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Wednesday, October 30, 2002
Backstreet Boys Move On Without Nick; VH1/Sony shut Mary J. Blige and Whitney Houston out; Jennifer Lopez and Cris Judd to remain friends.

Since Nick Carter is on a promotional tour for what some are calling a failed solo career, the remaining Backstreet members have entered the studio without him. "They have to fulfill their obligations to Jive Records and they really don’t care if Nick returns to the group or not," the source adds, "Members of the group ran into Nick recently and there was animosity between the two but, Nick walked away. He doesn’t really want to go back to the style of music, that comes along with the Backstreet Boys." Rumors are also surfacing that Howie may record a solo album after the group finishes up touring in 2003.

Sony Music recently released, VH1 Divas Las Vegas, but two artist were missing from the CD’s tracklisting. While Cher, Shakira, Dixie Chicks, Anatacia, and Celine Dion all made the final cut. Whitney Houston and Mary J. Blige are not present on the live set. "This had a lot to do with politics. MCA wanted Mary on the CD, Arista on the other hand was not wowed by Whitney’s performance." According to the insider, "The CD was released on Sony and [Mary and Whitney] were the only artist who were not on the Sony Label aside from Cher." Other sources confirm that MCA Records and Mary J. Blige feel shutout. "This is one of the biggest moments in Mary J. Blige’s career, and she feels like they have stolen the glory from her. It hurts but as we’ve seen in the past. Mary is as strong as a rock," according to another source.

Recently, Jennifer Lopez and Cris Judd set up a dinner date to come to an agreement and find closure to their short and very public marriage. "It was very hard on the both of them. Cris still loves Jennifer and to see her move on so quickly tears him apart," according to a source. "She just wanted to tell him that she was happy and would love for him to find happiness. It turned out to be a great conversation and the two will more than likely remain very good friends." Jennifer seems to make sure all her boyfriends remain good friends. Or were they just friends from the beginning?

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