Jennifer Lopez

Jennifer Lopez is turning to the teachings of Scientology in an effort to become a mother, according to various new reports.

The diva star, who recently attended the Italian wedding of celebrity Scientology fiend Tom Cruise, is reportedly taking tips from actress Leah Remini, who used the doctrines of the religious cult group when she was trying to conceive her first child.

According to Life & Style, J. Lo became interested in Scientology when Remini confided in her that the religion helped her conceive.

"She's starting to understand the cleansing process. It's all about putting the positive energy where you want it," a source tells the magazine.

The source insists Lopez and her husband, Marc Anthony, are unlikely to join the ranks of those brainwashed freaks because he's a devout Catholic, but at the same time, "he's willing to let Jen do what she needs to make things happen."

Hopefully, those things involve three-minute kisses, silent births, vows and ceremonies that are downright scary and other nonsense.

And we thought the marathon TomKat kiss was dramatic.

It turns out the biggest diva of the Italian wedding last weekend was not the beautiful, brainwashed bride in the $340 thong. It was Jennifer Lopez!

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes kindly arranged for a private plane to bring some of their more famous friends to Italy for their wedding. But a source says the first thing J.Lo did was send her assistant to secure seats by laying her belongings on all the best ones.

Lopez also flew her hairstylist, Ken Pavés, into Rome just to do her hair for the big day. The singer then made sure all eyes were on her at a group dinner on Thursday night.

"The November 16 welcome dinner was supposed to be casual. But J.Lo, of course, wore a gown. So much for casual," a source said.

And the special treatment didn't stop there. At 2:33 a.m. in the wee hours after the wedding, Lopez had a waiter sneak doggie bags to her and husband Marc Anthony on their way out.

What a hoe. Who invites Jennifer Lopez to a wedding, anyway? Or wants to see Jennifer Lopez ever in their life? But THG digresses.

In other news, Us Weekly is releasing a commemorative TomKat wedding edition (see below). It'll have some great TomKat pictures, but it seems like an awful lot of work for a union that won't last until 2009.

 

Know how long ago it was that Jennifer Lopez dated Diddy? He went by Puff Daddy back then. That was like 16 nicknames ago.

Nevertheless, Diddy hasn't forgotten about his former flame. The rap superstar gets personal on his new album, Press Play, with songs inspired by both girlfriend Kim Porter and J-Lo.

"It's probably my most personal record," Diddy, 35, said. "On a lot of the other records, to be honest, I didn't do a whole lot of writing. On this one, I did a lot. And I exposed myself with everybody's most sensitive subject, and that's the subject of love."

Awww, the supposedly bad boy has a soft side. That's a bit like finding out Kate Bosworth has a fat side.

Anyway, this lovelorn aspect of the performer includes his relationship with Lopez, who he dated for two years before they split in 2001.

"I used every experience," he said. "She was one of my girlfriends, and the most highly publicized one. But I've been blessed to go out with a couple of great women and she was one of the great ones."

Conversely, Nick Carter at least claims he was blessed to go out with (i.e. go to bed with) a couple easy women. But do Diddy and Lopez still talk?

"Yeah. We're ex-boyfriend and girlfriend. And that's cool. It's a positive thing. But my focus right now â€" when I'm with a woman, I'm focused on that woman."

That woman is Kim Porter, with whom he's expecting twin girls.

"The relationship that gave me the most inspiration was the relationship with Kim," Diddy said. "(It's) my most long-term relationship. It's had a lot of ups and downs, and it made for a lot of great songs."

Press Play is due in stores on Oct. 17.

It's not easy to keep it real. While Jennifer Lopez is always aiming for her true self, sometimes you need a movie to show you what's important.

Thank goodness for El Cantante in that case.

The film stars J-Lo and husband, Marc Anthony. The latter says he'll play it safe now that he's researched the downward spiral of the late Puerto Rican salsa legend Hector Lavoe.

"He painted this clear picture of what you could be if you put your mind to it, but how painful a life you could live if you made the wrong choices," Anthony said.

And to think, Lopez almost married Ben Affleck instead.

Anthony kicked off a concert in San Juan over the weekend and admitted to feeling a personal connection to Lavoe, who rose to the heights of stardom by bringing salsa to the U.S. â€" only to fall into drug addiction and die in 1993 at age 46.

The project began five years ago, when Lavoe's widow approached Lopez with a script and asked that the star play her in the movie.

"Once I read the script, I knew there was something about their life, the relationship they had, that was compelling to watch," said the actress/singer.

We assume such discussion of the movie helped J-Lo feel better about the fact that her booty has been replaced by that of Beyonce as the best in Hollywood.

Getting back to work in the studio should also help to distract Lopez. Her next project is a Spanish-language album which Anthony is producing. She says it also offers reflections on life.

"It just talks about maybe I've rushed, maybe I've made mistakes ... but you know my only sin is that I was loving the way a woman loves," Lopez said.

That seems harmless enough, right? Especially when you consider the sins of someone like Kristen Cavallari, who's had lots and lots of pre-marital sex.

New York City Fashion Week is about more than just Carmen Electra and Kristen Cavallari posing for a camera.

It's about other celebrities doing that, too. Let's take a look at a few of the more dashing ones.

Who needs The O.C? Rachel Bilson is excited about her role in the latest Zach Braff film, The Last Kiss. And she's looking mighty fine as she promotes it, as well.

Ashton Kutcher, meanwhile, isn't always talking about his relationship with Demi Moore or starring in bad movies. Sometimes, he's just looking very handsome.

Hey, remember when Jennifer Lopez was popular and often in the news? Yeah. Neither do we, really.

Who hasn't wanted to do naughty things to Christina Aguilera or Jennifer Lopez? Come on, ladies, put your hands up, too.

This is everyone's chance to make such fantasies into a reality. Sort of. Not really. For the sickos, maybe.

Nevertheless, all it takes is a deep exhale or two and J.Lo can instantly appear in your living room! Or, to be precise, J.Ho, the name of her inflatable doll. Others hot babes you can make into your own sex slaves include Demi Moore, Cindy Crawford and Paris Hilton.

These blow up dolls can be purchased online at numerous erotic web boutiques for about $20. The rewards, however, can last forever. Or, for Jay-Z, more like a few seconds.

Oh, the delicious irony. The female portion of Bennifer reportedly turned down a movie role because the female half of the original Bennifer had already been cast.

The San Francisco Chronicle reports that Jennifer Garner passed on the part of Pamela Ewing in the upcoming Dallas movie upon discovering that Jennifer Lopez, ex-fiancee of Garner's husband Ben Affleck, had signed on.

The Alias star started dating Affleck in July 2004, when they co-starred in the movie Daredevil. Seven months earlier, the actor ended his much-ridiculed engagement with Lopez.

Garner was apparently engaged in talks to play Bobby Ewing's wife Pam in the upcoming Dallas flick, but backed out when she heard Lopez would be portraying Sue-Ellen, the alcoholic wife of J.R. A source close to Bennifer says Garner was really psyched about Dallas, but felt the strain between them on the set could have led to awkward situations.

Good call, Jen. No need to go anywhere near that skank. We love you!

In other news, Bennifer nearly burned down its rented Cambridge, Mass., home after leaving a frying pan unattended. Fortunately, the couple and daughter Violet emerged unscathed and the fire department saved the property from significant damage. Garner also recently joined Reese Witherspoon and Cicely Tyson on a visit New Orleans, La., to draw attention to the plight of Hurricane Katrina victims.