Jennifer Lopez Drops Out of Project Runway Season Finale

US Magazine - 12th Sep 2008

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Jennifer Lopez: After agreeing to judge the Bravo hit's upcoming finale, she has dropped out due to a foot injury, Heidi Klum announced at Friday's Project Runway fashion show in New York City.

Mentor Tim Gunn will fill in and vowed to be unbiased.

Runway stars were hesitant to confirm Lopez's guest judging stint, even after Usmagazine.com broke the news Monday. (She was to tape her spot today, a source told Us.)

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"Is she coming on? I don't know about that," Klum told Us at a fete for Nina Garcia this week. "Every season we have more and more celebrities coming on the show as judges. But I can't really tell you who - it ruins the surprise!"

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