LOPEZ SLAMMED BY FORMER TEACHER
JENNIFER LOPEZ has been criticised by the principal of her former school in New York for allegedly failing to make any donations to the cash-strap ped facility.
The singer, who landed a reported $12 million (=C2=A38 million) deal to join American Idol earlier this week (beg20Sep10), grew up in the Big Ap ple’s tough borough, The Bronx.
She has since carved a name for herself as Jenny From the Block, in rec ognition of her childhood home - but Lopez has now been slated by her for mer principal, Claire La Tempa, from the Holy Family School, for allegedl y turning her back on the community.
La Tempa, who worked alongside the star’s mother Guadalupe at the schoo l, tells the New York Daily News, "Jennifer hasn’t even sent us a CD. (He r mother) Lupe was wonderful, a sweetie, and wonderful with the kids. Whe n Jennifer became famous, I asked Lupe if Jennifer could donate a scholar ship in her name, and Lupe just said, ‘Uh-uh! That’s her money and that’s it.’ "The recession has hit parents hard. Many of them are single mothers. A lot have lost their jobs. I have one mother who worked at St. Vincent’s Hospital for 25 years - and she’s out of work now. It’s hard for families to make the tuition… I keep praying she’ll donate the pink diamond eng agement ring Ben Affleck gave her." A representative for Lopez refused to comment, insisting she doesn’t di scuss the star’s financial affairs.
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