Jennifer Lopez’s new “romance” with Drake seems about as authentic as her “Jenny From the Block” act, music insiders speculate.
Lopez, 47, and Drake, 30, were “spotted canoodling” on a series of somewhat deliberate, saccharine social-media posts, which has prompted many in the music industry to start yelling “Publicity stunt!” It is believed they are using their chemistry to sell their new record.
The pair was seen getting close in a series of posts from a party they billed as the “Winter Wonderland Prom” in Las Vegas on Thursday night, where they were seen grinding on each other, sharing a kiss on the lips, and then crowned king and queen of the prom. Several of the videos conveniently come with a soundtrack featuring vocals from both artists from their new song.
While the “Winter Wonderland Prom” was believed to be a video shoot for their yet-unnamed duet, a showbiz insider told us, “This relationship is fake, it is just a publicity stunt to publicize their record together. If Jennifer and Drake were really dating, they’d be way more private about it.”
After Drake made an emotional tribute to Rihanna at the MTV Video Music Awards in August, the source added, “Doesn’t Drake realize that it looks weird to declare his love for RiRi at the MTV awards, then start flaunting his chemistry with J.Lo a few months later?” Apparently not.
Some insiders suspect Lopez, who split with her boy toy Casper Smart this summer, may have rekindled her relationship with ex-husband Marc Anthony as the two shared a kiss Nov. 17 onstage at the Latin Grammy Awards. Anthony then filed for divorce on Dec. 16 from his third wife, model Shannon De Lima, after two years of marriage. But a source close to Anthony insists he and Lopez are not reconciling but remain close in order to co-parent their 8-year-old twins, Emme and Max. Reps for Lopez and Drake didn’t respond to requests for comment.