Jennifer Lopez is mourning the death of her beloved aunt Myrza Rodriguez, who lost her battle with ovarian cancer earlier this month.

Rodriguez, the 65-year-old sister of Lopez’s mother Guadalupe - underwent six weeks of treatment in September 2005 in Germany’s Leonardis Klinik in Bad Heilbrunn, the same facility where Farrah Fawcett and Roy Horn have been treated.

The disease went into temporary remission, but Rodriguez learned her cancer had returned last year and chemotherapy treatments failed to slow its progress.

A source tells The National Enquirer, “Jennifer had been preparing for this, but when the time finally came, she was heartbroken and devastated and turned to (husband) Marc (Anthony) for support.”

Our condolences to her family in this tough time.

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Jennifer Lopez is to co-ordinate and host a fundraising gala to help sick children - insisting her baby twins have inspired her to “do something for the world”.

The star gave birth to Max and Emme in February, her first children with husband Marc Anthony, and she is convinced becoming a mother has made her want to do more charity work.

Lopez has now agreed to host the third annual Noche de Niños gala to benefit the Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles. She will also be helping to co-ordinate the fundraising event which will feature performances from her husband.

And she puts her new-found dedication to good causes down to her kids.

She tells People En Espanol, “They inspire me to want to be better, to be a better person, to do something for the world, to set an example for them, to make them proud of me and to know that there’s a certain way that you should live.”

The Noche de Niños gala will be held on October 11th at the Nokia Center in L.A. to benefit the 93,000 children treated annually at the hospital.

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Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony’s baby twins are set to visit Europe this summer with their proud parents.

Anthony has revealed his newborn children Max and Emme will join him and his wife when he tours Spain in June.

In a press conference with the Spanish media last week, the singer said that “family and (his) laptop” were the only things he couldn’t live without during this tour, which begins on June 21st.

And Anthony insists he’s more than justified in taking Lopez and their twins on the road with him: “When I perform in Spain… they will inspire me.”

And he won’t be making big demands backstage: “I just need toys for the kids.”

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A judge in New York has dismissed a lawsuit against Jennifer Lopez from a writer who accused the star of stealing his idea for a TV series.

Jack Bunick filed suit at the U.S. District Court in Manhattan claiming 2006 drama series South Beach - which was executive produced by the star - was too similar to the plot of a pilot episode he wrote in 1999 for a programme called South Beach Miami.
Bunick named Lopez, United Paramount Network (UPN) and CBS Television in the suit.

But Judge Richard Berman tossed the lawsuit out of court on Wednesday declaring there to be inadequate evidence to take the case to trial. The judge also noted that there was “powerful evidence” that the defendants had created the series independently.

Papers filed by Lopez’s lawyers claimed that although the star was an executive producer, she was barely involved in the development and was only brought in at a later stage to “lend celebrity to the show.”

The show was cancelled after just eight episodes following poor reviews and low viewing figures.

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Jennifer Lopez is devastated after discovering a beloved aunt is battling ovarian cancer for a second time.

Myrza Rodriguez - the 65-year-old sister of Lopez’ mother Guadalupe - underwent six weeks of treatment in September, 2005 in Germany’s Leonardis Klinik in Bad Heilbrunn, the same facility where Farrah Fawcettt and Roy Horn have been treated.

The disease went into temporary remission, but Rodriguez learned her cancer had returned last year and recent chemotherapy treatments have failed to slow its progress, according to new reports.

Rodriguez became so ill she was unable to attend the recent baptism of Lopez’s twins with husband Marc Anthony.

A source close to the Lopez family tells the National Enquirer, “Myrza has been too weak to return to Germany for treatment. Her losing medical battle has left Jennifer disappointed and sad. She had hoped Myrza would be strong enough to attend the baby’s christening, and was extremely upset when she couldn’t.”

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