- The Washington Times - Monday, May 6, 2013

Security guards rushed Jennifer Lopez to safety after hearing a series of gunshots about 400 yards from where she was filming a music video on Sunday night in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Police detained several people at the scene, including a couple of bikini-clad women, although the people involved in the shooting were not found.

The 43-year-old singer was shooting a music video for “Live it Up,” her upcoming collaboration with Pitbull, The Daily Mail reports. She was interviewing with Entertainment Tonight when the shots were heard.

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ET’s Rob Marciano tweeted: “BREAKING: Gunshots fired on Fort Lauderdale Beach DURING my JLo interview. No kidding. Security scrambled her away.”

“Can hear & see ambulances converging 400 yards down the street,” he added. “Police confirming: ’shots fired. no one hit.’ Whew.”

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