Jennifer Lopez is about to tie the knot for the 4th time with fiancé Alex Rodriguez, but she has been married three other times. Find out what her ex-husbands are up to now
Jennifer Lopez is one of the most beautiful and successful woman in the entertainment business, and she has also been a winner in the love department. This year, she surprised her fans and followers with the announcement of her engagement to boyfriend Alex Rodriguez after two years of relationship. For the former baseball player, this will be the second time he says “I do,” whereas Jennifer has already been married on three other occasions. Her first husband was Ojani Noa, whom she married back in 1997. Three years later, in 2000, the Bronx diva tied the knot with dancer Cris Judd. In 2004, she married the father of her children, 11-year-old twins Max and Emme, Puerto Rican star Marc Anthony.
Jennifer Lopez and Ojani Noa
Jennifer Lopez and Ojani Noa met back in 1996, when she was starting her career as an actress. Jennifer used to go to the restaurant Ojani was working as a waiter, and soon after they started a relationship that ended up in marriage. JLo had just finished filming Selena Quintanilla’s biopic when she married Ojani on February, 22nd of 1997. Unfortunately, their love story did not last. Just 10 months later, the couple decided to separate.
This is how they met...
In 2007, the Cuban actor appear on the Spanish TV program Donde Estás Corazón where he gave some details of the beginning of their love story. “She used to come quite often with her friends, and of course I soon realized she was very beautiful.”
A difficult breakup
During an interview in Suelta la Sopa, Ojani revealed some details of the separation process that, unfortunatey, ended up in court: “Thank God it all belongs to the past, I won two lawsuits. I have never talked about it cause I am in peace and I am focused on my career.”
Life after JLo
After the divorce, Ojani put all the effort in making it in the show business. Currently, he is an actor, producer, script writer and personal trainer. According to IMDB, the 45-year-old has appeared in several movies such as Rapping-n-Rhyming (2002), Irish Eyes (2004) and Eye See Me (2007).
Jennifer Lopez and Cris Judd
The Hustlers star and Cris met back in 2000, when he was hired to perform as a dancer in one of Jennifer’s most iconic videos: Love Don´t Cost a Thing. Just one year after, in 2001, they decided to tie the knot.
A short love story
But again, it didn’t last forever. In June 2002, they decided to part ways after 9 months together. Divorce was oficial one year later, in 2003.
New love, new life
Cris met the love of his life, Kelly A Wolfe and married her in 2009. Four years later, the happy couple welcomed their first daughter, Vivienne.
Actor and dancer
In the recent years, Cris has been focused on his career, working hard not only as a dancer, but also as an actor. According to IMDB, he was one of the dancers in La La Land, and has also appeared in several TV series and theatre plays.
Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony
Jennifer dated actor Ben Affleck for more than two years. Together they were one of the golden couples in Hollywood. While many knew them as ‘Bennifer’ they decided to call it quits before the wedding took place. That same year, in 2004, she gave love another chance when she reunited with her old good friend Marc Anthony. They got married in an intimate ceremony in June.
Valió la Pena: Ten years together
Jennifer and Marc welcomed their twins, Max and Emme in February 2008. And even though they ended up divorcing three years later, they both have kept an incredibly close relationship.
Marc’s third wedding to Shannon de Lima
After divorcing Jennifer, Marc started an on-and-off relationship with Venezuelan model Shannon de Lima. According to E! Online, the singer’s rep issued a statement confirming that they had broken up one year later in 2013, but in October 2014, Marc released his video Flor Pálida starring Shannon. Months later, they were married. It was Marc’s third wedding after tying the knot to Dayanara Torres and Jennifer Lopez.
Always believe in love
Marc and Shannon’s marriage finished after three years. But Marc has found love again and is dating beautiful model Jessica Lynne, who joined him during his visit to Puerto Rico. Not only is the singer lucky in love, he is also one of the most beloved Latin artists in the music industry and has recently taken part in upcoming movie In the Heights, by Lin-Manuel Miranda
Ex-partners but still, happy family
Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony keep a super healthy and affectionate relationship between them. For them, the priority is their children Max and Emme, and together they have managed to create a modern family where peace and harmony is key. Jennifer’s boyfriend Alex Rodriguez has met Marc in several ocassions, and back in September, the Vivir mi Vida singer attended a school event with his new partner Jessica Lynne. Jennifer and Alex were there too.