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Jennifer Lopez might be one of the biggest, most successful pop sensations in the world. However, the singer has not had the best luck in her personal life. From failed marriages to lost friendships, the star has been through the wringer. But there always seems to be a silver lining that follows after disaster strikes in her life. In fact, amid her ongoing divorce from Batman star, Ben Affleck, the 55-year-old has managed to rekindle an old platonic flame.

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez in Gigli (Credit: Sony Picutres)

Lopez’s marriage to Affleck had made the star lose a few close friends. However, the Monster-In-Law star seems to be making amends with some of them amidst her divorce proceedings.

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In 2004, Jennifer Lopez was living a completely different life. The singer was dating her now ex-husband, Marc Anthony and they were making their red carpet debut.

Leah Remini and Angelo Pagán appear to be on the same page when it comes to their divorce, with both parties requesting the court deny spousal support on both sides. According to a filing from Pagán, obtained by People on Thursday, September 5, the entrepreneur noted “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for the divorce and named August 1 as the date of separation. This same date was also cited in Remini’s filing. Remini and Pagán announced their decision to divorce in a joint statement on Instagram on Thursday, August 29. “Well, here we are. After 28 years together and 21 years of marriage, we have decided to file for divorce,” the announcement read. “This decision came after a lot of thought and care, and as hard as divorce is, we are approaching this with a positive outlook because we know it’s what’s best for us.” The statement continued, “We are proud of...

Leah Remini has finalized her divorce from Angelo Pagán, marking the end of their 21-year marriage. The announcement comes just one day after the couple revealed their decision to separate. On August 30, court documents obtained by People confirmed that Remini, filed for divorce in Los Angeles County Superior Court. In the legal paperwork, Remini cited “irreconcilable differences” as the reason…

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Leah Remini and her husband, Angelo Pagán, have decided to end their marriage after 21 years, announcing the decision in a joint statement on Instagram on Thursday, August 29. “Well, here we are. After 28 years together and 21 years of marriage, we have decided to file for divorce,” the announcement read. “This decision came after a lot of thought and care, and as hard as divorce is, we are approaching this with a positive outlook because we know it’s what’s best for us.” The statement continued, “We are proud of how we have worked through this together. Yes, we’re sad, and we’ve got some figuring out to do as we continue to move forward into our new normal—together still in many ways, and apart in some new ones.” “But here’s the thing: we’ve been best friends for so many years,” the post added. “We are still celebrating holidays together,...

Amazon Prime Video has acquired the North American and Latin American rights to Anthony Nardolillo’s “7th & Union,” starring Mexican actor/comedian Omar Chaparro. Grandave Intl. is handling world sales, and will be presenting the movie to buyers at the virtual European Film Market.

“7th & Union” is the story of an unlikely ally, a broken promise and an improbable chance that inspires two down-and-out men from opposite sides of the track to find a way to use their old passions to pursue their dream of connecting with their family and providing an opportunity for a brighter future.

The movie features Edy Ganem (“Devious Maids”), Gregg Daniel (“Truth Or Dare”) and Erinn Westbrook.

The deal was brokered by Tamara Nagahiro of Grandave Intl. for the production company, Broken English Productions. “We are thrilled to have Amazon as a partner for ‘7th & Union’ in North and Latin Americas and are looking forward...

Jennifer Lopez and Leah Remini have been friends forever, but we're just finding out that we actually have Jennifer's ex Marc Anthony to thank for introducing them back in the day. While recently promoting their upcoming movie together, Second Act, Leah opened up about how their adorable friendship began, and the hilarious conversation that ensued on that fateful night. "I was friends with Marc Anthony, and then he started dating Jennifer," she told Entertainment Tonight, explaining that Marc was dying to introduce Jennifer to Leah and her husband, Angelo Pagán, at one of Marc's movie premieres.

"So we went to the premiere hoping she was gonna be ugly in real life, and then when I was approaching her, I was like, 'I hope it's the lighting. Maybe she just looks good in here,' and as I got closer I was like, 'Oh damn, there's a lot of light right...

The Last Ship Season 5 TV Spots and Sneak Peek TNT‘s The Last Ship: Season 5 TV show commercials and sneak peek video stars Bridget Regan, Maurice Compte, Steven Culp, Angelo Pagan, and Jodie Turner-Smith. The Last Ship‘s plot synopsis: based on the book by William Brinkley, “the series chronicles the aftermath [...]

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Jennifer Lopez is finding it hard to believe that she is the mother of two 10-year-olds.

Despite her disbelief, she let her love and pride for her twins Emme and Max shine through in a video made especially for the occasion featuring private family snaps and home videos, which she shared on Instagram Thursday.

“It’s hard to get my head around the fact that it’s been 10 years since these two forces of nature came into my world and changed my life forever…” she wrote in the caption.

“You healed my soul and rejuvenated my existence… you taught me...

Leah Remini is opening up about how her longtime pal Jennifer Lopez fits into her fight against the Church of Scientology.

The actress, 47, walked away from the controversial religion in 2013. Her husband Angelo Pagán, 59, daughter Sofia, 13, and mother Vicki left with her, but Remini says many who leave Scientology have had family members who stay within the church feel forced to “disconnect” from them.

The church says no one is forced to cut contact, and disconnection is a choice.

During her last years in the church, Remini became disillusioned when she started to question disconnection and the actions of church leader David Miscavige,...

Four years after abruptly leaving the controversial church of Scientology, Leah Remini says she’s still adjusting.

“You rebuild slowly. It doesn’t happen overnight,” the actress, 47, says in the new issue of People. “It’s a learning process; it’s changing the way you think.”

Indeed, Remini was in the church for more than 30 years before she walked away in 2013 with husband Angelo Pagán, 59, daughter Sofia, 13, and mother Vicki. And her post-Scientology life has been challenging.

The star has been seeing a therapist now for two years, which she says is difficult because of how her former church views psychiatry.

While they grew close filming nine seasons of The King of Queens, former Scientologist Leah Remini says she never tried to convert her longtime costar and friend Kevin James — much to the chagrin of the church.

“They always tried to get me to, ‘Why is he not in? Why have you not promoted it to him?’ I was like, ‘Because he’s Catholic. He doesn’t want anything to do with it,’ ” Remini, 47, says in this week’s issue of People. “They let it go after a while, but usually you’d be expected to recruit, especially with somebody you work with for nine years.

Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony are making their co-parenting work!

The exes recently reunited to celebrate their twins Max and Emme's ninth birthday early, and happily posed together for a picture alongside Lopez's Bff, Leah Remini, and Remini's husband, Angelo Pagan. Remini Instagrammed the sweet snap on Monday.

"Celebrating our Max & Emme's 9th birthday @jlo @marcanthony @therealangelopagan #familia #memories #friendship," Remini wrote.

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Lopez and Anthony's adorable twins turn nine years old on Wednesday. Although the two singers split in 2011, they've remained notably friendly through the years.

Lopez, 47, recently stopped by The Ellen DeGeneres Show, airing Tuesday, when she was put in the hot seat about her reported romance with 30-year-old rapper Drake. Lopez refused to admit to any romance, and also set the record straight on her tendency to date younger men, like her ex, 29-year-old Casper Smart.

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Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony may no longer be married, but the former couple reunited Monday at a birthday celebration for their twins Maximilian David and Emme Maribel, who turn 9 on Wednesday.

The couple were all smiles as they posed with Leah Remini and her husband Angelo Pagan in a photo posted to Remini’s Instagram page.

“Celebrating our Max & Emme’s 9th birthday,” Remini, who is Max and Emme’s godmother, captioned the shot. She hashtagged it, “#familia #memories #friendship.”

Lopez and Anthony tied the knot in a secret ceremony in June 2004 at Lopez’s home in Beverly Hills.

Girls just wanna have fun! Jennifer Lopez took to social media to share another fun night out with bestie, Leah Remini, on Monday.

The pair hit Cuban restaurant El Floridita in Hollywood, California, for an evening of salsa dancing, with Lopez documenting the dance floor action with a selfie video on Instagram.

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Chewing gum and wearing giant hoop earrings that could double as bangles, the World of Dance star bopped her head to the music before giggling while she did a hair flick.

“Wait for it... lol #hairflick #salsanight w the fam...@therealangelopagan,” the 47-year-old singer captioned the video, tagging Remini’s husband, Angelo Pagan.

The pair was celebrating their friend, Jai Jordyn’s, birthday.

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A deluge of scoop. Leah Remini's revealing new memoir, Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology, hit bookshelves on Tuesday, Nov. 3, and one particular passage describes how Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman's kids, Bella Cruise and Connor Cruise, allegedly viewed their mother after their parents' high-profile divorce in 2001.  According to the book's version of events, Remini, 45, was returning home from Italy after Cruise's 2006 wedding to Katie Holmes, when she and her husband, Angelo Pagan, found themselves in the same airport shuttle as the young siblings. "Over [...]...

Tom's temper tantrum! Leah Remini rolls out one bombshell after another in her tell-all, Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology. In the book, which hit stands on Tuesday, Nov. 3, the actress claims that Tom Cruise once had a meltdown while trying to bake cookies. The incident allegedly occurred when Remini and her husband, Angelo Pagan, visited Cruise and his then-wife Katie Holmes at their Los Angeles home. According to Remini, the Mission: Impossible actor decided to bake cookies for his guests, but quickly became upset when he couldn't find [...]...

He's a keeper. Leah Remini's husband, Angelo Pagan -- who left the Church of Scientology alongside the King of Queens actress in 2013 — tweeted support for his wife after her 20/20 special aired last Friday, Oct. 30. "So proud of @leahremini !" Pagan wrote on Friday, alongside a throwback snap with his wife. "Brave, bold and beautiful. I got your back baby!!" Look whose been up nights writing her little heart out! https://t.co/gDao5UGeeJ — angelo pagan (@apangelo) October 30, 2015 Remini broke from the church in July 2013 after [...]...

ABC Breaking News | Latest News Videos In a new clip from Leah Remini's upcoming 20/20 interview about her new tell-all book, Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology, in which she discusses her separation from Scientology, the actress opened up about one of Scientology's most famous faces: Tom Cruise.

"Being critical of Tom Cruise is being critical of Scientology itself," she said in the clip that first aired on Good Morning America Friday. "You are a person who is anti the aims and goals of Scientology, you are evil."

Remini, 45, claims that she when she first met Cruise within the church, he...

Leah Remini and her family's spiritual journey continues to grow away from the Church of Scientology. More than two years after the former King of Queens star left the organization, her daughter Sofia has become baptized in the Catholic Church. On Friday afternoon, Leah shared photos from the special ceremony that was attended by her immediate family and friends. "A very special day for our little girl and her Godparents @crabichuk wanted to share with all of you," she wrote on Instagram. "#baptism #catholic #newbeginnings." Leah's husband Angelo Pagan added, "For the record @leahremini and I have always been Catholic…It was a beautiful experience and our little...

“I carry Lysol and Clorox wipes,” says Leah Remini, the star of TLC’s It’s All Relative (which returns July 15, 9 p.m.). “Every single person makes fun of me, but God forbid I find myself in a random hotel and need to wipe down the light switches, toilet, and remote!” The mom of Sofia, 11 (with husband Angelo Pagán), does a clean sweep of her Stella McCartney purse. Shopping Assist “My husband gave me my Louis Vuitton wallet. Well, I picked it out. I always tell him, ‘Don’t [...]...

She's back! Leah Remini is returning to TLC for a second season of her reality series, Leah Remini: It's All Relative, Us Weekly can exclusively reveal. Season 2 of the show will document the Dancing With the Stars vet's life with her husband, Angelo Pagan, their 10-year-old daughter, Sofia, Remini's mother, Vicki, and the rest of her outspoken Brooklynite family. The extended Remini clan began filming for the 14-episode new season in March. Also returning for season 2 are Remini's stepfather, George, sister, Shannon, brother-in-law, William, along with [...]...

"Don't we make you feel like family?" Leah Remini is welcoming viewers into her wonderfully wild household. The former Dancing With the Stars diva is starring in a brand new reality series, Leah Remini: It's All Relative, which premieres Thursday, July 10, on TLC. In the wake of her very public exit from the Church of Scientology, Remini, along with her husband of 10 years, Angelo Pagán, and her 9-year-old daughter, Sofia, have invited cameras into their home to capture the "funnier-than-fiction" reality that is her life. Don't believe us? Check out all the hilarity for yourselves! Press play on the first look video from TLC  below to get to know the (extremely...

Leah Remini is getting real. The former King of Queens star just landed her own reality TV show for TLC, the network announced on Wednesday. The series is expected to debut this summer. The currently untitled series, which was picked up for 12 hour-hour episodes, will focus on Remini's family, including her husband of 10 years, Angelo Pagán, and her nine-year-old daughter, Sofia, as well as her opinionated mother, stepfather, sister and brother-in-law. Joining in on the fun will be Sofia's brash British nanny, Leah's wisecracking housekeeper and her personal assistant who is also an aspiring actor. "Leah is a no-nonsense, hard-working, relatable mom, wife, daughter, and sister....

These couples have dancing fever! Jack Osbourne and wife Lisa hit up Hooray Henry's in West Hollywood Monday night after the season premiere of Dancing With the Stars for a fun night on the town. Inside the venue, the two "were in good spirits," an onlooker told People. Clad in a flannel shirt, Osbourne, 27, and his wife, 26, held court all night at a table near the entrance but refrained from drinking. While Lisa hung out with her husband's pro partner (and the night's host) Cheryl Burke for a bit, the couple also "had a little bit of lovey-dovey time whispering...

She shot to fame playing the wisecracking wife of Kevin James on the hit TV series The King of Queens and is now making headlines for reportedly leaving the Church of Scientology. Here are five things you probably don't know about Leah Remini.

1. Born Leah Marie Remini in Brooklyn, NY on June 15, 1970 -- her mother is of Austrian-Jewish background and her father was from the Italian region of Sicily.

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2. Moved to Los Angeles with her mother at age 13 to pursue acting and worked as a waitress, cashier and bill collector to help pay the bills.

3. Met her husband, actor Angelo Pagan, at the El Floridita Cuban restaurant/club in Hollywood.

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4. Has said that one of her favorite movies as a child was the John Travolta disco flick Saturday Night Fever.

5. Auditioned for the role of Monica on Friends that ended up going to [link...

Leah Remini made headlines Thursday when she left the Church of Scientology, of which she had been a member for much of her life. Despite the suddenness of the news, the actress hinted at questions of faith and self-evolution in messages posted to her Twitter feed in the days prior. Remini, 43, had been a member of the church for at least three decades, and her mother became a Scientologist in the 1970s. Her husband, restaurateur Angelo Pagan, is also a Scientologist. According to Underground Bunker blogger Tony Ortega, the actress had reached Operating Thetan Level Five in the Church,

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Los Angeles — Leah Remini had good reason to join the new ABC sitcom "Family Tools."

The former "The King of Queens" star has a development deal with the network, and ABC Entertainment Group President Paul Lee asked her to be part of the comedy debuting 8:30 p.m. Edt on Wednesday.

Then Remini's mother weighed in.

"She said, `Who's in it?'" the actress recalled. After hearing the cast included J.K. Simmons ("Juno," "The Closer"), Remini's mom replied, "He's a real actor, Leah. You should do it."

"As opposed to me," Remini said, wryly. "He's real, he does drama."

Remini has made her career largely in comedy but her mom still can brag on her. Besides the 1998-2007 run opposite Kevin James in CBS' "King of Queens," Remini has worked steadily in a string of sitcoms including "Cheers" and "In the Motherhood." She was a co-host on "The Talk" for...

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Made up like Mom!

Sofia Bella, 7, wears a little makeup for a night out with parents Leah Remini and Angelo Pagán at the opening of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus’s new show, Fully Charged.

The event was held Thursday night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles and benefits the Starlight Children’s Foundation.

Sofia is the only child together for The Talk co-host, 41, and her husband, who wed in July 2003.

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