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Jennifer Lopez is being accused of some savvy marketing for one of her movies.
When the 54-year-old actress was promoting her stalker film The Boy Next Door in 2015, she asked her costar Ryan Guzman to do something uncouth, it has been claimed.
The Jenny From the Block singer requested that Ryan pretend he was single, his girlfriend at the time, Melanie Iglesias, is now claiming on the No Chaser podcast.
Iglesias has come forward to accuse JLo of masterminding the move, explaining if Ryan seemed single, it would indicate that there could be sparks with the Bronx beauty.
That is why Jennifer was seen holding hands with Ryan when they promoted the movie, all the while knowing Guzman went back to Iglesias at the end of the night.
Lopez - who was dating Casper Smart in 2015 - and Iglesias look very similar with toned figures and long dark hair.
Jennifer Lopez is being accused of some savvy marketing for one of her movies. When the 54-year-old actress was promoting her stalker film The Boy Next Door in 2015, she asked her costar Ryan Guzman to do something uncouth, it has been claimed. Seen in 2015
The Jenny From the Block singer requested that Ryan pretend he was single, his girlfriend at the time, Melanie Iglesias, is now claiming on the No Chaser podcast
Iglesias has come forward to accuse JLo of masterminding the move, explaining if Ryan seemed single, it would indicate that there could be sparks with the Bronx beauty
Lopez did indeed have a vested interest in the movie as she was one of the producers through her production company with Benny Medina called Nuyorican Productions.
Jennifer poured her heart into the film, making sure the financing came through, and she even wore her own clothing in the movie to keep the costs down.
So it is no wonder she worked hard to try to make the movie do well and creating a fake romance to help the box office sales is not unheard of in Hollywood.
The Boy Next Door ended its domestic box office run with a total of $36.0 million, and has earned another $17.4 million in foreign markets, making a total of $53 million.
The movie has been doing well on the streamers in recent years.
Melanie also said she met Jennifer at an awards show when she was still dating Ryan and the introduction was awkward.
Iglesias is a 36-year-old model and actress from Brooklyn.
After being voted Maxim's Hometown Hotties winner in 2010, she has been featured in magazines such as World's Most Beautiful, Esquire, and Vibe.
Melanie has also been on the shows Orange Is The New Black and Dead House.
That is why Jennifer was seen holding hands with Ryan when they promoted the movie, all the while knowing Guzman went back to Iglesias at the end of the night
The movie had a straight forward stalker plot. When a handsome, charming teenager named Noah (Guzman) moves in next door, newly separated high-school teacher Claire Peterson (Lopez) encourages his friendship. She then engages in a little bit of harmless flirtation
Although Noah spends much of the time hanging out with Claire's son, the teen's
