Page Six reported on March 12th, 2021 that Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez had called
off their engagement. According to the outlet, the couple had been "on the rocks" for an
unspecified amount of time, reporting that both Lopez and Rodriguez have been working
on their own projects. A source told Page Six,
"He's now in Miami getting ready for baseball season, and she's filming her movie in the
Dominican Republic."
However, on March 13, 2021, the couple released a statement to People contradicting the Page
Six report, which read:
"We are working through some things.”
A source explained,
"They never officially broke up and talked about it but are still together. They hit
a rough patch. But were not broken up."
J. Lo and Arod first started dating in 2017 and got engaged in March 2019. Over the past
four years, they have blended their families; Lopez has two children with her ex-husband,
Marc Anthony, while Rodriguez has two kids with his ex-wife, Cynthia.
In early 2021, rumors that Alex Rodriguez cheated on Jennifer Lopez circulated online.
The rumors heated up after part one of the Southern Charm reunion, with cast member Craig
Conover making a bold claim about Madison LeCroy, saying that she, quote, "flew to Miami
to f--- an ex-MLB player," according to Bravo. Conover didn't name any names and LeCroy was
quick to deny the rumors, but Southern Charm's Danni Baird came out with some interesting
tea. During a chat on the podcast Reality Life with Kate Casey, Baird alleged that the
ex-MLB player was Rodriguez. Baird said, according to the New York Post:
"Months before [the reunion], I had heard ... [LeCroy] had told me they were FaceTiming
or something."
Though an insider confirmed to Page Six that Madison LeCroy was, quote, the "the reason
they finally broke up," a separate source told People,
"This was not caused by a third party. Madison [LeCroy] or anyone else. They are working
through things."
Although LeCroy later clarified that her relationship with Rodriguez was platonic, there appeared
to be more to the story. Southern Charm's Shep Rose chatted with Us Weekly in March
2020 and claimed that Rodriguez made LeCroy sign an NDA. He told the outlet,
"I know that there was, like, an NDA signed, which doesn't seem to mean anything anymore,
not worth the price of the paper they're printed on."
Now that's interesting!
Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez have not posted any photos or videos together in March
2021. In fact, the last photos the former couple posted together were at the end of
February. On February 27th, Lopez took to Instagram to share three photos of her and
Rodriguez, loving up on each other. She captioned the photoset,
"Feliz día de la independencia Dominicana"
...tagging ARod, and adding the hashtag "Macho," which is what she often referred to him as.
The first two photos showed Lopez cuddled up to Rodriguez, and the third photo showed
them kissing. They looked very happy in all three snaps.
On February 28th, Rodriguez posted a photo that appeared to have been taken on the same
day; both ARod and J-Lo were wearing the same clothes. He captioned the pic,
"Perfección en República Dominicana"
...which showed him standing behind JLo with his arm around her.
Although social media doesn't always tell the whole story, you can't help but wonder
why they've been so quiet.
Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez have put off their wedding more than once due to the
coronavirus pandemic. During a sit-down with Andy Cohen on his radio show back in December
2020, JLo explained that she wasn't in any kind of "rush" to walk down the aisle, for
what would have been her fourth wedding. She told Cohen,
"I mean at our age, we've both been married before, it's like, do we get married? Do we
not? What does it mean for us? And it's just, it comes down to like personal, like, what
do you want to do? There's definitely no rush though."
Flash forward two-and-a-half months, and Entertainment Tonight reported that J-Lo and ARod had been
thinking about their wedding after all. A source told the outlet,
"Jennifer and Alex are still planning on getting married."
The source added that Lopez, quote, "trusts him like no one else she has been with."
Another reason why fans wouldn't be shocked by a split is Jennifer Lopez's relationship
history. Lopez was previously engaged (and married) to Ojani Noa, but the two divorced
in 1998, according to Showbiz CheatSheet. After a fling with P Diddy, Lopez got engaged
to dancer Chris Judd. The two tied the knot, only to split two years later. From there,
Lopez got engaged to actor Ben Affleck. In 2014, the two broke things off before exchanging
vows. Later in 2014, Lopez found love with Marc Anthony, whom she married. The two — who
still remain friends to this day — had twins Max and Emme together before splitting in
2011.
Lopez went on to date her back-up dancer, Casper "Beau" Smart. The two were together
for five years, though they never got engaged. From there, Lopez linked up with ARod. According
to People, JLo's emerald cut engagement ring is estimated to be between 11 and 15 carats,
with a hefty price tag of $1 to $1.9 million. Alas, you know what they say... "money can't
buy love."
Alex Rodriguez has been a bit of a playboy throughout the years himself. Following his
split from his wife, Cynthia, in 2008, ARod filled up his dating-roster with several high-profile
women. He reportedly was with Madonna for a few months after his divorce. Then in 2009,
he dated Kate Hudson, before bouncing between blond actors and spending nearly two years
with Cameron Diaz.
In 2011, ARod began seeing former WWE Diva Torrie Wilson. For a while, it appeared as
though Rodriguez was all set to settle down. However, in 2015, Page Six reported that he
and Wilson had called it quits. One source told the outlet,
"Alex and Torrie would fight over his flirtations with other women, and he wasn't ready to settle
down again."
Before meeting — and getting engaged to — JLo, Rodriguez spent about a year dating
Anne Wojcicki. In late 2017, when ARod was already dating JLo, Wojcicki's mom told The
New York Times that Rodriguez, quote, "had no academic background. We couldn't have an
intellectual conversation about anything." Ouch.
So what's next for Lopez and Rodriguez? Only time will tell.
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