The romance of J. Lo and Alex Rodríguez | stage

The world of entertainment was shaken on April 15, when Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez announced their separation.

“We have realized that we are best friends and look forward to continuing to be friends. We will continue to work together and support each other in our shared businesses and projects,” those who bought properties in New York said in a joint statement to the Today program. , Los Angeles and Miami, and have business with the eyewear brand Quay and the company Hims & Hers.

During the four years of courtship, she was always seen very close to her children, the product of previous marriages.

“We wish each other and our respective children the best. Out of respect for them, the only other comment we have to say is thanks to everyone who has sent kind words and support,” they added.

The romance between the singer and the major league expelotero began in 2017, when they ran into a restaurant and she went to greet him.

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

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

In April 2018, J.Lo premiered at the Billboard Awards the song The Ring, shaking her fans who quickly concluded that it was dedicated to Alex, whom she used to call “Male”, asking him formalize your love with an engagement ring and eventual wedding.

Then, on March 9, 2019, the long-awaited diamond gem arrived, when Rodriguez surprised her in the Bahamas. On the beach she knelt – as is the tradition – to ask for marriage and she agreed, sealing the moment with a kiss.

However, they suspended the wedding twice during the pandemic, long before they announced their break-up last Thursday. Some comment that it was due to Alex’s infidelities.

In February, Lopez told Allure magazine that they were going to couple therapy.

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

Would she leave him?

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

“He traveled to spend a few more days with Jennifer. He is making a great effort and wants Jennifer to be happy,” a source told People magazine. “They still have a lot to resolve before their relationship becomes wonderful again,” he added.

Earlier, another source close to the artist assured this magazine, that she had been thinking for six months about breaking off the engagement because she was “very unhappy”. But they loved each other and “have so much to lose if they separate.”

On Thursday, after revealing the separation, Alex dedicated to Jennifer 1 Instagram Story, which showed a photo of both embracing, another of their children, a picture of a heart drawn in the sand with the their names and a blue heart that said J. El.

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 performances, as it was finally the Bronx Diva who said goodbye to him.