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Jennifer Lopez has been making plenty of headlines in recent weeks thanks to rumors concerning her marriage with Ben Affleck, but she may also be facing some issues in her professional life based on a report about an incredibly lucrative residency in Las Vegas that could be in jeopardy as her star power appears to wane.
There aren’t many musicians who’ve dominated the charts like Jennifer Lopez did when she burst onto the scene around the turn of the millennium. She’d already made a name for herself as an actor before dropping her debut album, On the 6, in 1999, and 2001’s J.Lo cemented her status as one of the biggest stars on the planet.
In recent years, the Bronx native has primarily generated attention due to her relationship with Ben Affleck. The power couple known as “Bennifer” reunited in 2021 (more than 15 years after they initially called it quits) before tying the knot the following year, but it sounds like their marriage is on the rocks based on the flurry of reports that have surfaced over the course of May.
In February, Lopez dropped This Is Me… Now, her first album in a decade. The release coincided with the announcement of an ambitious tour, but she was forced to cancel a number of bookings and rebrand the string of performances as a “Greatest Hits” showcase thanks to lackluster ticket sales.
According to The New York Post, J. Lo is now grappling with the potentially massive fallout of that underwhelming commercial reception due to a proposed residency at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas where she was hoping to get paid $1 million every single time she stepped on stage over the course of 90 shows that were tentatively slated to kick off in 2024.
However, the outlet reports “casino executives have lately grown skittish” due to her inability to draw sizeable crowds to her tour, with an unnamed source noting “It’s pretty rare you have a poor tour and then go to Vegas.”
It’s safe to assume Lopez will be just fine if the residency falls through when you consider she has an estimated net worth of $400 million, but you’d be hard-pressed to find many people who aren’t going to be unhappy about having a potential $90 million payday slip through their fingers.