JENNIFER LOPEZ - LOPEZ BLAMES HER MEDIA IMAGE FOR HAMPERING HER FILM CAREER

JENNIFER LOPEZ believes her over-exposure in the media has prevented her from having a more diverse movie career.

The 36-year-old Latina beauty found it easier to convince directors of her suitability for a role when she was an unknown - leading to parts in films including OUT OF SIGHT and OLIVER STONE's U-TURN.

However, in recent years stories of her diva-like demands and romances have made it harder for film-makers to distinguish between fact and fiction.

Lopez says, "In the beginning, I was a blank slate. I got to work with all these great directors because I was just a girl who came in there and did well in the audition.

"Then when I became famous, I was being offered movies that I could star in but that's all I was being offered.

"When I think I should be seeing the big directors, they don't even consider me.

"They see me as a sexy singer and too much in the media."