L OS ANGELES ABC Family says it green-lighted a series pilot from Jennifer Lopezs production company about a lesbian couple and their diverse family. ABC Family said Thursday the comedy-drama pilot, titled "The Fosters," is about two women raising a "21st century," multi-ethnic mix of foster and biological kids. Lopez will be an executive producer for the hour-long project. Casting was not announced. Her company, Nuyorican, is in development on other TV series, including "Taming Ben Taylor," a romantic comedy starring the actress-singer, and "Sweet Little 15," a Mexican girls coming-of-age story. Lopez, who recently exited "American Idol" as a judge, also is developing films through her company. Copyright 2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

She told 'Entertainment Tonight': "So long as she's honest and speaks from the heart and just is herself, I think she'll be fine. "I always kind of just spoke right from the heart, and how I would want someone to speak to me if I was in that position. It's just about being relaxed and being honest, and being yourself... If you try and think too much about what people might think or what you're saying too much, I think you get lost." Meanwhile, Phillip Phillips - who won the last series of the show - hopes the new judging panel, which is rumoured to also include Nicki Minaj, will be more "critical" as he felt he was given an easy ride by Jennifer, Steven Tyler and Randy Jackson. He told MTV News: "I would say I hope they're a little more critical. Because there were some times when I performed, especially on 'Time of the Season,' man, my ears went out, but that's live television, I can't just stop the song, so I j...

LOS ANGELES (AP) ABC Family says it green-lighted a series pilot from Jennifer Lopez 's production company about a lesbian couple and their diverse family . ABC Family said Thursday the comedy-drama pilot, titled "The Fosters," is about two women raising a " 21st century ," multi-ethnic mix of foster and biological kids. Lopez will be an executive producer for the hour-long project. Casting was not announced. Her company, Nuyorican, is in development on other TV series , including "Taming Ben Taylor ," a romantic comedy starring the actress-singer, and "Sweet Little 15," a Mexican girl's coming-of-age story. Lopez, who recently exited "American Idol" as a judge, also is developing films through her company.

August 24, 2012 02:12:18 GMT In addition to the 'Dance Again' singer-produced project 'The Fosters', the network greenlights 'Socio' from 'Jane by Design' executive producer Gavin Polone. Photo credit: DJDM/WENN -produced family show has been picked up to pilot by ABC Family. The project, whose working title is "The Fosters", is a one-hour drama revolving around a multi-ethnic family mix of foster and biological kids being raised by two moms Stef and Len. Bradley Bredeweg and Peter Paige co-created the show, and will executive produce it alongside former "" judge Lopez, Simon Fields and Greg Gugliotta. The pilot will be produced by Nuyorican Productions and Prodco. The network additionally gives a pilot order to Gavin Polone's one-hour drama "Socio". The project, which has been dubbed as having a " Jr" vibe, centers on a charismatic 16-year-old alleged sociopath, who recently reconnected with his two female bes...

Kim Kardashian Denies Threesome With Porn Stars | Home August 23, 2012 01:00 PM by Lisa Princ Casper Smart was recently rumored to be visiting gay peep shows and using Jennifer Lopez, leaving the couple on the verge of splitting. Now, rumor has it that J LO is spying on Casper could she be looking for a reason to leave him? Recent rumors have claimed that Casper Smart has been spending time visiting gay peep shows, and that Jennifer Lopez has been contemplating dumping her dancer beau, as she feels like she is babysitting him a lot of the time. Now, rumor has it that Jennifer has been spying on Caspers text messages, but why? Okay, okay, dumb question we know. A source recently told In Touch magazine that J LO is suspicious of Caspers behavior: Jennifers been checking Caspers phone to see if hes cheating. She hates that shes spying but she cant help it. Apparently, once the news broke about Caspers secret peep show and massage parlor visits, Jennifer became uncertain about the re...

Published: 11:15PM Thursday August 23, 2012 Source: BANG Showbiz Jennifer Lopez has advised Mariah Carey to "speak from the heart" on American Idol. The singer-and-actress recently departed the talent contest after two seasons as a judge and thinks her successor needs to be as honest as possible with the hopefuls on the show. She told Entertainment Tonight: "So long as she's honest and speaks from the heart and just is herself, I think she'll be fine. "I always kind of just spoke right from the heart, and how I would want someone to speak to me if I was in that position. It's just about being relaxed and being honest, and being yourself. "If you try and think too much about what people might think or what you're saying too much, I think you get lost," she said. Meanwhile, Phillip Phillips - who won the last series of the show - hopes the new judging panel, which is rumoured to also include Nicki Minaj, will be more "critical" as ...

This is the first time Lopez, who recently quit her job as a judge on American Idol, has appeared on the list. The multi-talented star has come in at number 38, ahead of fellow Latino ladies Shakira and Sofia Vergara who came in at 40th and 75th respectively. But all three were pipped to the post by Lady Gaga, who was in 14th position and Beyonce Knowles, who made it in at 32. Female politicians got the highest positions in the list with German Chancellor Angela Merkel topping it and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton coming in just behind her in second place. Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was in third place again, while US First Lady Michelle Obama came seventh. Moira Forbes, the head person at ForbesWoman, said of the list: "This year's Power Women exert influence in very different ways, and to very different ends, and all with very different impacts on the global community." Oprah Winfrey, Ellen DeGeneres, Angelina Jolie, J.K. Rowling and Gisele Bundchen also a...