Los Angeles: Singer and actress Jennifer Lopez and former New York Yankees baseball star Alex Rodriguez known as off their engagement as a result of “we are better as friends,” saying the breakup on Thursday simply months after denying their four-year relationship was on the rocks.
“We have realized we’re higher as pals and sit up for remaining so,” Lopez, 51, additionally identified by her nickname J.Lo, and Rodriguez, 45, referred to as A-Rod, stated in a joint assertion.
“We will proceed to work collectively and assist one another on our shared companies and tasks,” Lopez and Rodriguez stated.
One of the most important movie star {couples} within the United States for the previous 4 years and typically identified within the media as J-Rod, Lopez and Rodriguez stated they’d largely stay mum concerning the break up out of respect for his or her kids from earlier relationships.
“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,” Lopez and Rodriguez stated.
In March, they denied studies they’d break up, saying they had been “working through some things.”
At the time, movie star web site TMZ, the New York Post`s Page Six and a number of leisure websites cited unidentified sources near the couple as saying the pair had known as off their engagement.
Rodriguez and the “Love Don`t Cost a Thing” singer, who sang at U.S. President Joe Biden`s inauguration in January, started relationship in early 2017 and introduced their engagement in March 2019.
Late final 12 months, Lopez stated the couple had postponed their wedding ceremony twice due to the pandemic.
She started her profession as a dancer and a singer, and produced and starred within the 2019 film “Hustlers.” She has appeared in different motion pictures and on tv. Rodriguez retired in 2016 after a 22-year profession through which he hit 696 residence runs, putting him fourth on Major League Baseball`s all-time residence run checklist.