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Jennifer Lopez donates $1m to Puerto Rico hurricane recovery effort

Puerto Rico Hurrican ReliefJennifer Lopez announces her new hurricane recovery efforts for Puerto Rico Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017 in New York. She pledge to donate time and money help the recovery efforts. (AP Photo/Michael Noble Jr.)
Jennifer Lopez announces her new hurricane recovery efforts for Puerto Rico. Photograph: Michael Noble Jr/AP

Jennifer Lopez has donated $1m in aid to the Puerto Rico recovery effort, following the devastating effects of hurricanes Irma and Maria.

Lopez, who is of Puerto Rican parentage and was born in the Bronx, has said she will source the money from her Las Vegas residency shows. On a video posted on her Instagram account, Lopez revealed that she had not been able to reach family members living on the island.