Jennifer Lopez’s ex-husbands and boyfriends: Who has JLo dated?
AFTER Jennifer Lopez split from Alex Rodriguez, she married Ben Affleck.
Before she tied the knot with the Oscar winner, the Marry Me actress was romantically linked to Diddy, Drake, and Marc Anthony.
Who are Jennifer Lopez's ex-husbands?
Marc Anthony
Marc Anthony was Jennifer Lopez's longtime friend-turned-lover.
A singer in his own right, Marc Anthony is a four-time Grammy Award and eight-time Latin Grammy Award winner.
He and JLo were married for a decade.
The former couple tied the knot in June 2004.
They toured together in 2007. On the final night, they announced they were expecting a child together.
JLo gave birth to twins Emme and Maximillian in February 2008.
In July 2011, the couple announced their split and filed for divorce in April 2012.
Their divorce was finalized in 2014, with Lopez retaining primary custody of their two kids.
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Cris Judd
Cris Judd was JLo's former backup dancer.
They first met when the choreographer was hired to direct her music video for Love Don't Cost a Thing, per .
The pair wed on September 29, 2001, but filed for divorce in July 2002.
Judd married Kelly A. Wolfe in 2009.
Ojani Noa
Ojani Noa was a Cuban waiter whom JLo first met when he was waiting tables at singer Gloria Estefan's restaurant.
The pair tied the knot on February 22, 1997, but divorced one year later in January 1998.
After their divorce, JLo hired him to manage her restaurant, Madres, in 2002.
However, in 2006, the famed entertainer sued Noa to prevent him from publishing a book about their marriage.
Who are Jennifer Lopez's ex-fiancés and boyfriends?
Alex Rodriguez
JLo and former MLB star Alex Rodriguez first met in 1999 at a New York Yankees baseball game when she was still married to Anthony.
Although they had been in each other's lives for years, they only started dating in 2017.
The couple quickly went public on social media and began attending red carpets as a duo.
In 2019, it was announced the pair were engaged.
However, things turned sour when rumors about A-Rod being unfaithful began to circulate.
They ended their relationship in March 2021 after four years of dating.
Drake
JLo and Drake have never confirmed their romance, but rumors were flying in 2016 when the two met backstage at her All I Have show.
The pair even shared cuddly snaps on their social media pages, but nothing was made official.
The rapper added fuel to the fire on his track Diplomatic Immunity with the lyrics, "2017, I lost a JLo."
Casper Smart
Casper Smart was one of JLo's backup dancers.
They had an on-and-off relationship between October 2011 and August 2016.
Smart was 18 years the singer's junior and later revealed their age gap was why the relationship didn't work out.
Ben Affleck
JLo and Ben Affleck, nicknamed "Bennifer," quickly became a prominent super couple when they started dating in 2002.
JLo first got engaged to the actor and filmmaker in November 2002.
The pair were due to get married in September 2003 but postponed the wedding indefinitely just a day before the ceremony. They split in 2004.
Rumors they had reunited began when they were spotted on a secret Montana getaway in May 2021.
The actress went official with Affleck after posting a photo of them kissing on Instagram as they celebrated her 52nd birthday on July 24, 2021.
On April 8, 2022, one of JLo'ss representatives confirmed the two were engaged for the second time.
The dancer also revealed her engagement in her On the JLo newsletter after she was photographed sporting her new ring.
The New York native shared a clip of her admiring a large green diamond sitting on her wedding ring finger.
JLo and Affleck were married in July 2022, only months after their second engagement. An insider told that the duo wed in a "small" ceremony.
On August 20, 2022, the pair said 'I do' for the second time in a stunning A-list ceremony at their $8.9 million Georgia estate.
On August 20, 2024, JLo filed for divorce from Affleck.
Their separation date was listed as April 26 of the abovementioned year.
Sean "Diddy" Combs
Sean "Diddy" Combs is one of JLo's most high-profile exes.
The singer started dating him while working on her debut album, On The 6.
In December 1999, the pair were arrested along with two others following a shooting outside a club in Times Square.
The pair dated from 1999 to 2001.
They broke up due to his infidelity, with JLo later telling Vibe magazine, "I never caught him, but I just knew," per .
Wesley Snipes
Wesley Snipes is one of JLo's oft-overlooked exes.
The pair starred in Money Train together in 1995 and dated briefly.
Successful actor Snipes starred in the Blade film trilogy, The Expendables 3, and The Player.
David Cruz
David Cruz was JLo's high school sweetheart. Unfortunately, he tragically died of heart disease at age 51 in 2020.
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She was 15 when they first started dating, and they were together from 1984 to 1994.
It seems JLo still has fond memories of Cruz. In 2004, she said, "He's a friend, and he probably knows me better than anyone else," the reported.