Jennifer Lopez Cancels Summer Tour
variety.comJem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Jennifer Lopez has canceled her ‘This Is Me… Live‘ summer tour to spend more time with her family and is “heartsick” over the decision, the singer announced to fans in her newsletter Friday, according to multiple media reports.
The news does not come as a total surprise, as the tour has been saddled with reports of poor ticket sales and many unsold seats on ticketing websites. “I am completely heartsick and devastated about letting you down,” she wrote. “Please know that I wouldn’t do this if I didn’t feel that it was absolutely necessary.” Various media reports said that the need for family time was necessary amid reports that she and husband Ben Affleck are splitting.
After canceling seven dates of the tour — her first North American jaunt in five years — amid weak ticket sales, in April Lopez quietly has renamed it to apparently broaden its scope, changing it from “This Is Me… Now” to “This Is Me… Live | The Greatest Hits.” Lopez initially announced the trek in February to coincide with the release of her latest album “This Is Me… Now” and its accompanying two films.
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