Did Jennifer Lopez Practice Santeria?

By Michael Lopez

It looks like another Jennifer Lopez rumor has arisen from the camp of her ex-husband, Ojani Noa. But this one happens to come from his current flame, Claudia Vazquez. According to Ojani's girlfriend, J. Lo used to adhere to the religion of Santeria.

Originating in areas of West Africa and the Caribbean, Santeria has thousands of followers and is commonly practiced in parts of Cuba and Puerto Rico. Parts of the religion can include rituals like animal sacrifice, which several high-profile groups have frowned upon.

But did Jennifer partake in any of the religion's more controversial practices? Vazquez says yes and even claims that Lopez used Santeria to help edge out Salma Hayek Pinault for the lead role in the 1997's Selena.

"Jennifer has a godmother in Miami, which I've never met but Ojani knows her, and she calls this woman to tell her 'do this to this person, put up a black candle, etc." Claudia said. "She's done 'amarres' [spells] on all her boyfriends. It's a typical thing for anybody involved in santeria. But, even with all that, she always ends up leaving them."

Pretty heavy stuff if you ask us. But from everything going down with the J. Lo "home video" scandal, we get the feeling Noa and Vazquez aren’t the most reputable characters. Plus, after courts blocked their release of a controversial Lopez documentary, you can bet both Claudia and Ojani are holding a major grudge against Ms. Jenny From The Block!

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Tags Celebrities, Chisme, Claudia Vazquez, Jennifer Lopez, Ojani Noa, Religion, Santeria