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Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez confirm break up with joint statement

Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez have confirmed their break up in a joint statement.

Weeks after the pair shut down rumours of a split, the couple confirmed to NBC TODAY that they were going their separate ways on 15 April. The statement read:

"We have realised 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 to say is thank you to everyone who has sent kind words and support."

Reports that Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez had first split came in mid-March, when rumours claimed they had called off their two-year engagement. A source told CNN at the time that the pair had split "a few weeks ago," adding, "It doesn't seem like they will get back together."

Meanwhile, another insider told PEOPLE, "This has been a long time coming. They are tied in their business worlds so it's not a cut and dry breakup. It's taken a while for them to even think about untangling it all."

However, the pair later released a statement clarifying that they were "working through some things" but had not actually split, then the following day Jennifer posted a TikTok in which she references the rumours and calls them "dumb." A month later, it sounds like the rumours had some truth to them.

The couple have been together for around four years and got engaged in March 2019, but postponed their wedding in 2020 due to the pandemic.

Jennifer and Alex first met at a baseball game back in 2005, when Jennifer was still with her ex-husband, Marc Anthony. They started dating 12 years later in 2017, and announced their engagement two years after that.

The couple were forced to cancel their planned wedding in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, with J.Lo then going on to say they might cancel the wedding altogether.

Photo credit: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin - Getty Images
Photo credit: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin - Getty Images

Saying that she and A-Rod had reassessed whether they needed to get married at all, J.Lo explained, "We’ve talked about [not doing it] for sure," in an interview with Andy Cohen per Hollywood Life. "I mean, at our age, we’ve both been married before, it’s like, do we get married? Do we not? What does it mean for us?" she continued.

Here's to hoping both J Lo and A Rod are doing alright following their split - no doubt it's hard going through something like that, let alone in the public eye.

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