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Jennifer Lopez had an on-camera melt-down when she had to tell Chris Medina that he hadn’t made the American Idol top 24 on Wednesday night’s episode. But Medina, whose story of caring for his fiancee after her crippling car accident touched viewers, thinks J.Lo handled things just right.
“She gave me a hug and that made it all better,” Medina tells the Hollywood Reporter. “I heard about Jennifer (crying). I didn’t get to see it in person, otherwise I probably would have started crying. I’d heard all these rumors about her being a diva, but she’s not that way at all.”
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And the Oak Park, Illinois native, 26, couldn’t stop gushing about Steven Tyler either. “It’s amazing that someone so iconic with such superstar power can be so down to Earth!”
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Among those moved by Medina and Juliana Ramos‘ love story was producer Rodney Jenkins, who penned a new song “What Are Words,” for Medina. The video premieres on aol.com today. Says Medina, “The song embodied what I’m going
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