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NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. -- Jennifer Lopez has canceled her appearance as guest judge for "Project Runway's" finale, Access Hollywood has learned.
On Friday morning, Heidi Klum announced that J.Lo would be absent from Bryant Park "due to a foot injury." The show's resident style guru, Tim Gunn, will fill in for J.Lo as a judge for the finale.
The announcement was made in New York at the "Project Runway" Season Five Finale Fashion show at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week.
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Following in the footsteps of last year's celebrity judge, Victoria Beckham, J.Lo was set to help Heidi, Michael Kors and Nina Garcia pick this year's top designer.
On the heels of the announcement, a rep for J.Lo confirmed to Access that while the injury will prevent her from her "Runway" gig, the star still plans to participate in this weekend's triathlon in Malibu, Calif.
The rep went on to say said that the singer was ordered to rest and complete some physical rehab to help with the injury.
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J.Lo has been training for the triathlon for two months and remains committed to raising money for the Children's' Hospital of Los Angeles, according to her rep. Adding, that she's resting and continuing with her rehab in order to ensure her participation in the event.
"She's determined to get through the race," the rep told Access.
The first-time mom of twins Max and Emme, with husband Marc Anthony, told "Good Morning America" in August that the idea for taking on the heavy-duty athletic competition was inspired by her third trimester.
"It actually came up when I was about eight months pregnant, and I was beached... like a whale, and I was watching TV and I saw a triathlon and I said, 'You know what? I think I could do that. That would be great for me to do, maybe I'll do it this year,'" she told "GMA." "Everybody told me I was crazy."
As for "Runway," where a foot injury is a model's worst nightmare, host Heidi Klum told Access that she doesn't know what to expect from the finale, but said nerves are running high with the contestants showing at Bryant Park.
"They're really nervous, they're anxious," Heidi said of the finalists.
This season, six contestants will get to show their collections in order to keep the audience guessing who are the final three.
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Rosieyou all are nothing but haters. she is a proud latina and successful. what are you doing with your lives. nothing. you are probably the fat a$$.report abuseposted September 13, 2008 12:52 PM PDT
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reciprocityrulesSHE IS A POSER. Only doing a BABY triathlon, acts like it is an ironman or something. PLEASE only a 1/2 mile swim, bike ride for 18mi (easy) and a 4 mile run. She is such a loser always looking for publicity. She only trained for 2 months? I can't wait to see pics of her sweaty fat A** trying to finish up the 4 miles. She aint no Katie Holmes trying to do 26 miles.report abuseposted September 13, 2008 12:21 PM PDT
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mewhy do we read this sh**report abuseposted September 13, 2008 11:37 AM PDT
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lilybelleso...a foot injury means you cant watch a runway show and judge the designers? does she plan on writing notes of each show with her foot? that's a lame excuse to drop out. tim gunn is a better suitable judge anyways. i don't know why they get celebrities to be guest judges instead of bringing in actual SUCCESSFUL designers.report abuseposted September 13, 2008 11:37 AM PDT
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reciprocityrulesSHE IS A POSER. Only doing a BABY triathlon, acts like it is an ironman or something. PLEASE only a 1/2 mile swim, bike ride for 18mi (easy) and a 4 mile run. She is such a loser always looking for publicity. She only trained for 2 months? I can't wait to see pics of her sweaty fat A** trying to finish up the 4 miles. She aint no Katie Holmes trying to do 26 miles.report abuseposted September 13, 2008 11:25 AM PDT
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JeannetteWho gives a %@!*#! Good riddance to bad rubbish.report abuseposted September 13, 2008 10:51 AM PDT
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charity sif any one can please tell me what sitting on your butt, judging a runway show has to do with a hurt foot. i would love to know , i am baffled by her egomanically parades and find them quite annoying. she cant sing , she barely knows how to act , and she is full of herself with those diva anticsreport abuseposted September 13, 2008 10:29 AM PDT
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manuela besti mistoakreport abuseposted September 13, 2008 8:32 AM PDT
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Igwo JHi jennifer There is know big talk then to tall you that your too prite that were i am i cant with stand it so all is that to be sicere i love you if you can feesk me in your yahoo massenger i will be greetfle Thanks IGWO JOHNSONreport abuseposted September 13, 2008 8:25 AM PDT
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JessDSo, she can't sit on her butt because of an injured foot, yet she can train for a triathalon? Doesn't really make all that much sense.report abuseposted September 13, 2008 7:42 AM PDT
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