Jennifer López is one of the most active celebrities in love. In 35 years of sentimental emotions, eight men marked her love life, but only one gave her children: Marc Anthony and only one was given a second chance.
His love affair dates back to 1985 when he was a teenager and had an affair with businessman David Cruz, followed twelve years later by model Ojani Noa, rapper Sean Combs, choreographer Cris Judd, actor Ben Affleck, singer Marc Anthony, dancer Casper Smart and baseball player Alex Rodríguez, with whom the union has just ended.
Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez reported on Thursday that they broke off their two-year engagement.
“We realized that we are best friends and we hope to continue to be so. We will continue to work together and support each other in our joint business and projects, “the couple said in a joint statement.
“We wish each other the best and their children. Out of respect for them, the only other comment we have to say is the thanks of all those who sent kind words and support “, he added.
Lopez and Rodriguez began dating in early 2017 and got engaged in 2019. In March, they released a statement rejecting reports that they had separated.
The couple was nicknamed “J-Rod” three years ago after appearing on the cover of Vanity Fair magazine.
1. David Cruz, businessman 1985-1995)
It was 1984, and 15-year-old Jennifer Lopez was walking the streets of the Bronx holding the hand of 16-year-old boyfriend David Cruz. It took 10 years until they separated in 1994, this relationship being the longest singer and actress you had in the history of your love.
Cruz died on Saturday, March 21, 2019, at Moint Sinai West Hospital in Manhattan at the age of 51 from heart disease.
David was a reserved man who never made statements to the press or JLO fans about those years of relationship.
In the mid-1990s, the Puerto Rican-born New York star struggled to get her first chances on the show.
With the success of “Jenny from the block” and the growing popularity, the relationship ended and then came the breakup.
At the time, Jennifer moved to Los Angeles in search of better opportunities, one of the main reasons she ended her love affair, and David was left without a girlfriend in the neighborhood he saw growing up.
2.- Ojani Noa: former waiter, model and actor (February 1997- January 1998)
Cuban actor Ojani Noa was 21 and she was 26. They had met in a bar in Miami in 1996 and on February 22, 1997, they decided that the only possible step in their relationship was to walk down the aisle, as they did that day. . .
“I didn’t eat anything, I was very nervous, but happy, happy. She was also very happy and excited. There were 300 guests, including some famous people like Oliver Stone and Cristian Castro,” he recalled. he years later.
During this time, Jennifer jumped into film with her role as Selena, a 1997 American biographical film of musical drama written and directed by Gregory Nava about the life and career of Tex-Mex music star Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, a well-known recording artist. from Mexico and Latin American communities in the United States before she was assassinated in 1995, at the age of 23, by Yolanda Saldívar, the president of her fan club.
JLo. and Ojani divorced in 1998. Years later, she sued him for wanting to publish a book about their love affair.
In 2007, in an interview on the Spanish channel Antena 3, Ojani Noa defined JLo. using the adjectives “tender, shy and simple” and told how the love between the two appeared, which would end in January 1998, once the former bartender moved to Los Angeles, without reaching his wedding anniversary.
3.- Sean Combs: rapper and music producer (August 1998-January 2001)
The singer had a stormy relationship with rapper Sean ‘Puffy’ Combs or Puff Daddy.
At the dawn of the new millennium, with their hit “Waiting for tonight”, played on all radio stations, the couple was arrested for their alleged connection to a shooting at a club in the Big Apple.
Both were arrested in December 1999, when they fled at dawn in a vehicle, after a shooting in a nightclub in which three people were injured.
Lopez was released almost immediately, and his father was later acquitted of all charges.
In early 2001, the couple confirmed their romantic break.
4.- Cris Judd: actor and choreographer (January 2001-June 2002)
Shortly after she ended up with Puff Daddy, she began her love affair with choreographer Cris Judd. They met during the recording of the video “Love Don’t Cost a Thing” at the end of 2000.
The couple married in September the following year and lasted only eight months.
The pressure that comes with marrying a star like JLo. influenced that ending.
“It is very difficult to be married to her because your privacy is invaded. You are no longer a normal person. Our wedding was a circus, several people were arrested for trying to climb a wall to take a look. .. “, he said he came to comment.
5.- Ben Affleck: actor, producer, screenwriter and director (end of 2002-January 2004)
Affleck and López began dating in 2002. They met while filming the romantic comedy “Gigli.”
The story between the 48-year-old actor and Lopez appeared in the media for a long time, referring to the couple as “Bennifer”. Shortly after they were engaged to be married, in September 2003, the relationship ended.
They both shared roles in the hit films “Gigli” and “Jersey Girl”.
“She has great talent, but she worked hard for her success and I’m very happy that she seems to finally have the merit she deserves,” the actor said 10 days ago about the “Bronx Diva” with whom he maintains a good relationship.relation and who also admires his eternal youth.
“Where do you keep the fountain of youth? Why do you look the same as in 2003 and it looks like I’m 40 … at best?”, The actor joked about the 50-year-old artist.
6.- Marc Anthony: singer and actor (June 2004-July 2014)
JLo began an adventure with his friend Marc Anthony with whom he collaborated on the production of the song “Sway” for the film “Shall we dance?”.
Lopez and Anthony were secretly married in June 2004, just months after they broke up with Ben Affleck.
They separated in 2011 and the divorce came out in June 2014, leaving as a result of the relationship two twin children, Maximilian David and Emme Maribel, born in February 2008.
“She’s the hardest working person I’ve ever met,” Marc told InStyle magazine a few days ago.
She also emphasized “how much work” she does, remembering that she is the first to arrive and the last to leave, and assured that she learned “much” from her.
7.- Casper Smart: actor and dancer (October 2011-June 2014).
Spaced more than a year apart, after three years of relationship (2011-2014), in mid-2015 the singer from New York returned to the arms of this young dancer, 18 years younger.
Jennifer Lopez confirmed the relationship in the television show Ellen DeGeneres. Although, yes, the singer pointed out that they were not going to get married.
It was a reconciliation that came at one of the best times for JLo, with a new TV series and a great show in Las Vegas.
The final break came in August 2016. A year later he gave a new hit in love, this time with the Dominican player Alex Rodríguez.