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Jennifer Lopez says she identifies with Jenni Rivera
Dec. 18, 2012, 8:29 AM EST
WENN
Jennifer Lopez has spoken of her sadness over the death of Latin music
superstar Jenni Rivera because she identifies with the late singer as an
entertainer and mother.
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The Mexican-American singer died in a plane crash on December 9 at the
age of 43. A number of Latin stars including Gloria Estefan, Eva Longoria and
Mario Lopez paid tribute, and now Lopez has opened up about how Rivera's
untimely death struck a chord with her. She tells The Associated Press, "I
didn't know her personally, but I knew of her. For me, just being on tour right
now, you live the same type of life. You know what I mean? It's travelling, it's
doing shows.
"She considered herself a businesswoman as well, besides an artist, and she
had kids, and I'm sure she was rushing home to get home to her kids at that
time, so she took the flight at three in the morning. So you go like, 'Wow, it's
just like a wake-up call for everybody.' It's tragic. She was so young ... and
she had five kids. It just wasn't her time."
