Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez SPLIT: Couple CONFIRM they have ended their relationship after four years… as they vow to ‘remain friends and continue to work together’
- The singer, 51, and former Yankees player, 45, confirmed they had ended their two-year engagement and four year relationship in a statement on Thursday
- The couple released a statement to Today, reading: ‘We have realized we are better as friends and look forward to remaining so’
Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez have confirmed they have split.
The couple released a statement to Today, reading: ‘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 is to say is thank you to everyone who has sent kind words and support’.
Last month, insiders claimed the singer, 51, and former Yankees player, 45, ended their two-year engagement after suffering extensive issues for some time, however they went on to put on a united front and slam the claims.
Over: Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez have confirmed they have split
At the time Page Six report Rodriguez’s alleged ‘friendship’ with reality star Madison LeCroy, 30, was a factor in the split while other sources close to the couple said the break-up was ‘a long time coming’.
The couple, who became engaged in March 2019, began dating in 2017 with Jennifer’s twins Emme and Max, 13, who she shares with ex Marc Anthony, growing close to Rodriguez’s two daughters, Natasha, 14, and ten-year-old Ella, whom he shares with ex-wife Cynthia Rodriguez.
The power couple were last pictured looking happy in late February during a getaway in Dominican Republic while the superstar filmed her latest movie, Shotgun Wedding, with Josh Duhamel.
According to TMZ, Jennifer and Rodriguez are said to have called time on their romance on Friday morning, while People reported that the split had been a ‘long time coming’.
Elsewhere, a source told UsWeekly over the alleged split: ‘The last time they had seen each other was March 1. They haven’t seen each other since then. There have been issues in their relationship for a while now.’