Marc Anthony's Declaration of Love To Receive Uncredited Punch-Up
Readers of the paper edition of Variety were treated to an unseasonable Valentine today, in the form a full-page ad taken out by Marc Anthony, declaring his bursting love and pride for his wife and former object of public fascination, Jennifer Lopez. Only her husband would know Lopez intimately enough to compose the tribute to the baffling "Women in Film" award winner in the form of a mock screenplay, as "Lola" (as he affectionately refers to her in the ad) tends to glaze over when subjected to any assemblage of words not presented in dialogue-and-action formation. After Anthony sneakily placed the trade rag near her morning melon, casually asking if she had "happened to see page 46," a curious Lopez quickly discovered the gushy, Final Draft-templated ode. Purely by force of habit, she immediately handed it to her assistant for coverage, which soon came back to her in the form of a far more manageable, four-line summary: "You're a beautiful actress/singer who receives an award. Your husband says he loves you, but in the end, he says something about you 'never waking up.' The Bodyguard meets Sleeping with the Enemy. Pass."