Thanks in no small part to the pressure put on by this blog, Jennifer Lopez has come to her senses and canceled her planned concert in Turkish Occupied Cyprus.Way to go, JLo.
I'm sure Jenny wasn't aware that she would be performing in an occupied territory run by a an illegal regime set by Turkey.
Give her credit for passing up a huge paycheck to stand up for principle.
We can be friends again.
From an article in The Christian Science Monitor:
Pop star Jennifer Lopez has canceled a performance in Turkish-held north Cyprus after whipping up a storm of angry protest from thousands of displaced Greek Cypriots.Jennifer Lopez cancels north Cyprus show after Greek outcry - CSMonitor.com
Lopez's gig at a luxury hotel had triggered angry protests among Greeks accusing her of according legitimacy to northern Cyprus, a breakaway state recognized only by Ankara.
"Jennifer Lopez would never knowingly support any state, country, institution or regime that was associated with any form of human rights abuse," a statement on Lopez's website said.
"After a full review of the relevant circumstances in Cyprus, it was the decision of her advisors to withdraw from the appearance.
This was a team decision that reflects our sensitivity to the political realities of the region," it said.
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