The story of J.Lo and Alex Rodríguez | Stage

The world of entertainment was shocked on April 15, when Jennifer López and Alex Rodríguez announced their separation.

“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, “they said in a joint statement to Today, which has bought properties in New York, Los Angeles and Miami, and has business with the brand of glasses. Quay and Hims & Hers.

In the four years of courtship, they have always been very close to their children, the product of previous marriages.

“We wish each other the best and our 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 “, they added.

The story between the singer and the former major league player began in 2017, when they ran into a restaurant and she went to meet him.

In the same year, they brought to light their relationship by appearing together at the Met Gala in March.

However, they met in 2004 at a Yankees game, when she was married to Marc Anthony and he to Cynthia Scurtis. These last parents of their children, twins Emme and Max, and teenagers Ella and Natasha.

In April 2018, J.Lo awarded The Ring at the Billboard Awards, shaking his followers who quickly came to the conclusion that it was dedicated to Alex, whom she called “Macho”, asking him to make it official. love with an engagement ring and eventual wedding.

Then, on March 9, 2019, the long-awaited diamond jewel arrived, when Rodríguez caught it in the Bahamas. On the beach, he knelt – as is the tradition – to ask her to marry him and she agreed, sealing the moment with a kiss.

However, they suspended the wedding twice during the pandemic, long before announcing their separation last Thursday. There are those who comment that it was due to Alex’s infidelities.

In February, López told Allure magazine that she went to couples therapy.

“We were able to work on ourselves. I did therapy. I think it really helped us in our relationship “, the businesswoman had shown.

Would she leave him?

The problems between the two had been exposed for weeks, and on March 12 there was talk in the international media about their breakup. But the next day they denied it, making sure he was “working on some things.” At the time, he flew to the Dominican Republic, where she was filming Shotgun Wedding.

“She traveled to spend a few more days with Jennifer. She’s trying hard and she wants Jennifer to be happy, “a source told People magazine. “They still have a lot to learn before their relationship is wonderful again,” he added.

Earlier, another source close to the artist assured that magazine that she was thinking of breaking her six-month engagement because she was “very unhappy”. But they fell in love and “have so much to lose if they separate.”

On Thursday, after revealing the separation, Alex dedicated an Instagram story to Jennifer, in which a photo of both of them hugged, another child, an image of a heart drawn in the sand with their name and a heart was noticed. said J. Lo.

These images were accompanied by the song Fix You, by the band Cold Play, which Chris Martin wrote for his then wife, actress Gwyneth Paltrow.

This action of the athlete lends itself to interpretations, such as that, in the end, the Bronx Diva was the one who said goodbye.