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Alex Rodriguez Countered Wild Brad Pitt Rumors With a Last Gasp Effort to Keep His Romance With Ex-fiancee Jennifer Lopez Alive

Published 11/18/2022, 7:00 AM EST

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Alex ‘A-Rod’ Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez were headlining acts in the ranks of power couples. They hit the sky, making a big flash like a shooting star, and then fell apart. But for the brief time that they shone, they captured the public’s curiosity. This certain incident concerns a famous rumored love angle of 2021. 

Both Rodriguez and Lopez have remained trendsetters in their respective professions. They have gained recognition as larger-than-life megastars. Therefore, their celebrated success followed into the personal setting as well. Once, when Rodriguez was scrambling to put their relationship together, a bigger angle joined in to escalate the difficulties. 

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Rodriguez, the baseball icon and pop music sensation Lopez’s ship had hit a rocky coast in 2021. The splitting allegations hogged the global limelight prior to the eventual breakup. But Rodriguez couldn’t let the starry romance fade away and made every possible effort to hold on. However, entering the scene was world-renowned actor Brad Pitt. 

When the challenges kept piling on for Alex Rodriguez  

Starting with a co-incidental meeting in 2017, Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez made a quick transition from friends to lovers. They got engaged in 2019 during a vacation in the Bahamas. But before a scheduled marriage could go on as planned, their dreams. Following allegations of an extramarital affair against Rodriguez, the news of a breakup made the rounds in 2021. 

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While Rodriguez tried to negotiate the matters, a rumored link-up between Lopez and Brad Pitt thus surfaced. An inside source spoke on the matter, saying, “She wanted a team behind her that could rebuild her image if she and Alex do split.” However, the reports rather took Pitt by surprise. As Lopez had once picked Harry Styles over Pitt when asked to choose one by Ellen DeGeneres. 

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The source further added, “At the time, Brad joked that he was still wounded from the insult. It was an excellent icebreaker and showed Jennifer Lopez that she’d need to bring her A-game with Brad. And she loves a challenge.” 

How did the celebrity couple follow up? 

Releasing a joint statement to E! News network over their breakup news in 2021, Rodriguez and Lopez quoted, “All the reports are inaccurate. We are working through some things.” While a source added, “Alex remains committed to working on things with Jennifer. It was important to Jennifer Lopez that Alex stepped up in a public way and showed his level of commitment to her with a trip to see her while working. Jennifer appreciates big gestures like these.” 

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Nonetheless, the couple finally did break up in 2021. Lopez is now married to actor Ben Affleck. Whereas, Rodriguez is in a relationship with fitness instructor Jaclyn Cordeiro.

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Madhurjya Bhuyan

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Madhurjya Bhuyan is an MLB author at EssentiallySports. He has a Bachelor's and Master's Degree in English Literature from Gauhati University and IGNOU, respectively, and also possesses prior professional experience as a content developer. Being a performance artist since childhood, Madhurjya has always aimed to contribute towards creativity in any possible manner, and writing only boosts that desire.
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