went all out to attend a match, the Gentleman's final, in London on Sunday.
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JLos Massive Hat Outshines Wimbledon Star!
Jennifer Lopez went all out to attend a Wimbledon match, the Gentleman's final, in London on Sunday.For the occasion, the 56-year-old wore a dramatically oversi...
For the occasion, the 56-year-old wore a dramatically oversize hat and stole the center of attention as she arrived to sit in the crowded stands with the eye-catching headwear still on.
The gigantic straw hat left a perimeter separating her from and a newly minted billion-dollar box office star: Michael lead Jaafar Jackson.
The audience featured a slew of A-listers, including Spider-Man star , who was spotted sitting in the row just in front of Lopez.
Wicked star sat behind Lopez and was just barely visible at certain points until the pop star took off her hat.
Though her headwear was chic and acted as a way to protect her space amid the crowd, Lopez caught plenty of flak online as fans noticed her show-stopping – and possibly distracting – look.
Jennifer Lopez took center stage with her dramatic choice of headwear at a Wimbledon match in London over the weekend
The pop star wore a massive straw hat in an eye-catching display. All the while, sitting calmly nearby her was an actor with much to celebrate after breaking multiple box office records
Just seats down the row, Jaafar, the star of the Michael biopic, was sitting with his girlfriend, singer Maddie Simpson.
The actor, 29, looked dapper in a light brown, check-patterned blazer with double-breasted lapels, which he layered over a light blue button-down with a white collar and a dark blue, patterned tie.
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Throughout the match, he shielded his eyes from the bright rays and sported a pair of wayfarer-style sunglasses.
Jaafar Jackson, 29, put on a dapper display as he attended the same Gentleman's finals match on Sunday, which comes shortly after it was revealed that his Michael biopic surpassed $1 billion in the box office
He was joined by his girlfriend at the match and while attentively watching the game on day 14 of Wimbledon, he gave no hint of any big expression
Jaafar made his acting debut while portraying his late uncle Michael Jackson in the biopic, which premiered in April and has since broken a string of records, marking its name in movie history
Prior to the record-breaking billion, Michael had already succeeded in becoming the .
In June, the film as the highest-grossing musical biopic of all time as it approached the $800 million mark at the global box office within the first few weeks of the premiere.
The movie also marks Lionsgate's first $1 billion film.
In spite of behind-the-scenes drama regarding some Jackson family members not cosigning the movie, Michael the biopic since its theatrical release in April.
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During opening weekend, Michael grossed nearly nine figures, earning $97 million domestically.
Globally, the Jaafar-led film garnered $217 million, surpassing the previous record held by a musical biopic, which was Straight Outta Compton's $60 million opening weekend in 2015.
The widely successful yet controversial film, which follows Jackson's rise to fame before he faced allegations of sexually abusing children, was released in the U.S. on April 24.
The film stars the hitmaker's real-life nephew Jackson as the King of Pop and charts his life from being in the Jackson 5 in the Sixties to his early solo career.
The Lionsgate film chronicles the early career of the late King of Pop and has become the highest grossing biopic of all time; Jafaar Jackson is pictured on set
Though the film received mixed reviews from critics and some family members did not show strong support for the biopic, Michael has anyway accomplished major milestones in movie financial history
Despite breaking box office records, it has faced major criticism over the producers' decision to cut out all of the abuse allegations due to a major legal issue.
His sister Janet Jackson declined to be portrayed in the biopic, and his daughter, Paris Jackson, has publicly criticized the film.
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Paris, the eldest of the late singer's children, previously referred to the narrative as 'sugar-coated' and said the biopic contained inaccuracies and even lies.
Despite the scandals, the movie has performed exceedingly well at the box office. The end of 'Michael' hinted at a sequel, and a studio executive recently revealed that up to 30 percent of a second film may have already been filmed; the late star pictured in 1987
While the Lionsgate executive did not address abuse allegations directly, he instead hinted obliquely at unspecified 'events' in Jackson's life that might be featured in the next film; Jackson is pictured in 1995
'I would say that there is a ton of incredibly entertaining Michael Jackson story, and much of the biggest and most popular parts of his music catalog that were not touched upon in the first film,' he remarked.
'There are so many other events that happened, even in the time frame of the original movie that weren't touched upon, so we're very, very confident that we've got an incredibly entertaining movie that will appeal once again to a global audience as the pieces come together,' added Fogelson.
He noted that the film could 'go forwards and backwards in telling this story,' rather than presenting Jackson's life in chronological order.
'All the conversations that we’ve been having with all of the appropriate parties continue to go exceptionally well,' Fogelson maintained.
Jackson died at the age of 50 in 2009 from a cardiac arrest he suffered after having the powerful anesthetic Propofol administered as a sleep aid.
