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Superstar Jennifer Lopez says she understands the intense media pressure Britney Spears in going through.

The singer told Access Hollywood that she finds media scrutiny “very very difficult.”

“If I am going to the gym, I’ll make sure they don’t get a picture.”

“If they’re gonna hang out outside my house all day, they’re not gonna make any money. They’re gonna have to go down the road to somebody else’s house,” she said.

Lopez is still haunted by the paparazzi frenzy that surrounded her relationship with movie star Ben Affleck.

Now in her three-year marriage to singer Marc Anthony, the star says her husband has helped her learn how to put a stop to “feeding” the media.

“Actually, he helped me with how to do that and you don’t entertain it,” Lopez said.

“You don’t play that game. You don’t feed the beast,” Marc Anthony told Access Hollywood.

Anthony said the intense media pressure that Britney is facing “feels disgusting.”

“You feel like a prey. You feel like a slab of meat.”

The singer went on to say the photographers have an elaborate network of spies.

“This whole network of walkie-talkies and blocking streets. Unbelievable!” he said.

The happily married couple will be embarking on their upcoming En Concierto tour, starting in Atlantic City on Saturday.

Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony kicked off their concert tour, Lopez’s first, at a Bronx, New York, public school Tuesday. “Jenny from the block” received a warm welcome in her hometown, with schoolchildren holding homemade signs, handing out paper flowers, and shouting “we love you!” to Lopez and her hubby.

Feeding the recent pregnancy rumors, Lopez wore a grey sleeveless baggy dress and teared up as a choir of children sang I Have the Power to Be. Afterwards, she joked with the students, “What did you do to me? Look at my make-up!” She then said on Anthony’s behalf, “We’re really overwhelmed. We look at you and see ourselves in you and dream of great things for you. I remember when I was just like you, and it touches my heart.”

Anthony, who wiped tears from his eyes as well, told the students that their principal, Ms. Rivera, was his teacher. “I’ve known Ms. Rivera for a long time. She was a huge part of my youth, and to the teachers in the audience, I hope you realize the importance you play in these kids’ lives. I will never forget her.”

After the assembly, Lopez and Anthony sat down with Us to talk about coming home to the Bronx, and touring.

Us: How do you feel being back in your home, the Bronx?

Lopez: We walked through the school and to feel all this love and this warm reception is amazing. This is my core, and everything I’ve been able to accomplish, through all the highs and lows, I got through it because of where I came from. And to come back here and feel all the love is so overwhelming and emotional and beautiful and I really feel blessed.

Anthony: I’m from Manhattan but the majority of my family is from the Bronx. I’m extremely touched and overwhelmed. The kids’ artwork is amazing. There’s nothing in the world, forget a Grammy or award, that I’ve ever felt that is more warm than I feel today.

Us: Tell us about your tour.

Lopez: This is my first tour. I’m excited because it’s my sixth album. I’m going to do all my English songs, and some Spanish.

Anthony: Jennifer was able to do for me on the movie front with El Cantante. She helped me, because she had a lot more experience than me and now it’s my turn.

Us: How is the show set up? Who goes on first?

Lopez: We don’t know yet! We’ll switch off. Both of us will be doing the show together, though. It will be in Spanish and English.

Jennifer “Jenny from the Block” Lopez and hubby Marc Anthony returned to the NYC native’s Bronx neighborhood this morning, and the singer’s outfit certainly did nothing to dispel the baby bump rumors that sprung up when she walked the runway in a billowing green gown at the Fashion Week show for her kids’ clothing line last month.

So… what do you think? Is Jennifer finally making room for baby?