Jennifer Lopez & Alex Rodriguez Call Off Two-Year Long Engagement: We Have Realized We Are Better As Friends
Singer Jennifer Lopez and baseball star Alex Rodriguez have officially parted ways. The duo called off their two-year engagement in a joint statement saying, "We have realized we are better as friends".
Singer
Jennifer
Lopez
and
baseball
star
Alex
Rodriguez
have
officially
parted
ways.
The
duo
called
off
their
two-year
engagement
in
a
joint
statement
saying,
"We
have
realized
we
are
better
as
friends".
Lopez
and
Rodriguez
shared
in
a
joint
statement
to
NBC
show
TODAY.
They
said,
"We
have
realized
we
are
better
as
friends
and
look
forward
to
remaining
so.
We
will
continue
to
work
together
and
support
each
other
on
our
shared
businesses
and
projects."
"We
wish
the
best
for
each
other
and
one
another's
children.
Out
of
respect
for
them,
the
only
other
comment
we
have
to
say
is
thank
you
to
everyone
who
has
sent
kind
words
and
support." Notably,
Lopez
is
the
mom
of
twins
Max
and
Emme,
13
with
ex-husband
singer
Marc
Anthony.
Meanwhile,
Rodriguez
has
two
daughters,
Ella,
12,
and
Natasha,
16
with
ex-wife
Cynthia
Scurtis.
The
news
comes
after
rumours
swirled
last
month
that
the
couple
had
called
it
quits,
but
they
had
released
a
statement
at
the
time
saying
that
they
were
"working
through
some
things."
The
duo
had
taken
a
vacation
together
as
they
tried
to
work
things
out.
Multiple
sources
close
to
the
couple
had
said,
"They
hit
a
rough
patch
that
made
them
think
about
what
they
should
do.
They
are
sticking
together.
They
are
working
through
things."
For
the
unversed,
Lopez
and
Rodriguez
started
dating
in
2017
and
announced
their
engagement
in
March
2019
while
vacationing
in
the
Bahamas.
The
two
were
set
to
get
married
in
mid-2020
in
Italy
but
had
to
postpone
their
wedding
twice
due
to
the
Coronavirus
pandemic.
In
December
2020,
Lopez
told
Andy
Cohen
on
SiriusXM's
Radio
Andy,
"It
was
really
sad
because
we
were
supposed
to
get
married
in
June
and
we
had
planned
it
all.
And
we
were
going
to
get
married
in
Italy.
It
was,
yeah,
it
was
like,
I
was
like,
'OK,
we
got
to
cancel
everything'."