J.Lo's tears over tragic Idol lad

Floods of tears ... Jennifer Lopez

 

 

 

J.LO showed she really was just Jenny from the Block when she broke down on American Idol.

The judge burst into floods of tears when she sent one wannabe with a tragic story packing.
The movie star was overcome with emotion when she and fellow panellists Steven Tyler and Randy Jackson decided to crush the dreams of Chris Medina by not putting him through to the next round of the competition.

Breaking point ... J.Lo

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He previously won J.Lo and the American viewers over after revealing how his fiancée Juliana Ramos had suffered brain damage after a horrific car crash shortly before their wedding in 2009. Devoted Chris, 26, from Illinois, now gives her 24-hour care, along with her mum, because she is confined to a wheelchair and can't live independently.
But his heart-breaking story didn't save him from the axe when it came to cutting the final 63 hopefuls down to just 24.

Hopes dashed ... Chris Medina

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Jennifer, 41, told Chris: "It was honestly a pleasure to meet you, someone like you, that was a blessing for me." After he walked away from the panel, she sobbed to Randy and Steven: "I just feel like I didn't tell him in the right way. I felt so bad. I don't want to do this anymore...I can't."
She joined the US series after Simon Cowell quit to concentrate on his rival show, the American version of X Factor.
Former judges Ellen DeGeneres and Kara DioGuardi also left the show.