Jennifer Lopez's Russian payday
2007-04-20 21:05
Los Angeles - Jennifer Lopez has been paid a staggering ?1m by a Russian billionaire to perform at a private concert.
Andrei Melnichenko has asked the Latin star to put on a 40-minute show at his wife Aleksandra's 30th birthday party.
Melnichenko is paying ?600 000 for the performance and a further ?400 000 to fly J Lo's entourage from the US to Britain where the party will take place.
The bash will take place in the Berkshire countryside although J Lo and her entourage will stay in a top London hotel which is included in the ?400 000 payment.
A source close to the singer said: "Andrei and Aleksandra are huge fans of J Lo and were thrilled when she agreed to sing for them. It will be an unusual audience for J Lo, as the bash will be packed with billionaires."
The party, which will take place in a marquee decorated like a plush nightclub, will be an extravagant occasion, with the all-day event including a cabaret and circus act.
This is not the first time the couple - who count Chelsea football club's billionaire owner Roman Abramovich among their friends - have splashed out on a celebrity performance.
When they married in 2005, they paid a reported ?2m for Christina Aguilera to sing at their wedding in the south of France. - Bang Showbiz.com