Jennifer Lopez drops out of ‘Project Runway’ finale due to ‘foot injury’
Just as it was confirmed that Jennifer Lopez was slated to appear as a guest judge on the season finale of Bravo’s hit series “Project Runway,” the diva has backed out of the appearance, citing a foot injury. Due to a foot injury, Jennifer Lopez stepped down from guest-judging the season five finale of Project Runway. The show — filmed Friday morning in New York’s Bryant Park — had to go on with the contestants’ fashion mentor, Tim Gunn, who took her spot. “I am really thrilled

Jennifer Lopez Cancels Appearance As 'Project Runway' Finale Judge
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. -- Jennifer Lopez has cancelled her appearance as guest judge for "Project Runway's" finale, Access Hollywood has learned. Heidi Klum announced that J.Lo would be absent from Bryant Park "due to a foot injury." The announcement was made this morning in New York at the "Project Runway" Season Five Finale Fashion show at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. Heidi Klum Talks 'Project Runway' Finale - Play it Now Following in the footsteps of last year's celebrity judge, Victoria Beckham, J.Lo wa

JLo Says No Mo’!
Jennifer Lopez had agreed to judge the upcoming finale to Project Runway but she has officially pulled out. What could cause such a fashion diva to pull out of such a momentous occasion? She hurt her little piggy. After sustaining a foot injury, JLo is unable to judge the Project Runway finale, but good old mentor Tim Gunn will fill in with an unbiased view. He is fairly reputable, I mean, Heidi Klum said that “I think he has more style than me, that’s for sure. I changed my style after I met him to ke

Project Runway Redeems Itself, Jennifer Lopez Out Tim Gunn In
Jennifer Lopez has backed out of being the final guest judge for the finale of Project Runway. Thank you sweet, sweet fashion Gods. The show was left without a judge to fill the spot that traditionally belongs to an A-list fashion icon. Someone at the helm FINALLY pulled their head from the crevice of their [...]

Jennifer Lopez is out on Project Runway
Blogging Project Runway is reporting that Jennifer Lopez has auf’ed herself from her role as guest judge for the “Project Runway” finale/runway competition that took place today. The site says she blames a foot injury for the sudden absence (she appears to be doing just fine at the Marc Jacobs show, pictured there earlier this week). Tim Gunn stepped up to assess the final three (which is a little shady considering he’s privy to the behind-the-scenes shenanigans and offers his advic

Project Runway Season 5 Finale Spoilers
Spoilers! Scroll down if you don’t want the scoop on “Project Runway” Season 5 final runway showdown. The ladies over at Jezebel got the coveted invite to attend the “Project Runway” fashion show and, as in years past, the show featured decoy collections so attendees don’t spill the beans on finalists. Rumored judge Jennifer Lopez reportedly bailed because of an injured foot (that, or her swag bag wasn’t big enough) and Tim Gunn replaced her on the panel. Onto the r

Jennifer Lopez Says Auf Wiedersehen To Project Runway
The diva's a no-showWhat's the deal, J. Lo? We were super excited to catch you on the season finale of Project Runway, and now we hear that you can't make it? Not cool fierce.Jenny from the block was slated as this year's big-name celeb guest judge, but it turns out she'll no longer be perched next to Michael Kors on final decision day. Auf Wiedersehen to you, Jennifer!Her reason for bailing? She hurt her foot. Must have been from all that triathlon training she's been going through. Although during fashio

Jennifer Lopez Drops Out Of Project Runway Judging Panel
LATEST: Jennifer Lopez has dropped out as a judge on an upcoming episode of HEIDI KLUM's hit U.S. TV show PROJECT RUNWAY - after injuring her foot. Klum announced Lopez has dropped out of the line-up of the series' finale on Friday (12Sep08), when Lopez's appearance was scheduled to be recorded. Judge Nina Garcia hinted at the actress' participation earlier this week (09Sep08), although producers failed to confirm the star's stint on the show. Fashion guru Tim Gunn, who mentors the contestants, will fill

Jennifer Lopez Cancels Project Runway Appearance
Jennifer Lopez was scheduled to take her turn as guest judge on the season finale of Project Runway, but, it seems those plans have taken a spill -- or, at least, Jen has. According to Access Hollywood, show creator and host, Heidi Klum, announced that Jen would not be appearing “due to a foot injury.” Instead, the show’s own Tim Gunn will be filling J.Lo's now-too small shoes. Heidi told the crowd about Jen's backout at the Project Runway Season

Jennifer Lopez Is Out; Tim Gunn Is In
Jennfier Lopez was all set to guest judge the season finale of Project Runway this week until she injured her foot. Yes, that’s right. Her foot. How would that keep her from judging some dresses walking down the runway, I don’t know. But I’m glad she’s out because that means Tim Gunn is in. The fabulously fabulous Tim Gunn has stepped up and Will for the first time in the show’s history judge the contestants designs. That’s what I call Making It Work Project Runway! S

Jennifer Lopez Still On for Triathlon
Just call her superwoman. For the last two days or so, Jennifer Lopez has had to take a timeout from her training for this weekend's Nautica Malibu Triathlon because of an ankle injury, but that's not stopping her from doing the race. "She had a slight injury," Lopez's rep tells me, adding, "She will definitely be doing the triathlon. She does not want to let down her charity and all the people who have supported her." However, she did skip out as celebrity judge at today's taping of the Project Runway

J Lo Skips Judging Project Runway at the Last Minute!
The remaining contestants of this season's Project Runway showed their collections at Bryant Park this morning under the watchful eyes of Heidi Klum, Michael Kors, Tim Gunn, and Nina Garcia. Our girls Fab and Bella were also in the house for more Fashion Week fun, but noticeably absent from the front row was Jennifer Lopez, who was set to be the guest judge for the exciting final round. Apparently she had to bail due a "foot injury", but luckily Tim was right there to jump in and save the day acting as jud

J Lo Skips Judging Project Runway at the Last Minute!
The remaining contestants of this season's Project Runway showed their collections at Bryant Park this morning under the watchful eyes of Heidi Klum, Michael Kors, Tim Gunn, and Nina Garcia. Our girls Fab and Bella were also in the house for more Fashion Week fun, but noticeably absent from the front row was Jennifer Lopez, who was set to be the guest judge for the exciting final round. Apparently she had to bail due a "foot injury", but luckily Tim was right there to jump in and save the day acting as jud

Jennifer Lopez “Project Runway” Finale Appearance Cancelled
Jennifer Lopez has cancelled her scheduled guest appearance as a judge on the finale season finale of Project Runway due to a foot injury, host Heidi Klum says. Tim Gunn will take over guest judging duties in lieu of J. Lo. A foot injury, huh? We wonder if Jennifer will be well enough to make that triathlon next month? Get PopCrunch News Updates Email: What's Hot At PopCrunch

Tim Gunn and Heidi Klum on J. Lo’s no-show
Due to a foot injury, Jennifer Lopez stepped down from guest-judging the season five finale of Project Runway. The show — filmed Friday morning in New York’s Bryant Park — had to go on with the contestants’ fashion mentor, Tim Gunn, who took her spot. “I am really thrilled about judging,” Tim tells In Touch. But as for what happened to J. Lo, Tim says, “All I know is that I was called at the last minute this morning. No one was more surprised than I! I thought, 'Okay, let’s make it work.' "

J. Lo Makes Tim Gunn Make the Masses Weep
By now it's old news that J. Lo was the super-secret guest judge on this season's Project Runway finale. Except the diva didn't make it to Bryant Park for the runway taping today because of a dubious "foot injury," so PR host and cunning linguist Tim Gunn gamely stepped up to the plate and judged contestants for the first time ever. It was nothing short of a Fashion Week miracle according to a source: "People were crying because they were so moved by Tim being a judge." O

Tim Gunn Fills In for Jennifer Lopez on Project Runway Finale
Heidi Klum announces that the singer had to pull out of the show “due to a foot injury” More: continued here

Tim Gunn Fills In for Jennifer Lopez on Project Runway Finale
Heidi Klum announces that the singer had to pull out of the show "due to a foot injury"

J. Lo Out For “Project Runway” Finale, Tim Gunn In
Heidi Klum confirmed last week that J.Lo was suppose to be the guest judge on “Project Runway” season finale. Well, now J. Lo has cancelled out on the finale because of a foot injury. Here is how TheInsider.com is reporting it: “Jennifer Lopez was going to be our guest judge, [but she] cancelled yesterday due to a foot injury,” Heidi told the crowd at Bryant Park as the finalists’ show got underway. “A great five years at Bravo comes to an end today, thank you so much,

Project Runway finalists show at Fashion Week
The six Project Runway finalists strutted their stuff at Fashion Week this morning, in front of Tim Gunn, Heidi Klum and Michael Kors.

The Daily Squeeze: J. Lo Ditches PR, Obama On SNL, Banned Books, & Weight Gain At Fashion Week
Oh dang. Jennifer Lopez backed out of guest judging the Project Runway finale at the very last minute and Tim Gunn had to step in as a backup. We prefer his opinion anyway, so there! [MSNBC] Barack Obama is going to be on the season premiere of Saturday Night Live this weekend, alongside host Michael Phelps. Tina Fey is also in talks to play Sarah Palin on the premiere. [Perez Hilton] This may or may not be the list of books Sarah Palin wanted to ban as Mayor of Wasilla. Hey! It’s my

Lopez Auf'd As Judge, Tim Gunn "In" (Har Har) [Project Runway]
Jennifer Lopez, the fading entertainment personality, had been scheduled to be the celebrity guest judge for the season finale of Project Runway. (The contestants' final, Bryant Park runway show happened this morning.) Now she's out, apparently having suffered some sort of foot injury—which probably translates to "a sudden realization of complete cultural irrelevance." Filling in for Jenny from the block? Style guru and Runway mensch Timothy Gunn! It'll actually be the first time in the show's fi

Tim Gunn Replaces Jennifer Lopez As Judge On “Project Runway” Finale
Jan Westmark - Celebrity News ServiceNew York, NY (CNS) - If there’s anyone who knows a thing or two about fashion, it’s the fashion guru himself Tim Gunn. The long-time fashion “Project… Read full article

Fashion Mentor Tim Gunn Steps Into Judging Role On “Project Runway”
Jan Westmark - Celebrity News ServiceNew York, NY (CNS) - If there’s anyone who knows a thing or two about fashion, it’s the fashion guru himself Tim Gunn. The long-time fashion “Project… Read full article

Season 6 of ‘Project Runway’ Pushed to January
As we all know, Project Runway was scooped up by Lifetime after being dumped by Bravo (the morons). Now we are being told that we have to wait until January for another season once this uber boring season ends. “With this move, the series will resume its traditional cycle of two seasons per year,” said a Lifetime spokeperson. “We look forward to ringing in the New Year by giving Project Runway loyal fans a superlative season six with Heidi Klum, Tim Gunn, Nina Garcia, and Michael Kors. The