‘We got your girl’: JLo back in Miami to pay tribute to friend at star-filled memorial

Manny Hernandez

What a sendoff.

Some of the biggest names in entertainment came out for a celebration of life for late businessman JR Ridinger Saturday night in Miami Beach.

Gathered in the same room at Faena Forum was everyone from Jamie Foxx and Ja Rule to Kim Kardashian and Jennifer Lopez, who arrived with new husband Ben Affleck.

Some of our most famous locals were also in attendance to pay respect to the Market America founder who died in late August at age 63. He suffered a pulmonary embolism while on vacation on a yacht off the coast of Croatia, announced his wife Loren Ridinger.

Miami glitterati included Gloria and Emilo Estefan, Fat Joe, Larsa Pippen and DJ Khaled.

The “celebration of life” wasn’t at all somber or morose; many people didn’t wear black.

The glossy event included a concert by Keys (in pink) and Alejandro Sanz (sporting bleached locks); JLo and Ja Rule also hit up the mic.

The following day, on her social media, Lopez posted a sweet tribute: “Strength, beauty and grace. My beautiful friend has lost the love of her life of 30 plus years. Last night we celebrated JR’s life and even through all the deep pain and endless tears of the past month we got to smile, reminisce and even #DanceAgain … he would’ve loved it!! RIP JR…we got your girl…#UntilNextTime #TrueLoveNeverDies.”

As for Loren Ridinger, she is still reeling from the sudden loss of her longtime partner, with whom she has a daughter, Amber, 27.

“JR left an indelible impact on the lives of people all around the world including mine,” said the mother of one on one of her many posts. “While no longer with us in physical form, I know his spirit and memory lives on through the collective hopes and dreams of the thousands of lives he touched.”

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