There's troubling news out of Pasadena today as we're hearing
Jennifer Lopez's Latin eatery Madre's is "
closed until further notice." The 6-year old restaurant shuttered July 1 with little more heads-up than a sign in the window; the appliances have not yet been liquidated in exchange for a month's supply of J-Lo's preferred organic twin formula, as far as we know, so perhaps the staff just needs a summer's rest from bad tomatoes and/or
Stephen Hawking's infamous, mechanized flirtations. But don't fret!
Recent developments ensure easy stargazing at the Newsroom Cafe these days, and in any case, we can sympathize with La Lopez; restaurants are a tough go, and Lord knows she's got enough damn people to feed at home these days. [
TMZ, Photo Credit: Getty Images]
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