J. Lo Confronted On Air About Fur  3/21/05

Jennifer Lopez defended her use of animal fur in her clothing line on Australian radio this weekend (ends20MAR05) - insisting she knows nothing about how fur is produced.

The Get Right singer has been the target of a massive campaign by animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) after they discovered she features fur in her fashion line Sweetface.

It came to a head earlier this month (MAR05) when members confronted J.Lo at a record signing at Virgin Records in New York City where they yelled abuse at the singer and screened footage of animals being skinned for their fur to passers by.

But Lopez insisted she was ignorant about the issue when she guested on antipodean DJ Jackie  O's show. When asked about her use of fur, J.Lo replied, "If someone would like to educate me and bring something to light that I don't know, that'd be great."

Jackie O replied, "Would you like to be educated right now?" and then described in detail how foxes are skinned alive and chinchillas are electrocuted - which was met with silence by Lopez, reports the New York Daily News.

According to reports, another PETA protest is planned for the premiere of J.Lo's latest move Monster in Law next month (APR05).