Jennifer Lopez flirts with a handsome entrepreneur while in a crop top... 7 months after Ben Affleck divorce
The Jenny From The Block singer was seen smashing birthday cake into the face of a handsome entrepreneur named Francois Reihani.
Francois is founder of the Calabasas, California restaurant La La Land Kind Cafe and the cake was made for her 56th birthday, which falls on Thursday.
Jenny looked fit and youthful in a very tiny cream-colored turtleneck top that made the most of her toned tummy. She added low-rise blue denim jeans and had her hair in a ponytail with hoop earrings as her accessory.
Francois was making a presentation with JLo when she took a slice of cake and smashed it in his face, just as a new bride would do to her groom on their wedding day.
It has been seven months since the Bronx native finalized her divorce from Ben Affleck, and she does not seem to have dated since.
Francois did not have on a wedding ring, indicating he may still be on the market.
Francois is the founder of La La Land Kind Cafe, the We Are One Project, and former founder of Bar Stellar and Pok The Raw Bar.
Francois opened La La Land Kind Cafe in 2019, an organic cafe with a purpose of empowering foster youth aging out of the foster care system through employment and mentorship opportunities while on a mission to normalize kindness. 'We dream big, and hope we can make a statement to our nation that businesses can and should be doing more. Social enterprises should lead our future, to create a better world,' he said.
Prior to opening La La Land Kind Cafe, Francois opened his first restaurant concept, Pōk the Raw Bar, in Dallas' vibrant West Village after transferring from the University of Southern California to Southern Methodist University.
'How sweet is this!!! @LaLaLandKindCafe has a JLo Birthday Cake Latte that they created just for my birthday. I had so much fun making it!' began the Kiss Of The Spider-Woman actress.
'Starting tomorrow, July 24, head to any La La Land café and enjoy a sweet birthday treat with love from me and La La Land @francois. While you're there, don't miss the chance to win VIP tickets to my UP ALL NIGHT Live In Las Vegas show,' wrote the star in her caption.
The post was a promotion for a new beverage that was made for Lopez's birthday.
La La Land Kind Café said they were 'thrilled' to launch the JLO Birthday Cake Latte, an exclusive drink created in celebration of JLO's birthday and the release of her highly anticipated single, Birthday, the venue told DailyMail.com.
'Starting Thursday, July 24, fans can sip on the JLO Birthday Cake Latte - a delicious, birthday cake-inspired drink and the first release on La La Land's new 'ALL STAR Drinks' menu. The drink will be available for a limited time at all 21 La La Land Kind Café locations and via the brand's app,' the brand said.
To mark the occasion, La La Land rolled out a one-day-only Golden Ticket Giveaway on July 24.
'Every in-store JLO Birthday Cake Latte purchased will come with a custom sticker sleeve that has a scratch or peel to reveal whether you're an instant winner of an unforgettable JLO experience.
'La La Land and Lopez want to send fans to Vegas in style. A total of 26 grand prize winners - one per store and three via social media - will each receive: Two VIP tickets to Jennifer Lopez's Up All Night Las Vegas show and choice of concert dates: December 31, 2025, January 2, 2026, or January 3, 2026.'
Giveaway includes VIP concert tickets only. Airfare and lodging are not included.
Earlier this month Lopez said she was 'done' with marriage after splitting from fourth husband Ben Affleck last year.
The Unstoppable actress was married to Ojani Noa, Cris Judd and Marc Anthony before tying the knot with Affleck in 2022, but they split in 2024 after less than two years of marriage and Jennifer has now suggested she won't be walking down the aisle ever again.
Video footage taken during her concert in Bilbao, Spain and posted on X, showed Jennifer spotting an audience member holding up a sign which read: 'J. Lo, marry me?' and she said: 'I think I'm done with that. I've tried that a few times.'
Jennifer was engaged to Hollywood actor Affleck in the early 2000s, but the relationship ended shortly before they were due to get married.
They got back together in 2021 before tying the knot in two ceremonies in 2022 - one in Las Vegas and one in Georgia.
'How sweet is this!!! @LaLaLandKindCafe has a JLo Birthday Cake Latte that they created just for my birthday. I had so much fun making it! 'Starting tomorrow, July 24, head to any La La Land café and enjoy a sweet birthday treat with love from me and La La Land @francois'
The divorce filing came exactly two years after the couple's extravagant second bash on August 20, 2022. The paperwork listed the official date of their separation as April 26, 2024.
The singer later admitted it had been an 'intense year' and she was looking forward to taking time off and spending the holidays with her family.
She told People magazine: 'It was a pretty intense year for me and I'm most looking forward to spending time with my kids and my family coming out from the East Coast.
'The holidays are such a special time for us and they've always been since I was a little girl. And I really look forward to those moments when I can be with my sisters and just relax and have fun and create new memories.
'We don't get to see each other all year, so we kind of catch up on what everybody's doing and how life is. It's just a beautiful time. I really enjoy it.'
The former couple's divorce was finalized in January.
Jennifer has since returned to the road after cancelled her previous tour to focus on family matters.
The singer kicked off her Up All Night tour in Pontevedra, Spain on July 8.
The shows will be performed across Europe before heading to the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Armenia, Turkey, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.
The Jenny From The Block star will then return to the US later in the year to launch her Up All Night residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on December 30. The Las Vegas residency is due to run through until March 2026.
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