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J.Lo and Barack 'pose' for housing ad in Monterrey, Mexico. z

Pop culture aficionados are well aware that American recording artist Jennifer Lopez is dating Casper Smart and U.S. President Barack Obama is happily married to Michelle Obama. But in Monterrey, Mexico, Lopez and Obama are being romantically paired up for one grand task: selling middle class homes.

Flyers -- which are clearly photoshopped -- are being left on car hoods in the capital of Mexico's northeastern state of Nuevo León featuring a smiling Lopez in casual attire and a laughing Obama in a striped polo. The "couple" have two happy young daughters around them and a two-storied home in the backdrop with a red truck in the driveway.

The motive behind the exploitation of Lopez and Obama's image is to sell homes in the San Nicolás neighborhood of Monterrey. After all, who would not want to buy a home that is good enough for J.Lo and the POTUS?

Using copyrighted photographs without permission for advertisements is not uncommon internationally, let alone in Mexico. In fact, many smaller companies often use celebrity photographs as stockphotos and in turn, make A-listers unwitting participants in endorsing specific products (or in this case, Monterrey's housing market).

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Ad in Mexican newspaper features U.S. President Barack Obama and singer Jennifer Lopez as a couple. Facebook/tonydelarró

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