I’ve always had the impression that Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez lived way about their means. They’re obviously multimillionaires but you hear a lot about their life of excess with multiple mansions and lavish parties. Anthony owed about $2.5 million in back taxes to New York state in 2007 after he failed to file returns for four years in a row. When these two received a reported $6 million for their first photo spread with the twins (in People) they didn’t seem to donate any of it to charity, because if they did you know we would have heard about it. I assumed back that that Anthony and Lopez used the twin photo money to pay off their tax debt.

Now Anthony is in trouble with the IRS again, and owes a total of $3.4 million in federal and state taxes.

New York authorities filed a demand for $1.8 million in back taxes against Marc Anthony on March 29, 2010 in Nassau County, Long Island. Just three months earlier, a federal tax lien for $1.6 million was placed on the same property owned by the I Need To Know singer.

It’s unclear if Anthony has settled the debt and requests for comment from his lawyer and manager were not returned.

Facing debt in excess of $3.4 million, it’s the latest tax trouble for the mult-millionaire musician, 41, who married J.Lo in 2004.

In 2007, he was ordered to pay $2.5 million in back taxes, after ignoring the tax man for four years.

Anthony claimed it was the fault of his business management company and ultimately paid the fine, however, his financial team plead guilty to a series of tax felonies.

[From Radar]

So if Anthony already got busted in 2007 for failing to pay taxes, you think he would wise up and hire someone decent to manage his money and ensure that his taxes got paid. He can’t just blame other people for it this time.

The Huffington Post points us to a 2008 article in People Magazine that estimated that Jennifer Lopez makes about $20 million a year from her fashion and merchandising deals while Anthony brings home about $11 million. Lopez’s American Idol contract is said to be worth about $12 million.

The Lopez-Anthonys just bought a a new $10 million estate in the Hollywood Hills. It is 17,129 square feet and has nine bedrooms, 12 bathrooms, a media room, recording studio and guest houses. They also own two mansions next to each other in Long Island and a condo in Miami. How can they be bothered to pay taxes when they have so many mansions, staff, cars and luxury goods to maintain?

I don’t know the word for what this represents. It’s just the opposite of “chola” if I’m allowed to use that word (I don’t think I am, I apologize). Okay, so Jennifer Lopez made an appearance yesterday on behalf of Kohl’s. Yes, I said Kohl’s. Not Macy’s, not Saks Fifth Avenue, not Harrods. There’s nothing wrong with Kohl’s – I was just there. I got some great panties and a fabulous grey coat. But Kohl’s is somewhat lowbrow for La Lopez, or so you would think. Not so much, as it turns out. J.Lo and Marc Anthony were introducing the launch of TWO lifestyle brands. Their lifestyle brands! J.Lo TOWELS!!!! J. Lo plates!!

Anyhoodle, getting back to the “opposite of chola” thing – her makeup is confusing me. In the thumbnails, it looks way more drag queen-y, but seeing it all blown up… well, it’s still bad and completely sketchy, but it’s not as “A drag queen did this while drunk, in the dark.” It’s more like “Her makeup artist was pissed at her again and decided to mess with her eyebrows.”

Also – Marc looks ashamed that he and Jennifer are now going to have to design toilet seat covers. Buck up Marc!

Photos courtesy of WENN.

You know what I love? I love when there’s a tabloid story about Jennifer Lopez that makes her sound like she’s the demure, passive one in her marriage. Do you buy that image of J.Lo? Does anyone? I will give it to Jennifer, though, she’s lasted a lot longer in her marriage to Marc Anthony than I expected, and I think he must have some hidden talents (hidden talents = shutting up and holding her purse). Anyway, this In Touch Weekly story could have been funny or tragic, but instead it just ends up being a marriage-affirming non-story. Apparently, Marc isn’t really happy that Jennifer got the American Idol gig - not that he’s not proud of her, he just hates that they’ll have to spend so much time in Los Angeles. But he’s willing to compromise:

Jennifer Lopez finally sealed the deal by signing a one-year, $12 million contract to be a judge on American Idol – but the career move is creating tension on the home front with her husband, Marc Anthony.

“Marc’s not terribly happy moving their family to LA for her gig,” an insider tells In Touch. “Marc was always adamant that they spend the majority of their time in NYC. He has a daughter [Ariana, 16, with ex-girlfriend Debbie Rosado] in New York, and his sons [Cristian, 9 and Ryan, 7, with ex-wife Dayanara Torres] are in Miami, so living on the East Coast is ideal for him so he can visit them often. Plus, all of his friends live in New York.”

However, the couple’s marriage has thrived on compromise.

“Marc is a very particular guy – he likes to keep his own hours and do what he wants, and Jennifer has been very accommodating to him,” says the insider. “She has flown all over the world with him on tour and gone to visit his kids. So of course she’s expect Marc to spend time in LA, because Idol is a big opportunity for her… he’s being more flexible than usual because he loves and respects her so much – but this is going to be a huge change in lifestyle for him. Marc’s just not an LA kind of guy.”

[From In Touch Weekly]

Yeah, he’d better compromise. Jennifer Lopez does Santeria. She’ll put a hex on your dick if you don’t come with her to LA. She’ll seriously f-ck with you, for real. No, I think this ended up being a sweet story – and God knows this move to LA probably won’t even be permanent. Who says Jennifer will be asked to stay beyond a year? Who says Idol will last more than a year?

By the way, if this is how Jennifer is going to be styled for every Idol episode, I might have to start watching. Because this is like turning your back on a horrific accident.

Jenny from the block? More like Jenny from the Block Association of Rich Divas. In Touch Weekly says that Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony are all about their new, rich neighborhood of Hidden Hills, California, where they’re just purchased a mansion. So to acclimate themselves to the neighborhood, Jennifer and Marc showed up to the local country club in their finest 1980s-stereotype “country club” threads – one witness describes Jennifer as “looking like Jackie O”. Ha! And then Jenny proceeded to try to make friends. The results were predictably hilarious:

Are Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony turning into boring suburbanites? The superstar duo recently moved into a huge new house in Hidden Hills, Calif., and according to a friend, the couple also interviewed to become members at the local Sherwood Country Club — and a witness wondered what ever happened to “Jenny from the Block.”

“J. Lo showed up looking like Jackie O,” says the witness, “and Marc was wearing some ridiculous preppy style outfit — it was like they looked up what people wear to country clubs and then tried to imitate it.”

And it seems the real country club wannabe is Jennifer!

“She did all the talking — Marc barely said anything,” continues the witness. “It seemed clear that he didn’t want to mess up, like it was really important to her.”

J. Lo is so at home on her new block, she’s also planning to run for the local homeowners’ association board.

“Jennifer already wants to make some improvements to the neighborhood, so she’s getting involved in the association,” a friend explains. “She’s attending meetings and wants to run for office during the next election.”

[From In Touch Weekly]

Well, if she wants to run for the homeowners’ association, more power to her. But I have an image of Jennifer Lopez showing up at that country club, in all of her catsuit-and-Louboutin-and-Jackie-O glory, demanding to that she be put on the association because (insert side-eye) everyone needs a little diversity, right? I also have an image of Jennifer dressing Marc, muttering, “Papi, I know what those white people wear to country clubs! I’ve seen Wall Street, lover!”

Jennifer and Marc on April 22, June 14 & 16, 2010. Credit: WENN.

Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony held a star-studded soiree on Saturday. The couple of a shocking six years held a party with the joint purpose of renewing their wedding vows on their anniversary and showing off their new home, a sprawling 17,129 square foot mansion in the Hollywood Hills boasting nine bedrooms, 12 bathrooms, a media room, recording studio and guest houses. The couple sold their “Tuscan Estate” in Bel Air at the end of last year for $7.5 million, about $1.25 million more than they paid for it in 2005. They also own two mansions next door to each other on Long Island and a luxury condo in Miami. I can’t help but guess that they’re overextended. In 2007, Anthony owed $2.5 million in back taxes to NY State after failing to file for four years in a row. The couple want to show that their finances, along with their relationship, have been looking up though. This will be the second time they’ve renewed their vows:

It wasn’t just any housewarming in Hidden Hills, Calif., Saturday night. Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony were providing the heat, as the couple not only welcomed A-listers to their sprawling new San Fernando Valley residence but planned to cap the celebration by renewing their marital vows on what is their sixth wedding anniversary.

“They wanted to celebrate their new home and their sixth anniversary by renewing their vows,” a source tells PEOPLE. “They’re excited about their new life together as a family in California and wanted to kick it off with a great party.”

Among those on the 200-guest invitation list, says a source, are Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, and Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.

“Jen is very excited about sharing her special night with her family and friends,” the source adds. “The party will be spectacular. Guests will enjoy dancing until the morning hours.”

Like the invitation, the party features an art deco-theme with the colors gold and silver. The card, which features a large gold key, reads, in full:

“A NEW BEGINNING
PLEASE JOIN US AS WE
“WARM OUR HOUSE”
with a
6th
ANNIVERSARY PARTY

JUNE 5TH, 2010 AT 8:30 PM

Jennifer & Marc Anthony Muniz”

Renewing their vows is becoming something of a tradition for the couple – who got the ball rolling for the first time in 2008. That year – which also brought the February birth of their twins, Max and Emme – they also did it up big by joining New York Mets outfielder Carlos Beltran and his wife Jessica for a joint vow-renewal ceremony in Las Vegas.

As for their humble abode, it is anything but. Purchased by the couple earlier this year for just under $10 million, it is spectacular and ultra private. All told, within its three acres there are nine bedrooms, 12 bathrooms, panoramic city views, rolling lawns, a swimming pool and a tennis court. Also inside: a fabulous 20-seat theater, a recording studio and a wine cellar.

[From People via Gossip Rocks]

People Magazine has a photo of the party invitation and it’s very Gatsby style, which is what I assume they were going for. These two adore flashy luxury and suit each other perfectly. They can’t even celebrate their love without reveling in their wealth. Here are some photos of their home, which is just as over the top as you might expect. They need to keep the industry types entertained so they continue to afford the lifestyle that gives meaning to their relationship.

Event photos are from 5/24/10, credit: WENN.com. House photos from Shelterpop via Novice on Gossip Rocks

Mar Anthony did a short interview with Us Weekly to talk about his new album, Iconos, and he’s totally sweet about his wife of six years, Jennifer Lopez. He calls Jennifer and the twins his “inspirations” and says Jennifer helped pick “every one” of the songs on his album: “She’s always my muse. I look for her reactions.” He also says that Emme is just as decisive as her mom, saying “Emme picked a couple [of songs]… she’d say ‘Again! Again!’ so I’d hold on to that one. Can’t beat that.” And Max is a drummer! Aw. I know it’s fun to make fun of Marc and Jennifer, but I think they actually do have a pretty solid relationship, based mostly on Marc doing whatever Jennifer tells him to do, and him buying her lots of expensive sh-t. Still, solid marriage. So it’s really not that surprising to hear that they’re also going to renew their vows for their six-year anniversary:

And they said it wouldn’t last!

For their sixth wedding anniversary, Jennifer Lopez, 40, and Marc Anthony — who first renewed their vows in 2008 — are saying “I do” again at their new Hidden Hills, California, estate June 5.

“We realized the bets in Vegas [on whether we'd make it] stopped at five years, so we’re really looking forward to this one,” Anthony, 41, joked to Hot Stuff.

“This is a big anniversary.” And the fete will be a fine affair: “They even have a gift registry,” a source says.

Meanwhile, the couple bought their 2-year-old twins, Max and Emme, abroad when they visited France’s Cannes Film Festival. On May 20, Lopez and the kids were eating lunch at Hotel du Cap Eden Roc when Max threw ketchup at her.

“It got in her face,” says an eyewitness, “but Jennifer kept her composure. She’s clearly a really good, patient parent.”

[From Us Weekly, online and print editions]

Of course they’ll have a gift registry! That’s the only reason they’re getting their vows renewed! So they can get more sh-t. Oh, and because of love. And music. And attention. But mostly love, and getting presents.

By the way, did you like the story of Jennifer get food-bombed? I enjoyed that image. I don’t think she’s a bad mom or anything, and I doubt she would smack her child, but you know when she gets food on her face, there’s some diva cursing involved.

Header: Marc & J.Lo on May 18, 2010. Credit: WENN.

Yikes. Jennifer Lopez is the cover girl for InStyle’s enormous September issue, which also happens to be the magazine’s 15th anniversary issue. I do not care for any part of the styling of this cover. The Jil Sander dress is strange – yes, it makes Jennifer look thin, and yet the faux-space-age design doesn’t really compliment her curvy body. Also, Jennifer’s hair and make-up is horrible. Her hair looks like it’s pulled too tight, and now all I can see is Jennifer’s little elf-like ears. And is it just me, or does Jennifer’s skin look artificially lightened too? Her natural skin tone is about two shades up.

People Magazine has some of the early quotes from the cover interview. Mostly, Jennifer talks about her life as a wife and mother, and how much having twins Emme and Max has changed her. Jenny pays some lip service to caring more about her kids than she cares about herself, which I’m not sure I buy. I like that J.Lo has toned it down the past few years, but I still see the diva glint in her eye. She wants to be über-famous again.

Jennifer Lopez may look the same as she always has, but the star says she’s been transformed since becoming a mother to her twins, 18-month-old Max and Emme.

“There’s nothing as huge as giving birth to another human being and having to be responsible for another life,” Lopez tells InStyle, for its September, 15th-Anniversary issue. “There’s you before kids, and there’s you after kids – and they’re not the same you.”

The singer-actress, who celebrated turning 40 with a blowout bash in July, says her outlook on all aspects of life – from her music to relationships and business ventures – has shifted gears.

“[Parenthood] totally changes your perspective on everything,” says Lopez. “You don’t come first anymore. There’s somebody else you care more about than yourself.”

For the active entrepreneur, that means cutting down on work and stepping down from the “hamster wheel,” a previous lifestyle that was all about deadlines – a whirl in which she “felt like I couldn’t say no.”

“I’m at a point in my life when I just don’t feel the need to put out anything unless I totally, absolutely feel it says what I want to say,” Lopez says about her music career. She has, however, received inspiration from her twins – especially Max, whose first few steps inspired the proud mom to write a song.

When it comes to marriage, Lopez, who’s been wed to Marc Anthony for five years, admits she’s “still figuring it out as I go along,” and she’s had her share of “hard experiences and a lot of ups and downs and a lot of mistakes.”

One way she’s figuring it all out is by reading books about relationships. “It’s the never-ending question – what is the key to love?”

As for what she’s gleaned, “I believe that in life you learn through experience,” she says. “I’m old enough to know now that relationships take work. That’s it’s not an easy thing.”

[From People]

The part where she talks about marriage being difficult, and taking work does ring true – I think she and Marc have their struggles as a couple. But I also think that when they disagree, Marc just stops what he’s doing and does whatever Jennifer wants him to do.

Jennifer just finished filming The Back-Up Plan, which is a film about a woman who hits forty and decides to have a baby on her own, so she goes in and gets artificially inseminated. Of course, right after she knocks herself up, she meets the man of her dreams, and everyone lives happily ever after. Oops, was that a spoiler? Don’t worry – you’ll be able to see a different version of the movie starring Jennifer Aniston, called The Baster, which will come out first. Too bad for J.Lo – this is her first film in four years.

Header image of InStyle cover thanks to JustJared

This story from Gatecrasher cracked me up, but not because Jennifer threw a little temper tantrum. I actually would have thrown “a fit” if I were in Jennifer’s place too – she was upset when people were late to her 40th birthday party. It was some kind of “intimate” sit-down dinner, and late-comers were still coming in at midnight. That would have hacked me off big time – so no judgment on Jennifer for that. What cracked me was the revelation that Marc Anthony’s nickname for Jennifer is “Lola”. As in, “Whatever Lola wants… Lola gets…” The birthday party had a formal name, “An Evening With Lola”. How could Jennifer not pull the diva act?

Jennifer Lopez was overcome with a variety of emotions at her surprise 40th birthday bash Saturday night – and not all of those feelings were good.

Although the actress’ pals showed up at the Edison Ballroom for “An Evening With Lola” (hubby Marc Anthony’s nickname for Lopez) in her honor, La Lopez – who entered the shindig to Sarah Vaughan’s “Whatever Lola Wants” – stayed true to her diva status and “threw a fit” when some of her guests were late to the exclusive dinner.

“Jennifer’s party was very intimate, and there were a noticeable amount of empty seats when the dinner started. Jennifer was really irritated. She was fuming because people were late, and complained about it really loudly to Marc,” said one partygoer, who added, “Jennifer was visibly upset and embarrassed.

“In the Heights” star “Javier Munoz was the only person who gave advance notice that he was going to be late, because he was doing a show on Saturday night,” the insider continued. “But the others had no excuse. Being late is the height of rudeness, and guests were still arriving at midnight.”

Among those latecomers were Alicia Keys and boyfriend Swiss Beatz. Those who turned up on time – and thus remained in Jenny From the Block’s good graces – included Ricky Martin, Liza Minnelli, Leah Remini, L.A. Reid, Gayle King, O’Neal McKnight, her “Backup Plan” co-star Alex O’Laughlin and manager Benny Medina.

And although most of her good pals attended the fete, the mole claims that Lopez was upset that best friends Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes didn’t attend – they were busy hanging out with David and Victoria Beckham in L.A.

Despite the snafus, Jennifer and her guests had a blast. Anthony took to the stage to croon a special song in Spanish, and a grateful Lopez continually burst into tears of happiness.

Says a second source, “Everyone at the party was dancing until well after midnight, especially Gayle King! Benny Medina had to change his shirt he worked up such a sweat on the dance floor, and Swiss Beatz did a special rap just for J.Lo.”

As for Lopez herself, says our first insider, “After Jennifer got over her initial irritation, she let go and looked like she was having the time of her life, drinking champagne and partying until 4 a.m. It was definitely a good way to kick-start her 40s.”

[From Gatecrasher]

Yeah, it sounds like a nice party. I’m glad Jennifer didn’t get too bogged down with latecomers. Who in the world comes to a private dinner party at midnight? Or do I just not roll in those circles? Granted, my idea of a “private dinner party” is eating chicken nuggets on a real plate while watching NCIS. What was Oprah’s BFF Gayle King doing there? I had no idea Gayle and Jennifer were friends. But I suppose when Lola invites you to a party, you show up and act like her best friend. Or she’ll cut you.

Images thanks to WENN.com .

Jennifer Lopez is speaking out about a health scare she and husband Marc Anthony experienced with their daughter Emme, when Emme was just three weeks old. According to Jennifer, Emme had a lump on her head, and Jennifer and Marc had no idea what it was. It all turned out okay, because Jennifer and Marc rushed Emme to the hospital. where “Luckily, in the end… she turned out fine.” That’s not much of an explanation, Jennifer. But babies do have very lumpy heads, so I’d imagine it was just something natural. Jennifer is telling this story because she’s trying to promote her involvement with the Mirabel Foundation, an organization devoted to providing pediatric medical services to the less fortunate:

Jennifer Lopez will never forget the night she and husband Marc Anthony discovered a lump on daughter Emme’s head. Emme and twin brother Max were only 3 weeks old at the time.

“We both got very nervous, very very nervous, and I just remember my heart sinking to my feet,” Lopez recalled at last night’s Noche de Niños gala benefit for Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA). “I looked at [Marc] and I said, ‘You know if anything happens, I’m not going to be OK, you know that, right?’”

Lopez and Anthony rushed Emme to Children’s Hospital, where she underwent a battery of tests, including an MRI. “Luckily, in the end,” Lopez said, “she turned out fine.”

But it turned into something more for the hospital…

Shortly after the scare, the singer-actress joined forces with CHLA to form the Maribel Foundation to help provide pediatric medical services to the less fortunate.

“I started to wonder,” Lopez said, “what if I couldn’t afford a doctor or receive the medicines, the procedures?”

Lopez also debuted a new song last night, which she wrote for her twins. A recording of the ballad was played during a video highlighting the Foundation’s work. In it Lopez sings, “Let’s keep this time for us and make it last as long as we can. It’s already going too fast.”

[From E! Online]

It’s a good cause, and one I hope Jennifer sticks with. I’m sure Jennifer and Marc were truly worried about their daughter, and it seems like the health scare gave them some perspective. When she participated in that triathlon last year, the more than $100,000 she raised also went to the Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles. It seems like Jennifer has found her cause – children’s health.

Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony are shown on 5/9/09. Credit: Fayes Vision/WENN.com

One of my favorite daydreams is to imagine what my house would look like if I were extraordinarily rich. How I would decorate, what I would do with all of that space in my fabulous Georgian-style mansion. I would design a fantastic office for myself, and maybe even a meditation room, though I don’t meditate. I just like the idea of a meditation room with richly stained floors. Diane von Furstenberg has one like that, so I’m copying. But would I devote a room to dolls or wrapping paper, as Candy Spelling did? Nope. Would I devote a room to wigs, like Jennifer Lopez? Uh, no.

According to Star Magazine, J.Lo has made herself a “wig room” in her Long Island mansion. She doesn’t even let Marc in the room to see her fabulous wigs, either, although I can’t imagine why. Why would Jennifer not want Marc around her wigs? And why would Marc want to be around her wigs? There’s also a source who is talking up the wigs, saying they are “the best hairpieces money can buy.” As opposed to the best hairpieces money can’t buy, I suppose.

Jennifer Lopez has found herself in quite the hairy situation at her luxurious crib!

The diva has so many expensive wigs that she’s devoted an entire room to them in the Long Island, N.Y., mansion she shares with her husband, Marc Anthony.

“Jennifer keeps the door locked and hardly ever lets anyone in the room, not even Marc,” a source tells Star of the beautiful space decorated in caramel and gold tones. “The shelves on the walls are full of plastic heads holding the best hairpieces money can buy.”

The wigs filling the fashionista’s hairy haven cost thousands of dollars, the source adds, because each is exquisitely crafted from real human hair.

“Jennifer spares no expense when it comes to her looks,” the insider explains. “Since her actual hair is shoulder-length and fairly thin, the wigs allow her to always be experimenting with new styles.”

And she’s not afraid to go all out!

“She has short, long and superlong looks, but clip-on buns are one of her favorite tricks,” notes that source. “Hers are so elaborate, they seem to take on a life of their own!”

[From Star Magazine]

I’m not bashing Jennifer for wearing hairpieces. Every star wears wigs and weaves and whatever else these days. But I am criticizing Jennifer for devoting a whole room to her wigs… and for not letting her husband receive some pleasure from them too. Marriage is about sharing, Jennifer. If Marc wants to play with the wigs, you’ve got to let him. These are the foundations to a solid relationship.

Here are J-Lo And Mark Anthony at the Topshop store opening In NYC last Wednesday. Images thanks to Fame Pictures .