Monster in fur

Pop diva, movie star, dancer and most recently fashion designer. Jennifer Lopez has accrued an impressive list of credentials over the years. However, her latest claim to fame is anything but flattering.

PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) has coined the term Monster-in-Fur, which alludes to Lopez's most recent cinematic project, Mother in Law. The organisation's members gathered outside the studios of MTV's countdown show, TRL, where J.Lo was making a guest appearance, with enormous posters of the diva as a Monster-in-Fur.

PETA members are also distributing a new "behind the scenes" J. Lo DVD, which shows images of the star alternated by undercover footage of animals being skinned alive for their fur. Lopez has been contacted repeatedly by PETA with requests to refrain from supporting animals being killed for their fur, but to no avail.

"To animals killed for their fur, Jennifer Lopez is the 'monster'", stated PETA President Ingrid E. Newkirk, who added, "She may be able to get the image of bloody, skinned foxes still alive and breathing out of her head but we doubt that her fans who watch this video will."

According to PETA, three million foxes, raccoons, rabbits and other animals are raised for fur each year in China. Horrific treatment of animals also takes place in other countries, where they are raised for their fur. PETA's onslaught on Lopez includes protests at her public appearances, including the premiere of her new movie in Westwood, California last weekend.