Well, this situation doesn’t seem to be getting any better.
Jennifer Lopez is being threatened with a $40 million lawsuit after she backed out of a controversial concert on the island of Cyprus.
The singer was scheduled to perform at the opening of the Cratos Premium, a luxury hotel and casino complex in Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus, but she cancelled the show after a storm of protest. The concert was to coincide with JLo’s 41st birthday and she was planning to spend it at the resort with her husband and two children.
The island has been divided by Turkish and Greek Cypriots, to the north and south respectively, since the Turkish invasion in 1974. Lopez drew the wrath of Greek-Cypriots after the concert was announced. The Cyrpus Action Network of America said in a statement, ‘We are shocked and dismayed to hear of your move to go and celebrate your birthday with your children and husband in our land under Turkish invasion and occupation,’ and said Lopez was being ‘used by aggressors, human rights violators and rapists.’
And so the July 24 gig was cancelled. A rep for JLo told TMZ, ‘Jennifer Lopez would never knowingly support any state, country, institution or regime that was associated with any form of human rights abuse.
‘After a full review of the relevant circumstances in Cyprus, it was the decision of management to withdraw from the appearance. This was a team decision that reflects our sensitivity to the political realities of the region.’
But the owners of the hotel are fighting back, for $40 million.
According to the AFP, the chief executive of the Turkish company that runs the Cratos said Lopez still has time to change her mind.
Murat Bozoglu, reportedly said, ‘The contract has not been terminated. If she does not show up for the concert, we will begin a procedure in the courts to claim 35-40 million dollars in damages.
‘The cancellation….is not covered by any clause in the contract she signed with us.’
