this is a possibility, this is something that we have to be concerned about. And now somehow it's almost too relevant in some ways, almost too close to what's going on in the world. And so that's a strange thing and it happened after the movie had already been shot. And I think I feel about being the star of movie or one of the actors in the movie I feel comfortable in that I feel that the movie was done tastefully and intelligently and in the spirit of the cautionary tale tone that the novel was written in." Crowd cutaway. UPSOUND Ben Affleck talking about real CIA analysts: "So it was a curious thing for me. And what was a really interesting thing for me was the challenge posed to people who worked there in terms of their family life what they can tell what they can't tell,(fans screaming) all that sort of stuff slightly inappropriate in some ways to be talking about this stuff .Anyway ..(turns to fans) hello hello." Crowd reaction. Ben Affleck and Phil Alden Robinson playing on red carpet. Set up shot Phil Alden Robinson. SOT Phil Alden Robinson: "The hardest thing about the film was that the scope of it was so big and I always wanted to keep the focus on being real and focussing on the characters and you know when you have those big toys to play with the temptation is to go 'Oh wow! This would be really cool!' and I always try and keep in mind that it's not cool. We're dealing with a dangerous and frightening possibility." Entertainment Europe: US / Jennifer Lopez Model Competition (4/28/02) APTN - 336488 01:23:31 NEW YORK CITY - Interior pan from fans to Jennifer Lopez. Fans cheer. Tilt up Jennifer Lopez. Soundbite: Jennifer Lopez (English)"I really can't believe that I'm here. I always wanted to design clothes -- I don't know if you know that about me -- for girls out there like myself who had trouble growing up finding the right fit, the right style at the right price." WS Jennifer with six finalists. Pan across finalists. Soundbite: Jennifer Lopez (English) "Okay, I don't want to make them hold out any longer. I'd like to introduce our newest J. Lo girl. She represents my idea of what we say the J. Lo lifestyle is which is the sexy, new, cool. I'm gonna open the envelope. It's Natalie Martinez from Miami." MS Natalie Martinez hugs other finalists. MS Jennifer Lopez thanks fans. MS Jennifer and Natalie. Pan media to Jennifer and Natalie. MS Jennifer and Natalie hug. Vox Pop "I think she's really beautiful. They all looked really nice and I think she deserved to win." Vox Pop "I love the way she like makes it for a younger generation and the way it can fit like curvier girls 'cause some of us are not all thin like models, you know. We've got curves and she caters to us. I love that." Cutaway Vox Pop girl. MS fans waving. WS Jennifer Natalie on stage. CU Jennifer and Natalie pullout to MS. Entertainment Asia/Europe: Changing Lanes 2 (4/8/02) APTN - 334590 01:26:35 LOS ANGELES - Wide shot Ben Affleck talking to press. Paramount studios arch - tilt down to tight shot Ben Affleck. Cutaway cameraman. SOT (English) Ben Affleck "It's true that something happens to you when you get in a car and you will say things to people that you would never say to them like standing in line behind them at the bank. You would never say 'What's wrong with you, you idiot you stepped on my toe!' You'd just say, 'You stepped on my toe.' But you get behind the windshield of their car and they give you the finger and get a little crazy. I'm not one of these complete lunatics that you see. You meet perfectly normal people and you sit next to them, drive with them for the first time and all of the sudden they're honking and swearing and going nuts and they're nuns and you're embarrassed..so that's not exactly me. I try to keep it under control." 01:27:36 LOS ANGELES - Ben Affleck hugging Amanda Peet. Entertainment Europe/Americas: Oscar Parties pt2 (3/25/02) APTN - 333264 01:27:48 LOS ANGELES - Jennifer Lopez arriving. Entertainment Daily: Milan Fashion (10/4/01) APTN - 317334 01:28:02 MILAN, ITALY - WS press melee. MS arrival Jennifer Lopez and Cris Judd. GVs Versace catwalk. Entertainment Daily: Pearl Harbor - Tokyo premiere (6/22/01) APTN - 307692 01:28:52 TOKYO, JAPAN - Wide Shot Tokyo Dome. Outdoor sign saying "Pearl Harbour Super Premier". Japanese TV Crew filming standup. Large crowd waiting outside Tokyo Dome. Pan of crowd inside Tokyo Dome. Close-up of crowd inside venue. Press gallery waiting at red carpet area. Japanese celebrities arriving. Special effects entrance of Pearl Harbor cast members. Pan of cast from screen to stage. 01:29:57 TOKYO - Wide shot of Pearl Harbor Presser. SOUNDBITE (English): Jerry Bruckheimer, producer Pearl Harbor, "Dec. 7 was Dec. 8 in Japan, so that's one of the changes we made. And also it's entertainment and we don't want to have cultural things that are inaccurate or things that we would say that would offend people because we want to entertain you so we made minor dialogue trims. But I think if I showed you the movie side-by-side you would have a heck of a time telling the difference between the two." Wideshot of Pearl Harbor presser. SOUNDBITE (English): Ben Affleck, actor, Pearl Harbor: "When you see the movie please keep in mind, as I did when I first saw it, and reflect on how really incredible it is that two nations that once fought each other now has such a wonderful friendship, and alliance where its we in the United States can not imagine that our nations fate would, or could ever be seperated from our friends and our brothers here in Japan. It's truly an a magnificant thing that we come such a long way and I think that ultimately is the message of this movie." Wide shot stage. SOUNDBITE (English): Ben Affleck, actor, Pearl Harbor: "I want to thank all of you who have welcomed us, who have been so hospitable to us during the course of our visit. Japanese audiences are known throughout the world to be some of the most avid and enthusiastic, knowledgeable movie-goers which is why it is such an honour to see all of you come out to see our movie. I only hope that you enjoy it and and that we feel that we've done your prescence here justice. Thank you." Entertainment Daily: Pearl Harbor (5/21/01) APTN - 304854 01:31:32 SOUNDBITE: (English - on making a movie that has turned into a motion picture event) Ben Affleck " I think it is a big deal, and I think it is big to draw attention to , to the veterans, and as you can see there is all these survivors out here on the deck and they are doing interviews, and I think it is important that this movie and movies like it be made." 01:31:54 SOUNDBITE: (English - on responsibility to the veteran in making the picture) Ben Affleck "It would have been terribly embarrassing and mortifying to find out that I was in something that turned out to be offensive to the veterans, Oh for gods sake, that would have been the worst thing that I could possibly have imagined." Entertainment Daily: Angel Eyes (5/16/01) APTN - 304401 01:32:08 LOS ANGELES - Tilt up Jennifer Lopez. Cutaway press. Various of Jennifer Lopez. Bodyguards with Jennifer's boyfriend Chris Judd. Pan from Jennifer to Jim Caviezel. 01:32:35 LOS ANGELES - SOUNDBITE: (English) Jennifer Lopez, (on angels and higher beings) "I feel like, its amazing to me because I feel God's presence in my life every day. So God and angels and all that kind of stuff and people... somebody's out there looking over you, you know." Cutaway Chris Judd. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Jennifer Lopez, "I feel like, its amazing to me because I feel God's presence in my life every day. So God and angels and all that kind of stuff and people somebody's out there looking over you, you know." 01:33:18 LOS ANGELES - SOUNDBITE: (English) Jennifer Lopez, "Everything I do comes from something that's organic within me. It's an artistic expression of myself. I don't think of myself as a concept or an image. Everything I do is just me. You know, so its kind of strange to hear it put in those terms and so it's just me and all working and music and movies because its all stuff that comes kind of natural to me in a way." Entertainment Daily: ENT3-Greenlight (2/28/01) APTN - 210846 01:33:46 LOS ANGELES - Wide shot of press line. Ben Affleck and Matt Damon posing for press with Chris Moore (also part of the team Moore directed in "American Pie"). SOT Affleck and Damon on the reason behind Greenlight. B-roll contestants being interviewed. 01:34:43 LOS ANGELES - SOT Affleck and Damon. Entertainment Daily: ENT1-Jennifer Lopez (2/19/01) APTN - 209856 01:35:01 HONG KONG - MS Jennifer Lopez on stage with dancers. Tilt dancer to Lopez. Tilt up Lopez. C/A Crowd. WS Pan press conference. SOT Jennifer Lopez (on making music for fans). WS press conference. SOT Jennifer Lopez (on who she would like to work with). Tilt poster to Lopez. C/A reporter. SOT Jennifer Lopez (on singers/actresses she admires). WS conference. SOT Jennifer Lopez (on tour plans). WS conference. SOT Jennifer Lopez (on fame). 01:38:43 HONG KONG - Lopez leaves conference. Entertainment Daily: ENT1 Lopez Profile (2/5/01) APTN - 208486 01:38:49 B-roll Lopez at LA record signing January 2001. SOT Jennifer Lopez (about dreams of fame). WS 'Selena' premiere (LA, March 1997). WS poster of Selena. Lopez arrival at premiere. SOT Jennifer Lopez (about reaction to the film). WS 'Anaconda' premiere (LA, April 1997). Lopez arrival at premiere (with ex- husband). Tilt up 'U-Turn' poster. Lopez arrival at 'U-Turn' premiere ( September 1997). Ext 'Out of Sight' premiere (New York, June 1998). 'Out of Sight' poster. SOT Jennifer Lopez (about her role in 'Out of Sight'). SOT George Clooney (about Lopez). Pull out Lopez at premiere. SOT Lopez (about wanting to express herself in music). 01:41:08 Tilt down album poster to Lopez singing autographs (New York, June 1999). CU Lopez signs autographs. 01:41:24 WS Lopez winning FHM sexiest woman in the world poll, March 1999. Tilt down Lopez. Tilt up Lopez. Lopez at 'The Cell Premiere' (London, September 2000). SOT Lopez (about clothes). Lopez and Puff Daddy at MTV Awards, (New York, September 2000). B-roll Lopez and Puff Daddy. SOT Lopez (about supporting Puff Daddy). Entertainment Daily: ENT4-Lopez Record Signing (1/25/01) APTN - 207519 01:42:36 SOT Jennifer Lopez. MS Jennifer Lopez. WS Jennifer Lopez. File of Puff Daddy and Jennifer Lopez. Entertainment Daily: ENT3-Wedding Planner Premiere (1/24/01) APTN - 207392 01:43:44 LOS ANGELES - Jennifer Lopez on red carpet with Jada Pinkett Smith. b-roll Joanna Gleason & red carpet. SOT Jennifer Lopez. B-roll Jennifer Lopez. SOT Jennifer Lopez. Entertainment Weekly: Jennifer Lopez (2/10/00) APTN - 174348 01:44:38 USA - B-roll Puff Daddy and Jennifer Lopez. APTN file SOT with Lopez. Puff Daddy and Lopez APTN. Entertainment Weekly: Committed-Sundance Fest (1/27/00) APTN - 173036 01:44:53 PARK CITY, UTAH - B-roll of Ben Affleck going to see brother Casey's film. SOT Affleck. Entertainment Weekly: Puff Daddy/Jennifer Lopez (12/30/99) APTN - 169973 01:45:34 NEW YORK - Sean Combs (Puff Daddy) and Jennifer Lopez arriving for MTV Awards show. File Puff Daddy at VH1 Fashion Awards. Pan press to Lopez at VH1 Fashion Awards. SOT Jennifer Lopez. Tilt up Lopez at UK Record of the Year show. SOT Jennifer Lopez. Entertainment Weekly: Record of the Year (12/16/99) APTN - 168354 01:46:28 UK - Tilt up Jennifer Lopez. WS Lopez and pan to press. SOT Lopez. CA Lopez. SOT Lopez (on stories about insuring body for massive amount and marrying Puff Daddy). Entertainment Weekly: The Talented Mr. Ripley (12/16/99) APTN - 168326 01:47:23 LOS ANGELES - CA Ben Affleck arriving and hugging Matt Damon. Entertainment Weekly: ENT2-Dogma Premiere (10/7/99) APTN - 157003 01:47:39 NEW YORK - SOT Ben Affleck on people protesting the film. SOT Ben Affleck on the film and religion. Entertainment Weekly: Summer of Sam (7/2/99) APTN - 137866 01:49:16 NEW YORK - Arrival of Jennifer Lopez. Entertainment Weekly: USA: Jennifer Lopez (6/3/99) APTN - 131400 01:49:28 NEW YORK - Jennifer Lopez exits limo. SOT Lopez. SOT Lopez. Lopez holds up Cuban flag. Pull down as Lopez signs autographs. CU Lopez. Pull down Lopez. CU Lopez. Entertainment Weekly: ENT5-Cannes (5/28/99) APTN - 128298 01:51:12 CANNES - Ben Affleck arrival. WS Affleck. SOT Affleck. Selma Hayek dancing with Affleck. Entertainment Weekly: ENT3-Blockbuster Awards (5/28/99) APTN - 129603 01:52:14 LOS ANGELES - SOT Lopez. France-Dior among others attends fashion week (10/14/98) APTN 01:52:45 PARIS - SOT Gwyneth Paltrow. SOT Ben Affleck. USA-Bruce Willis' new film Armageddon (7/2/98) APTN 01:53:02 LOS ANGELES - Interview Ben Affleck. USA-Sliding Doors Premiere (4/21/98) APTN 01:53:21 NEW YORK - Ben Affleck arrival. SOT Gwyneth Paltrow. SOT Ben Affleck. 01:54:00 END TAPE
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Ben Affleck
Entertainment: Maid In Manhattan - J-Lo sensationally announced tonight that she would be dropping her name Lopez to Affleck when she marries
TAPE: EF03/0179 IN_TIME: 21:15:44 DURATION: 5:08 SOURCES: APTN/ Columbia Pictures RESTRICTIONS: No re-use/re-sale of film clips without clearance DATELINE: 26/02/03 LONDON SHOTLIST 1. TRAILER 'Maid In Manhattan' 2. Exterior Odeon Leicester Square 3. Cu Poster 4. WS arrival Jennifer Lopez 5. Photocall Jennifer Lopez 6. Cu J-Lo's engagement ring 7. Sot Jennifer Lopez: " I really just wanted to do another romantic comedy...After doing 'The Wedding Planner' I really wanted to do another one...No I think I could be a target for them I'm sure. They could take my clothes and I wouldn't even notice...You know it absolutely gave me more of an appreciation. I work a lot and so I'm in and out of hotels and you are not really paying attention to everything going on around you. After I did this movie I realised so much more goes into making a hotel run. So it definitely gave me a better appreciation of it. ( Qu Reporter: " Are you now known as Jennifer Lopez or J-lo?") Sot Jennifer Lopez: " It was always Jennifer Lopez, I just named my second album J-Lo and it kid of stuck , people took a liking to it and I don't mind . You called me Jennifer, somebody called me J-LO, call me Jenny, it's all fine. "( Qu Reporter: "Will you change your name when you get married) Sot Jennifer Lopez: " Yes, yes I will. " So you will be Jen Affleck?) Sot Jennifer Lopez: "Yes yes...yes that's what it'll be ( laughs)" 8. Photocall Ralph Fiennes and Jennifer Lopez 9. Sot Ralph Fiennes: " She is sweet, very good to work with and wonderful in this movie I think. This character suits her I think." 10. WS Bob Hoskins 11. Sot Bob Hoskins: " Obviously I had heard about Jennifer Lopez but I hadn't heard about the big empire surrounding her. She didn't come over like a big diva , she comes over like a sweet heart, she is great. " 12. Film Clip 'Maid In Manhattan' 13. Cu Natasha Richardson 14. Sot Natasha Richardson: " I don't know her very well, I didn't get to know her, I didn't socialise with her. I think she is a very busy woman and she doesn't have a chance to hang out with actors so..." 15. Question reporter: "I have got to ask you about the wedding, have you got any plans yet. Is it going to be a dress like the one you wear at the end of the film when you walk in and steal the show?" 16. Sot Jennifer Lopez: " It'll be a good dress, that's all i can tell you 17. Photocall Jennifer Lopez and Natasha Richardson 18. CA press 19. TRAILER 'Maid In Manhattan' JENNIFER LOPEZ, J-LO OR JEN AFFLECK? Jennifer Lopez sensationally announced tonight , at the premiere of her new film, that she would be dropping her name Lopez to become Mrs Jennifer Affleck when she marries her fiance, movie star Ben Affleck. Jennifer Lopez and Ralph Fiennes stepped out in London this evening (Wednesday 26th February) for the premiere of J-Lo's new romantic comedy "Maid in Manhattan" however her declaration seemed to bely the fact that her own real life love story was the main thing on her mind. Jennifer Lopez and her fellow film star Ben Affleck announced their engagement in December last year. At the time J-Lo said she expected attention to wane once the couple had confirmed their intentions (despite including Affleck in her latest video 'Jenny From The Block' ) but instead fans and press are still fascinated. In her new romantic comedy Lopez plays Marisa Ventura, a single mother born and bred in the boroughs of New York City, who works as a maid in a first-class Manhattan hotel. The tale co-stars RALPH FIENNES in his first romantic comedy, with a supporting cast that includes Natasha Richardson, Bob Hoskins and Stanley Tucci. The story unfolds as Lopezs' character is persuaded one day by a friend and colleague to try on a guest's beautiful wardrobe - and she is still dressed in luxury clothes when another hotel guest walks into the suite. By this twist of fate and mistaken identity, Marisa meets Christopher Marshall (played by Ralph Fiennes), a handsome heir to a political dynasty, who believes that she is a guest at the hotel. Fate steps in and throws the unlikely pair together for one night. When Marisa's true identity is revealed, the two find that they are worlds apart - even though the distance separating them is just a subway ride between Manhattan and the Bronx. J-Lo was on board from the very beginning. She helped shape the plot with her friend and producer Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, while the movie was still just an idea. CLEARANCE DETAILS Maid In Manhattan Columbia Pictures 1 310 244 7554
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez on Red Carpet
Scenes of actor Ben Affleck and singer Jennifer Lopez at an event accompany a report about their film, Gigli. PLEASE NOTE News anchor and reporter image and audio, along with any commercial production excerpts, are for reference purposes only and are not clearable and cannot be used within your project.
GIGLI PREMIERE
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Entertainment J Lo Ben Affleck - Ben Affleck & J-Lo promote the film that brought them together
TAPE: EF03/0660 IN_TIME: 14:05:46 / 20:55:32 DURATION: 5:13 SOURCES: APTN/Columbia Tristar RESTRICTIONS: No re-use/re-sale of film clips without clearance DATELINE: Los Angeles, USA. 19th July 2003 VIDEO QUALITY AS INCOMING SHOTLIST Columbia Tri-Star 1. Clip - 'Gigli' APTN - Los Angeles, USA. 19th July 2003 2. Sot Ben Affleck (English) on working with Lopez: "I just thought about it in terms of who we needed for the movie. And I was a little worried, I had heard that she was a diva and could be a little difficult. In fact she works really hard, she works harder than anyone I have ever worked with, very focused, very dedicated, extremely impressive. You can say I'm biased but it's the truth." Columbia Tri-Star 3. Clip - 'Gigli' APTN - Los Angeles, USA. 19th July 2003 4. Sot Jennifer Lopez (English): "It was great, actually me and Ben had a great chemistry from the beginning, so we just had a great time with it. He is a great improv and I like doing it too so we really played off each other well and we had a great time. And you could feel the energy, you knew there was spark there and so it was a lot of fun." Columbia Tri-Star 5. Clip - 'Gigli' APTN - Los Angeles, USA. 19th July 2003 6. Sot Ben Affleck (English): "I play a character that is the furthest from who I am. I had the best time that I have ever had working on a movie doing this. And I felt that I grew the most as an actor. So professionally for me and selfishly it was a really great experience and it was because it was about the acting and story." (Sot Reporter: "And you made some new friends.") Sot Ben Affleck: "I did, I made some new friends. And I got to take them home."" Columbia Tri-Star 7. Clip - 'Gigli' APTN - Los Angeles, USA. 19th July 2003 8. Sot Jennifer Lopez (English) (On why she's not worried that Ricki might offend the lesbian): "Ricki is the coolest character ever, I don't think anybody would object to her as a a character. She is smart, self possessed, very open minded, spiritual, intelligent, and at the same time she is a work in progress. So she is very human." Sony Music 9. Clip Video - 'Jenny From The Block, ' J-Lo APTN - Los Angeles, USA. 19th July 2003 10. Sot Jennifer Lopez (English) (On doing the TV interview with Diane Sawyer (NOV02): "We think it is a smart, funny sexy alternative to the blockbuster and we want people to go out there and see it. We want it to be all about the movie when we are interviewed, you know how hard that is to do, you wind up opening yourself up a little bit. But we have nothing to hide, we have nothing to be ashamed of, we are two people who worked together, had a great time and made a really fun movie that we like. " Columbia Tri-Star 11. Clip - 'Gigli' APTN - Los Angeles, USA. 19th July 2003 12. Sot Reporter: "I heard she likes you too." Sot Ben Affleck: "Really! Can I get her number? " 13. Sot Reporter: "He asked me for your phone number." Sot Jennifer Lopez: "He did, not bad...Did you give it to him?" Sot Reporter: "I said I don't know but I'll see what I can do. What do you think." Sot Jennifer Lopez: "I think so." Columbia Tri-Star 14. Clip - 'Gigli' ROM COM THAT BROUGHT J-LO AND AFFLECK TOGETHER Chart star turned actress J-LO and her film star fiancee BEN AFFLECK hit the big screen together in romantic gangster comedy 'GIGLI,' released in N America on 30 July. The real life couple met on the set of the film, which began production in December 2001. The pair announced their engagement in autumn 2002, after Affleck reportedly presented Lopez with a ring worth 3.5 million US dollars. The couple spoke openly about their relationship during a Diane Sawyer interview for US television in November - honesty neither regret to this day. Gigli is the tale of a thug who lets love get in the way of a high-risk mob assignment. Affleck has the lead role, playing Los Angeles hit man Larry Gigli (an Italian name, pronounced 'jeally' to rhyme with 'really'). He is ordered to kidnap the psychologically challenged Brian, the younger brother of a powerful federal prosector to save his mobster boss from prison. Gigli manages to take him to his apartment, but his plan goes awry. The beautiful, free spirited, and gay Ricki (Jennifer Lopez), arrives, with her own set of orders to assist with the kidnapping. But Gigli begins to fall for Ricki, a turn of events unlikely to help his plans, and - as his feelings bring out his humanaity - possibly prove highly dangerous. 'Gigli' is written and directed by Martin Brest, ('Meet Joe Black', Scent of a Woman,' 'Midnight Run,' 'Beverly Hills Cop'). FILM CLIP DETAILS Gigli Columbia Tristar 1 310 244 7554 MUSIC CLEARANCE DETAILS TITLE: Jenny From The Block ARTIST: Jennifer Lopez (J-Lo) WRITER: Oliver/Oliver/Deyo/Lopez/Olivier/Barnes/Writer PUBLISHER: BMG / EMI / Copyright Control LABEL: Sony
Jennifer Lopez Conflicts
Scenes of Jennifer Lopez at various events followed by a report about her upcoming marriage to actor Ben Affleck while trying to settle conflicts with her first husband, Ojani Noa. PLEASE NOTE News anchor and reporter image and audio, along with any commercial production excerpts, are for reference purposes only and are not clearable and cannot be used within your project.
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck: The Story of Jennifer Lopez
GIGLIE PREMIERE
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Entertainment: Lopez to wed Affleck - J Lo announces engagement to Ben and talks about their love
TAPE: EF02/0966 IN_TIME: 14:35:46 / 21:26:13 DURATION: 6:20 SOURCES: ABC/APTN/Sony RESTRICTIONS: music/performance rights must be cleared DATELINE: Recent & File SHOTLIST 1. Clip video - 'Jenny From The Block', J Lo 2. Tilt up Jennifer Lopez - APTN file 3. B-Roll Ben Affleck - APTN file 4. B-Roll Ben Affleck and Gwyneth Paltrow - APTN file - Paris, France. 13 October 1998 ABC 5. Sot Question - "You really thought that he was one of those Hollywood..." Sot Jennifer Lopez - "Playboy types, skirt chasers. He'll be mad that I said that, but no I've told him, he knows. We've talk about this so many times and we have talked about how people see him with one type of person and me with another type of person and the two of us together is like how did that happen and how we're probably more like from the same background and the same kind of upbringing and same kind of family and same kind of house and that kind of stuff." 6. Clip Video - 'Jenny From The Block', J Lo APTN 7. B-Roll - Jennifer Lopez with Puff Daddy - APTN File 8. B-Roll - Jennifer Lopez with Puff Daddy - APTN File - MTV Awards, USA. September 1999 8. B-Roll - Jennifer Lopez with ex husband Cris Judd - APTN file ABC 8. Sot Jennifer Lopez - "You want to know how I feel and so I will tell you. What I knew that was different this time is that I was just more scared, it was too powerful and it made me really... where as before I had control of the things so I wasn't afraid to be in there, in the fire and the fire was far enough away so that I could dance around in there. This time it was smothering me and so hot that it made me afraid." Sot Interviewer - "Bigger." Sot Jennifer Lopez - "Bigger and realer, you just feel it, it's something different, it's a totally different than anything else that you have experienced." 9. Clip video - 'If You Had My Love', J Lo APTN 10. Jennifer Lopez at Angel Eyes premiere - APTN Los Angeles, USA. January 2001 11. Jennifer Lopez at album signing - APTN Los Angeles, USA. January 2001 13. Pan across girls competing to be the face of J Lo's fashion label, wearing 'J Lo' clothes. 14. Clip Video - 'Jenny From The Block', J Lo ABC 15. Sot Question - "How much fun is it to be able to buy anything that you want?" Sot Jennifer Lopez - "Fun, it's fun. I was the girl with the hole in her shoes. We really didn't have a lot of money. I had the holes in the sneakers, I had the holes in the sandals." Sot Question - "Were you embarrassed about that?" Sot Jennifer Lopez - "Of course I was embarrassed but like anybody else I didn't dwell on it but it existed. When I was out with mum and she had money she would go out and get you what she could. bills, I knew the word bills when I was 2 because it was always about the bills. We had to pay the bills, we're behind on the bills, did you pay the bills,we've got to pay the bills, bills, bills, bills. Everybody out there goes through it, that's how I grew up and so to now be able to have a closet full of designer shoes is like I will never get over it, I'll be 60 years old, I will walk in to my closet and look at the shoes and I will be like yes. I will look at my nice coat and be like look at this nice coat. It's a joy for me and it's a joy to give it to my family and it's a joy to share it with people that I love. It's one of the great things about it. I'm not going to lie and, it's great, it's great to have a house that you feel like your family can come to." 16. Clip Video - 'Jenny From The Block', J Lo ABC 17. Sot Jennifer Lopez - "I had cried a lot over sadness over the years, things that had gone wrong or relationships that didn't work out and for the first time in my life I cried incredible purging tears of happiness and it was the most cleansing feeling and the most wonderful feeling I had ever had." 18. Clip Video - 'Jenny From The Block', J Lo 19. Sot Ben Affleck - "That's it, I'm getting a drink" - APTN file J-LO: IT'S THE FIRE INSIDE JENNIFER LOPEZ's engagement to BEN AFFLECK is the real thing because of the "fire inside", she told ABC's Diane Sawyer yesterday (13NOV02). The actress and singer explained that, unlike her relationship with SEAN 'P DIDDY' COMBS and short-lived marriage to dancer CRIS JUDD, she was unable to keep the "fire" at a distance when it came to her new fiancee and 'Gigli' co-star. The couple, who have been photographed kissing over the past few months, were recently engaged in a "traditional, but also in a very spectacular way," Lopez says. The couple met last winter while shooting the movie 'Gigli,' in which Lopez plays a gangster sent to supervise a thug, played by Affleck, in a kidnapping. She describes Affleck as "brilliantly smart," charming and affectionate. "My mother loves Ben," she adds. But she admitted that before she met him she thought he was just another arrogant star who had too many girlfriends. The ABC interview was taped recently in Manhattan and in Lopez's old Bronx neighbourhood. Lopez didn't mention a wedding date, but the couple could tie the knot on Valentine's Day, according to friends and sources quoted in the November 18th issue of People magazine. Affleck, 30, who remains good friends with one-time lover GWYNETH PALTROW, has never been married. Lopez, 32, has had two previous marriages. She split from model-restaurateur Ojani Noa in 1998 after about a year and this summer ended a 10-month marriage to dancer Cris Judd. That divorce becomes final on January 26. The video from Lopez's new single 'Jenny On The Block' features Affleck in a cheeky take on the media's endless quest for footage of the pair together. CLEARANCE DETAILS TITLE: Jenny On The Block ARTIST: J-Lo WRITER: TBC PUBLISHER: TBC LABEL: Sony Music TITLE: If You Had My Love ARTIST: Jennifer Lopez WRITER: Jerkins/Daniels/Rooney/Jerkins/Lopez PUBLISHER: EMI / Sony / Famous Music LABEL: Sony Music
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Entertainment: Maid In Manhattan Premiere - J-Lo says she'll swap Lopez for Affleck when she marries.
TAPE: EF03/0183 IN_TIME: 06:55:44 / 14:49:21 / 21:28:54 DURATION: 5:08 SOURCES: APTN/ Columbia Pictures RESTRICTIONS: No re-use/re-sale of film clips without clearance DATELINE: 26/02/03 LONDON SHOTLIST 1. Film trailer - 'Maid In Manhattan' 2. Exterior Odeon Leicester Square 3. Close-up Poster 4. Wide shot arrival Jennifer Lopez 5. Photocall Jennifer Lopez 6. Close-up J-Lo's engagement ring 7. SOUNDBITE Jennifer Lopez: "I really just wanted to do another romantic comedy, they are my favourite type of film. I know a lot of women love romantic comedies. They are definitely my favourite and after doing 'The Wedding Planner' I really wanted to do another one. (Reporter : Also you borrow the outfit from somebody, do you ever worry that someone is going to do that to you? Because you are a prime target. You have probably got loads of lovely clothes? ) SOUNDBITE Jennifer Lopez: "They could take my clothes and I probably wouldn't even notice. No, I think I could be a target for them I'm sure. " (Reporter: Has you attitude changed towards maids since you made this film?) SOUNDBITE Jennifer Lopez: "You know it absolutely gave me more of an appreciation. Because you go into hotels, and I work a lot and so I'm in and out of the hotel, you are not really paying attention to everything going on around you. After I did this movie I am like 'oh my God so much work goes into making a hotel run'. So it definitely gave me a better appreciation of it. (Reporter: Are you now known as Jennifer Lopez or J-Lo? ) SOUNDBITE Jennifer Lopez: "You know, it was always Jennifer Lopez, I just named my second album J-Lo and it kind of stuck, people took a liking to it and I don't mind. You called me Jennifer, somebody called me J-LO, call me Jenny, it's all fine." (Reporter: Will you change your name when you get married?) SOUNDBITE Jennifer Lopez: "Yes, yes I will. " (Reporter: So you will be Jen Affleck?) SOUNDBITE Jennifer Lopez: "Yes yes...yes that's what it'll be (laughs)." 8. Photocall Ralph Fiennes and Jennifer Lopez 9. SOUNDBITE Ralph Fiennes: "She is sweet, very good to work with and wonderful in this movie I think. This character suits her I think." 10. Wide shot Bob Hoskins 11. SOUNDBITE Bob Hoskins: "Obviously I had heard about Jennifer Lopez but I hadn't heard about the big empire surrounding her. She didn't come over like a big diva, she comes over like a sweet heart, she is great. " 12. Film clip - 'Maid In Manhattan' 13. Close-up Natasha Richardson 14. SOUNDBITE Natasha Richardson: "I don't know her very well, I didn't get to know her, I didn't socialise with her. I think she is a very busy woman and she doesn't have a chance to hang out with actors so..." 15. (Reporter: I have got to ask you about the wedding, have you got any plans yet. Is it going to be a dress like the one you wear at the end of the film when you walk in and steal the show?) 16. SOUNDBITE Jennifer Lopez (on what she will wear for her wedding): " It'll be a good dress, that's all I can tell you." 17. Close-up Jennifer Lopez 18. (Reporter: Have you been asked at all to clean anyones house?) SOUNDBITE Jennifer Lopez: "No, that hasn't happened yet, but it hasn't been out that long so we will have to wait and see." 19. Photocall Jennifer Lopez and Natasha Richardson 20. Cutaway press 21. Film trailer - 'Maid In Manhattan' JENNIFER LOPEZ, J-LO OR JEN AFFLECK? JENNIFER LOPEZ announced last night that she would be dropping Lopez to become Mrs Jennifer Affleck when she marries her movie star fiance BEN AFFLECK. Lopez made the comments at last night's (26FEB03) London premiere of her new romantic comedy 'Maid in Manhattan', where she was joined by co-stars RALPH FIENNES, NATASHA RICHARDSON and BOB HOSKINS. Lopez spent twenty minutes signing autographs for fans outside the Odeon cinema in her skin tight Yves St Laurent dress with plunging neckline. Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck announced their engagement in December last year (2002) and J-Lo said she expected attention to wane once the couple had confirmed their intentions (despite including Affleck in her latest video 'Jenny From The Block' ) but fans and press remain hungry for every snippet of information about the couple. In her new romantic comedy Lopez plays Marisa Ventura, a single mother born and bred in the boroughs of New York City, who works as a maid in a first-class Manhattan hotel. The film sees Ralph Fiennes in his first romantic comedy with a supporting cast of stellar acting talent that includes Natasha Richardson, Bob Hoskins and Stanley Tucci. At the premiere Lopez was happy to pose for intimate pictures with Fiennes but when photographers asked her to stand with Natasha Richardson, both women froze and failed to look at, let alone touch, each other. Richardson, a serious theatre actress also making her rom-com debute in 'Maid In Manhattan', said she didn't get close to J-Lo on the set: "I don't know her very well, I didn't get to know her, I didn't socialise with her. I think she is a very busy woman and she doesn't have a chance to hang out with actors so..." In 'Maid in Manhattan' Lopez's character is persuaded one day by a friend and colleague to try on a guest's beautiful wardrobe - and she is still dressed in luxury clothes when another hotel guest walks into the suite. By this twist of fate and mistaken identity, Marisa meets Christopher Marshall (Fiennes), a handsome heir to a political dynasty, who believes that she is a guest at the hotel. Fate steps in and throws the unlikely pair together for one night. When Marisa's true identity is revealed, the two find that they are worlds apart - even though the distance separating them is just a subway ride between Manhattan and the Bronx. J-Lo was on board from the very beginning. She helped shape the plot with her friend and producer Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, while the movie was still just an idea. CLEARANCE DETAILS Maid In Manhattan Columbia Pictures 1 310 244 7554