Jennifer Lopez returns to glory, topping Celebrity 100 power list

Forbes' most powerful celebrity, Jennifer Lopez, hocks her fragrance Glowing J Lo at the Hotel Bel-Air in Los Angeles on May 10. (Christopher Polk / Getty Images / May 10, 2012)

Looks as if Jennifer Lopez really will dance again — right to the top of Forbes magazine's annual Celebrity 100.

In what the magazine calls a career "reincarnation," Lopez has taken the No. 1 spot on the annual ranking of the most powerful stars, judged by net worth, cultural impact, social media reach and more.

And, yeah, things had looked pretty grim there for a minute: Think back to her days of movie flops like 2007's "El Cantante" and the preceding lackluster musical effort "Brave."

John Travolta's first sex-assault accuser enlists Gloria Allred

The first massage therapist to sue John Travolta of sexual battery is now being represented by Gloria Allred, though it's unclear whether the case will be refiled. (Jason Merritt/Getty Images, left; Johanes Eisele / AFP Getty Images, right / May 16, 2012)

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The John Travolta sexual-battery brouhaha has a new player: Gloria Allred, connoisseur of press conferences and high-profile clients, took over Tuesday as attorney for the massage therapist best known as John Doe No. 1.

Allred’s an ironic choice for John Doe No. 1, who’d gone rogue Thursday with a statement asking those in the court of public opinion to stop the madness, please, and let a court of law pass judgment. She did, however, keep the new-client news relatively low key.

'What to Expect When You're Expecting'? Cameron Diaz's baby bump

Cameron Diaz at the "What to Expect When You're Expecting" premiere Monday at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.

The new comedy “What to Expect When You’re Expecting” promises two sure things moviegoers can expect: lots of babies and lots of pregnant women.