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Jennifer Lopez just had her own Pretty Woman moment - minus the tantrum, but with all the class. The global superstar was denied entry into a luxury store
at Istanbul’s upscale Istinye Park Mall on Monday. The 56-year-old singer and actress, dressed elegantly in a baby pink co-ord set paired with matching sunglasses, reportedly approached the luxury boutique during a shopping trip, but was stopped at the door by a security guard.
Jennifer Lopez's real life Pretty Woman moment
A security personnel could not recognise JLO and denied her entry in the store, claiming that it was full. In a moment reminiscent of the famous "Big mistake. Big. Huge!" scene from Pretty Woman, Lopez didn’t lose her cool. Instead, she responded with grace, allegedly saying, "OK, no problem," before walking away calmly and without any visible frustration, according to a report by Turkiye Today.
It didn’t take long for the store’s staff to realize their error. Employees reportedly tried to make amends by inviting J.Lo back into the store, but the pop icon politely declined. She went on to drop tens of thousands of dollars at neighboring high-end stores, making it clear that her style and spending power doesn’t need anybody's approval.
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All of this went down exactly like Pretty Woman, where Vivian was denied the right to shop at a store despite having money. When she returns, dressed in immaculate clothes, the staff offers her a consultation, but she denies and instead, shops at other stores.
Jennifer Lopez's summer tour
Lopez is currently on her 19-stop “Up All Night” summer tour, which kicked off on July 8 in Vigo, Spain, and is set to wrap up on August 10 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. While she’s been actively sharing highlights from the tour on Instagram, she has yet to post about her August 5 performance in Istanbul, leaving fans curious.
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