Cover story on J.Lo omits A-Rod?
Two of Jennifer Lopez’s famous exes — Mark Anthony and Ben Affleck — were invited to comment on the diva’s talent, beauty, work ethic and allaround fabulousness for a new cover story for InStyle magazine. But the current man in Lopez’s life, her supposedly on-again fiance, Alex Rodriguez, is noticeably missing from the story, Page Six noted.
In addition, the $1.8 million engagement ring the former New York Yankees slugger gave her in March 2019 doesn’t show up on her left hand in any of the accompanying photos, Page Six added.
Lopez, 52, wears plenty of other diamonds in the photos, including Tiffany & Co. diamonds on her fingers, but not the enormous emerald-cut ring from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez’s absence from the story comes several weeks after news broke that the celebrity couple had broken up — before they quickly insisted they were back together, or that they had never really broken up but were “trying to work through some things.”
A media insider quoted by Page Six said the absence of Rodriguez, 45, in the InStyle piece is curious, to say the least.
“This story was done months ago, so it seems to indicate that Jennifer and Alex have been having problems for months,” the insider said. “How else would her ex-husband and ex-fiance be included, but not her current fiance?”
Rodriguez also has not figured in any of Lopez’s Instagram posts since late February, just before reports of their troubles exploded across the internet. Over their four-year relationship, the couple had become famous for regularly posting affectionate photos of the two together, looking fit and fabulous and posing on awards show red carpets or swooning in romantic locations.
The InStyle story is titled “Jennifer Lopez in Her Own Words (and Everyone Else’s)” and consists of quotes from her and from a number of friends and ex-partners.
That includes Affleck, who was her fiance from 2002 to 2004, and Anthony, her ex-husband and the father of her 13-year-old twins, Max and Emme.