Handprint Entertainment to close
| | Benny Medina | Benny Medina, the man who gave us JLo, is calling it a day. Medina more or less invented Jennifer Lopez and turned her into JLo. He also created Tyra Banks as a talk show host, and resurrected Mariah Carey after her "Glitter" debacle. But very shortly, Medina has announced, he will close the doors on his Handprint Entertainment. It's certainly the end of an era.
But stars are fickle, and lately Benny's have moved on to greener pastures. A stint with Usher was short. Banks left once she started making real money. Lopez left during her famed "Bennifer" days with Ben Affleck, who didn't like Medina. More recently, Mariah said "adieu" after her marriage to actor Nick Cannon.
Medina isn't just going to slink into the sunset. But maybe he's ready for another chapter in his adventurous life. His first chapter was as the creator of "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air", which mirrored his teen years as a poor kid who got a birds-eye view of the swellicious life in Hollywood courtesy of Motown founder Berry Gordy, Jr. and his family. (Fox News)
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