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Jennifer Lopez apparently refused to pay Bruno Mars’ “ridiculous” $5 million fee to perform at her wedding, and I don’t blame her

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Jennifer Lopez apparently refused to pay Bruno Mars’ “ridiculous” million fee to perform at her wedding, and I don’t blame her

Jennifer Lopez apparently refused to pay Bruno Mars’ “ridiculous” multimillion-dollar fee to perform at her wedding to Alex Rodriguez.

Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez on a red carpet; Jen in an off-the-shoulder dress with jewelry, Alex in a velvet suit with a bow tie, posing against a glittering backdrop

To illustrate, Jen and Alex got engaged in March 2019 after two years of dating, but they didn’t actually tie the knot before their breakup in March 2021.

Still, celebrity wedding planner Marcy Blum said that Jennifer was in the middle of planning her and Alex’s wedding before they called the whole thing off — and that she had a very specific performer in mind for her big day.

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According to Marcy, Jennifer was interested in having Bruno perform – but changed her mind when she heard his inflated price.

Bruno Mars sings passionately into a microphone while playing guitar on stage. He wears a studded jacket and sunglasses

I’ll keep talking The Skinny Confidential Him & Her PodcastMarcy explained that she could speak openly about her time working on this special wedding because she did not sign a non-disclosure agreement.

Recalling her experience on the capsule, Marcy revealed that at some point during their day, Jen inquired about hiring Bruno to sing, and Marcy told the star, “We just worked with him, and he’s five.”

“Million?” asked podcast host Michael Bossstick. “Just to perform for the night?”

“The night?!” Marcy replied. “You get 45 minutes, you get an hour.”

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And according to Marcy, Jen was just as shocked by this overspending as Michael was. The wedding planner recalled that the bride-to-be told her, “Don’t be ridiculous,” when she was told how much Bruno would cost.

Jennifer Lopez poses in an intricately patterned dress at an event

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While Jennifer and Alex didn’t end up making it to the altar, Jen married Ben Affleck in July 2022 after rekindling their ’00s romance the previous year.

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck pose on a red carpet, with Jennifer wearing a black strapless dress and Ben wearing a suit, in front of movie posters

Notably, Bruno did not appear at this ceremony and Jen and Ben confirmed that they had separated in August of this year.

Meanwhile, Marcy booked Bruno – who reportedly has a net worth of $175 million – to perform at another lavish wedding in September 2021.

The “24k Magic” singer was the entertainer at socialite Troy Brown’s wedding to Kristin Ryan in Cape Cod, with Motorola CEO Greg Brown’s son Troy.

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On the podcast, Marcy also shared some tips for other couples thinking about booking a celebrity performer for their wedding day, as she advised against hiring a celebrity for the first dance as it would distract attention from the bride and groom.

Marcy Blum with short red hair sits on a couch and speaks into a microphone during a podcast interview

“If you had any sense, you would never have a headliner as regular entertainment,” she explained. “No one wants to do their first dance – or maybe they do, but they shouldn’t – to Coldplay or something. That’s just stupid.”

“You want a band and maybe a DJ,” Marcy continued. “And then you might want 45 minutes of Chris Martin or Elton John or whoever you want. Because otherwise everything revolves around them.”

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Neither Bruno nor J.Lo have commented on Marcy’s latest revelation and BuzzFeed has reached out to their reps for comment.

In the meantime, what do you think of Bruno’s high price tag?

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