It was Jennifer Lopez, not FOX who initiated talks for her to return to the American Idol judging panel. Jennifer had her manager Benny Medina approach FOX to alert them of her interest in rejoining Idol a source close to the situation revealed.

The superstar, the insider said, realized after her 2012 “Dance Again” world tour that she no longer wanted to endure the grind of touring and the constant travel it required.

Instead, Medina told FOX that J.LO wanted to be grounded in Los Angeles and have a settled life for herself and her five-year-old twins, Max and Emme, according to the source.

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