Ukrainian Billionaire Hired Jennifer Lopez for a Gargantuan $1 Million, Made Him Cough Up $4100 for Every Night He Made Her Stay in His Hotel Penthouse
People always want more. And since it’s human nature, Jennifer Lopez also expects a premium for every gig she accepts.
For instance, that was the situation in J-Lo and Ben Affleck’s Super Bowl commercial. I’m Real singer reportedly made millions of dollars despite making only a small duration of appearance in the Dunkin’ commercial. The cost of the Super Bowl Dunkin’ ad starring ‘Bennifer’ was not made public, but ET reported that it was in the millions of dollars range. Given how expensive Super Bowl commercials typically are, this shouldn’t be shocking.
J-Lo has a checklist of requirements in addition to her high premiums. This was held true when the ‘Fashion icon’ Lopez brought her own set of requirements for her hotel stays after being asked to perform at a Ukrainian wedding in 2011.
Simply guess how much the singer would have made each night!
When Jennifer Lopez Was Invited To a Ukranian Wedding!
It was back in 2011, just a few days after Jennifer Lopez shocked everyone by announcing her surprise separation from Marc Anthony after seven years of marriage. Despite her breakup, J Lo put on a cheerful face and flew to Ukraine to perform at the wedding of Azam Aslanov, an oil tycoon from Uzbekistan.
The wedding allegedly took place at the Crimean Hotel on the Black Sea. Additionally, the entire staff, including the housekeeping team, was sent away for the week, while only some invited wedding guests were allowed to have access to the multimillion-dollar event.
In 2011, the Waiting for Tonight singer agreed to a multimillion-dollar invitation to perform in Crimea. The fee was high because the If You Had My Love singer performed at the wedding of the Ukrainian billionaire for $1 million and included a stay in a luxurious hotel penthouse, which cost $4,100 per night. As per reports, Lopez actually did leave after her performance in a fleet of armored cars.
As part of the agreement, Lopez performed a medley of her hits for the newlyweds, including On the Floor, Waiting for Tonight, and Let’s Get Loud.
Jennifer Lopez Is Not the Only Musician to Make $1 Million For A Wedding Performance
Although Jennifer Lopez made money from a wedding, she is by no means the only famous person to do so. According to iDiva, Katy Perry allegedly earned nearly twice as much when she gave a 45-minute set for $1.9 million to Holly Valance, her former neighbor.
Along with Perry, Shakira and Christina Aguilera are two other celebrities who have gotten paid well to perform at weddings. The Beautiful singer earned an astounding $3.6 million to perform three songs at the wedding of a Russian billionaire. Whitney Houston also attended the same wedding and earned the same amount.
Similar to Lopez, Elton John earned $1 million for his performance, while Rihanna earned $250,000 for a debut appearance. Given her fame today, we can only speculate about the amount of money Rihanna would demand—that is if she would even agree to it.
This is not all. These celebrities are not afraid to perform at the weddings of their co-stars.
In 2000, Melissa Etheridge and Hugh Jackman both sang at the nuptials of Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston. Hugh Jackman also performed at Nicole Kidman’s wedding. In May 2012, Billie Joe Armstrong performed as a ‘wedding gift’ at Mark Zuckerberg’s wedding.
Source- The Things and iDiva
