Jennifer Lopez’s representative released a statement to CNN Sunday night saying she was officially withdrawing from performing at this year’s FIFA World Cup opening ceremony but she seems to have changed her mind.
“The backlash was so significant that she decided that she needed to attend,” a source inside the World Cup organizing committee told RadarOnline.
Although the rep’s statement didn't give reasons for the initial withdrawal, the source said it all came down to money. “JLo was in a back and forth with the World Cup about expenses,” the insider confirmed. “She had wanted them to cover everything for her, from private transportation, to her hotel and the costs associated for her entire entourage.”
When the committee allegedly rejected her request, JLo decided to pull out but after meeting with her team, who pointed out that they needed the publicity as her new album was dropping June 12, the singer reportedly decided that performing the official song would be in her best interest.
“But in the end, the record label privately told JLo that she needed to perform this event,” the source added. “It’s the world stage…It would have been foolish for her not to exploit the World Cup for the publicity factor alone.”
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