After meeting Sean "Diddy" Combs while working on debut album On the 6, she began dating the rapper and producer, though she initially denied rumors of a relationship.Ģ0. When her debut single "If You Had My Love" was released in May 1999, she became the first artist to top the Billboard Hot 100 with a debut single since Britney Spears did so with ".Baby One More Time" four months earlier.ġ9.
The following year, a court-appointed arbitrator issued a permanent injunction forbidding him from "criticizing, denigrating, casting in a negative light or otherwise disparaging" his ex-wife.ġ8. Despite their brief union, he's remained a thorn in her side for years, forcing her to sue him in 2006 to prevent him form publishing a book about their marriage, arguing that it violated their confidentiality agreement. On February 22, 1997, she married husband No. I missed the excitement of the stage, which I had early in my career with the musical theater."ġ6. The filming of the movie's concert scenes gave her the itch to pursue a recording career. "When I did Selena, it all came back again, having that interaction with the fans and the public, which you don't get in movies," she told the Los Angeles Timesin 1999. Her salary for the film was reportedly $1 million, making her the highest-paid Hispanic actress in history at the time.ġ5. Despite having worked with Nava, who directed the film, she was still subjected to an intense auditioning process. In 1997, she landed the role of a lifetime, playing late Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla in Selena. Despite being uncredited for her portrayal of Young Maria, she received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Supporting Female anyway. Her first major big-screen role came in the 1995 drama My Family, directed by Gregory Nava. "Then she called and said she wanted out, because she wanted to do her own thing."ġ3. "She was supposed to do the whole.tour, but she only did the 'That's the Way Love Goes' video," Janet told Vibe in 2001. She was due to tour with her on the Janet World Tour late that year, but only wound up appearing in one music video. Before leaving In Living Color in 1993, she earned work as a backup dancer for Janet Jackson. She only earned the gig after the winner was unable to accept the job. Out of 2,000 applicants to replace the outgoing Fly Girl, Jennifer made it all the way to the finals. That same year, she earned her first high-profile gig as one of the Fly Girls, the in-house dance troupe on In Living Color, for the show's third season. In 1991, she danced backup for the New Kids on the Block, performing with them at the 18th Annual American Music Awards.ġ1. Her first gig was on the show Synchronicity in Japan, where she served as dancer, singer and choreographer.ġ0.
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