It’s back on! Jennifer Lopez will perform at the World Cup 2014 opening ceremony along with Pitbull and Claudia Leitte. This comes just two days after it was announced that JLo was not going to perform. On Sunday, Jennifer Lopez’s rep released a statement saying, “Regretfully Jennifer Lopez will not be attending this year’s World Cup ceremonies,” and gave no further explanation about why. However, FIFA released its own statement, saying it was over “production issues.” "For production issues, Jennifer Lopez, one of the artists of the official song 'We Are One,' will not be able to perform at the FIFA World Cup opening ceremony."
It was widely reported after Lopez announced she wasn’t performing at the “futbol” event, that it was because of her recent breakup with Casper Smart, and that she just wanted to take some time off. However, this seemed unlikely, since the release of her 10th studio album, A.K.A. is just around the corner and that only means more work for JLo. The singer’s rep talked to People Magazine and told them that she show will go on with her. "Jennifer has always wanted to participate in the World Cup opening ceremonies," the rep said.
"We have been trying to work out scheduling and logistics. Any statements to the contrary were premature. Jennifer would not want to disappoint her fans or fans of futbol. She will be there." Now, it seems like the reason behind the whole confusion was really money. Radar Online is reporting that a source inside the World Cup organizing committee told them that in the end it all came down to money. “JLo was in a back and forth with the World Cup about expenses,” the insider confirmed. “She had wanted them to cover everything for her, from private transportation, to her hotel and the costs associated for her entire entourage.”
When she couldn’t get what she wanted, she decided to pull out. However, according to the source, “The backlash was so significant that she decided that she needed to attend.” The insider added that they made her see that going would benefit her image. “In the end, the record label privately told JLo that she needed to perform this event,” the source added. “It’s the world stage…It would have been foolish for her not to exploit the World Cup for the publicity factor alone.” It is still unclear if both parties reached an agreement or if JLo will have to cover her entourage costs, but at least we will see her perform at the opening ceremony of the World Cup.
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