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Ojani Noa in 2005. Credit: WENN.com
It’s not often that I take Jennifer Lopez’s side, but her first ex husband sounds like such a pain in the ass that it’s hard not to feel sorry for her. Last week, The National Enquirer reported that they viewed 11 hours of video tape taken of Jennifer Lopez by her first husband, Ojani Noa, to whom she was married for less than a year, from ‘97-’98. The tape included Lopez naked and in sexual situations, including some spanking, but it sounds like no sex took place on film. It is still potentially embarrassing for her, and Lopez sued Noa to block the release of the tape, citing a 2002 confidentiality agreement he signed as part of a settlement she gave him for unlawful firing from her restaurant, Madres. A judge granted an injuction yesterday to block the video, and Noa promptly whined to the press that Lopez was “ruining his life” and making it impossible for him to make a buck. He claims he was filming this grand parody about their relationship and not trying to cash in on a sex tape. This is the same guy who tried to write a tell-all book that Lopez also blocked two years ago. He’s going to keep trying to make money off of a relationship that ended over ten years ago:
A judge granted singer Jennifer Lopez a temporary restraining order barring ex-husband Ojani Noa Tuesday from peddling sexy home videos of their brief marriage.
Noa, 34, was in court without a lawyer and claimed after the ruling it was never his intention to sell the steamy camcorder footage.
He said he planned to make a Borat-style mocumentary about his life as a Cuban immigrant.
“She is destroying my life,” Noa told the Daily News outside court. “This is another proof of her power and money trying to stop me from moving on with my life.”
He swore the home videos were not for sale.
“I’m not making any money from these videos,” he said. “This is about having a closure. It’s my story.”
He said the videos from their 11-month marriage - including intimate moments shot on their 1997 honeymoon - were used only for inspiration.
“We were watching with writers and directors and producers because we were getting the script down. We were writing about the characters,” he said. “They’re trying to twist it, that everything is my fault. She’s trying to step on my shoes and not let me move on with my life, and it’s not fair.”
The racy reels include shots of Lopez, now 40, “fondling herself” over skimpy clothing and getting spanked, said a source who’s seen the 11+ hours.
“It’s not stuff a mother of two wants out in the public,” the source told The Daily News.
The judge ordered Noa and film partner Ed Meyer to turn over any materials related to the movie and advise third parties - including TMZ.com and the National Enquirer - of the temporary restraining order.
Lopez filed a $10 million lawsuit Friday claiming Noa is violating a confidentiality agreement with his intent to produce and market the movie “How I Married Jennifer Lopez: the J.Lo and Ojani Noa Story,” allegedly based in part on the home videos.
The judge scheduled arguments for Dec. 1. Noa, who supports himself with modeling work, stands to get a “50 point” share of the mocumentary’s net earnings, Meyer said.
Lopez has “a very strong probability of success,” Judge James Chalfani said citing non-disparagement clauses in the couple’s divorce agreement and a 2005 settlement stemming from an employment dispute over Noa’s work at Lopez’s restaurant Madre’s.
In 2007, Lopez won a $545,000 arbitration award that barred Noa from shopping a tell-all manuscript about their brief union. The proposed book reportedly claimed Lopez cheated on him with her current husband Marc Anthony.
Noa says he plans to challenge the legality of his settlements with the Bronx-born beauty.
“I don’t really believe in my (2005) agreement. My lawyer wasn’t a real lawyer, he went to jail,” Noa told the News. He added that Lopez hired and paid for his lawyer in their divorce.
“I was therefore coerced to settle,” he said in a court statement.
[From The NY Daily News]
That’s ripe that Noa claims that Lopez’s influence is keeping him from “moving on” with his life. He’s the one who keeps trying to use Lopez’s fame for money. Plus, if the videos were just “inspiration” as he claims, why did he show them to the National Enquirer? This guy sounds like a total tool who will use any lame excuse he can come up with. On one hand he says he didn’t get a decent settlement in the divorce, but then of course he’s not trying to make money off the marriage, he just wants “closure.” Move on, go be a waiter or whatever it is you do, and give it up. There’s no way to make a buck off Lopez without getting whomped in court. You think this guy would have learned his lesson after he was fined over 1/2 a million dollars for the tell-all.
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Posted in Jennifer Lopez, Legal Issues, Ojani Noa, Sex Tapes
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37 Responses to “Jennifer Lopez’s ex: ’she is destroying my life’”
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I don’t know what to say… He is an opportunistic creep but, then again, Jennifer López did screw him rather badly with both an unfavourable divorce settlement and then by dismissing him from his job in her restaurant.
I think that he is just trying to take revenge however he can, not realizing that la López is far too powerful for him to take on; which speaks volumes about the magnitude his stupidity.
Anyhow, the fact that it’s Jennifer López he is against, makes me feel sympathy for him up to a certain extent. Dealing with that horrendous c*nt of a bitch must be hellish, and I bet most of us would end up hating her as well.
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Hard to believe he “supports himself with modeling work” with those caterpillar eyebrows
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She has destroyed lives for years with her music.
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Talk about beating a dead horse. You have got to hand it to him he is milking this for every and anything he can. Its been ten years, J-Lo has moved on twice since and had kids, just give it up already.
Find something to do with your life instead of being a lowlife. MOVE ON ASSWIPE!!!
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Oh wah. And do something about those caterpillars you have crawling on your forehead, dude!
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I think the fact he’s trying to cash in on a marriage that ended ten years ago is the reason he can’t move on. I don’t think Jennifer was that famous in ‘97-99. I doubt she had a lot of money to call the settlement unfair although I don’t know what the terms were.
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Oh honey, JLo isn’t ruining your life, those guinea pigs on your face are.
And GET A JOB that doesn’t revolve around your obsession with your ex-wife from ages ago.
I never thought I’d feel sorry for JLo.
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He says she is not letting him earn some money LOL. Is that what you mean by trying to sell anything that deals with her.
Dude, get a real job and stop whinning!!!
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You know that “birds of a feather” adage? I think like marries like. They both sound like complete wretches.
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What a leech. She has been BEYOND nice to him. I think she even let him manage her restuaraunt when she had one or she gave him the money to open up his own…something like that.
I hope she takes him to the cleaners. Such scum.
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Well.. his first mistake happened right after “Hello my name is Jennifer”
I have no doubt she chewed him up and spat him out, but dude.. time to move on!
But this WWWWWAAAAAANNNN this might make me look bad thing from Jlo.. Honey, we have long since passed “GO” on that.
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Ok, I’m not generally one to crack on a peron’s looks, but what in furry caterpillar hell is going on with his eyebrows?! And he supports himself with modeling?! Makes a girl wonder what exactly he’s modeling.
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“This is another proof of her power and money trying to stop me from moving on with my life” by writing about her, talking about her, and releasing a video about her from more than a decade ago. LOL
I think HE is preventing HIMSELF from moving on with his life!
Douche!
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What a freaking loser. Obviously someone is having issues finding his OWN direction in life…
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Alright admit it.. we so know there are some really good gossipy bits that we want to come out!
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so how is it this guy can’t write a tell all like everyone else? that really DOESN’T seem fair…
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Dude, it’s been 10 YEARS! She’s not preventing you from moving on, you are! Get over it, find your pride, and get a job that doesn’t involve a payout from a media outlet or tabloid. For real.
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Sumodo:
YES!!!!!!!! He was great. That voice of can melt anyone
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So because he doesn’t “believe” in the legal agreement, he shouldn’t have to abide by it? Well then, I don’t “believe” in paying taxes, let’s see how well that works out for me.
I’ve never liked her and I’m sure she was no peach to live with, but for heaven’s sake, this guy is a jerk who needs to move on and get a life and a JOB. It’s pathetic and disgusting to continue to try to make money off of her after all this time. -
I just do not think that is fair. Just because she has money, she’s allowed to prevent him from this. If she didn’t have any money, for sure, his tell all would be out there in a flash.
Also, this really has nothing to do with him moving on. Why can’t he move on? Because, he knew/thought he would get a ton of money for this, and now, NOTHING!
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Wow, this guy has done everything to exploit her: a book, a movie, he wanted a show, interveiws, this tape, etc. He wants to pimp her out for money, AND, he’s claiming to be the victim? That’s rich. I never thought I would defend JLO like ever, but she needs a restraining order against this crazy stalker.
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I love how this dude feels he’s entitled to profit from Lopez with less than a year of marriage. Sorry, but he is an extortionist and should be stopped. I’m no fan of Lopez’s but this guy is ridiculous for continuing to sell her image for a profit. Lopez was stupid in not confiscating the tape right after the divorce.
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nAynAy he “knew/thought” he was going to get a ton of money out of violating the anti-disparagement clause of their divorce agreeemnt. These clauses appear in most divorce agreements and are not the province of the wealthy. She did not get a special clause because she has money. The fact that this parasite has more to gain from violating the contract is due only to Jennifer’s worth, and not some inequity in justice.
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Jeezuz, I don’t know what kind of a stupid stick this guy was hit with. I’m no fan of J-Lo’s - her acting is pathetic, her music is derivative, her voice is meh and she’s a biotch. But “ruining his life”?? She gave him the job of managing her restaurant, how’s that for treating your ex in a civilized manner? But beetle brows ended up getting fired because he couldn’t do the job. Get over it you malicious little punk and get a job.
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isn’t it one’s right to write a book about their personal experiences? I mean even JLo’s husband’s ex wrote a book and got some recognition out of it… I just don’t get how she actually got a legal upper hand in this matter… how sad
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Am I the only one who thinks he has a right to write his tellall? Everyone else does, what makes her so damn special? Ibthink he should get to make a movie and whatever else. His mistake seems to be that she keeps finding out aboutvthis stuff before it’s out there- how many sex tapes do we see thatvare already out before the celeb has a chance to stop it?
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Low lower lowest… he is pond scummmm
Can’t think of why someone has not plugged him by now… just as a favor to JLo.
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I guess it all boils down to who has the better attorney.
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You guys are f*ing hilarious! Glad to see I am not the only one who thinks this guy’s eyebrows are not doing him any favors in his current job market. Beetle brows - hysterical!
I think this guy has a serious case of needing to move on, but, since I LOATH “JLo” I would love to see one of his little projects come to fruition. I’ll bet she is the biggest pain in the ass on the planet to be married to and I know I would love some juicy little detail or two leaked all over the place (just to knock her and Skeletor down a peg or two). But, that’s just me…
I think Cristina’s right - his big mistake is she finds out about it before he can get the project finished. I think the only thing that makes her so special that she can block this shit time and time again is that she has the MONEY. It also sounds like he was a big ole loser back then too - she paid for HIS lawyer in the divorce?! No wonder there was a “non-disparagement clause” in their divorce that HE AGREED TO. She was certainly smart/savy back then. More power to her, but…like I said, it would put a smile on my face to see her knocked off her so-called block. But it doesn’t seem like this assclown can quite figure out how to do it.
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Not a JLO fan at all, but she’s been more than gracious to this loser. Why doesn’t he just get a job and quit living in the past?
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JLo screwed him in their divorce, she is not as innocent as she pretends to be…heck, she gave Kris Judd a mil..at least this husband was there BEFORE she made it..
She has alot of secrets, ALOT..they’ll come out eventually.
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I understand it may be embarrassing, but its also the only thing left that would make her relevant again. She had 1 good movie (Selena) that was enough to convince people that she had talent, but it turns out that she was basically playing a nicer version of herself.
Shes done with, this is the only chance she had to regain a little bit of the spotlight.
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Weirdooo….this is almost good publicity for her. You know, make everyone feel sorry for her and remind them of her nice ass with a blurb about a spanking scene.
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JLo probably thanks GOD everyday for not having any children with this “loser”. He’s only interested in making “idle threats” so he can be paid “to go away”. For some odd reason, he does not read anything before he signs it. The hallmark of a “true genius”. Perhaps, he’ll get the message this time!
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PATHETIC!! WHAT A LOSER!! MOve on already damn
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If this is all the karma in life Lopez gets, then, sorry, she deserves it. I’ve heard so many nasty, negative things about her (from people who have dealt with her, too). No, he shouldn’t be trying to milk his association with her after so many years, but she shouldn’t have had the success she has had, based on a very slight talent for singing, and a large one for propelling her career through the men she sleeps with (Diddy, Affleck). Too bad for her this one wasn’t instrumental in promoting her. I hope he will always be a gadfly to this ungracious woman.
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Go away, you gdamm pest. You were married to her for three seconds. No judge will have pity for you! BTW, did ANYBODY see Mark Anthony on George Lopez last night? Muy caliente y suave!
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