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“Honestly Felt Like I Was Going to Die” – Jennifer Lopez Recalls Her ‘Biggest Heartbreak’ and its Not Calling Off Wedding With Alex ‘A-Rod’ Rodriguez

Published 12/02/2022, 11:20 AM EST

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Jennifer Lopez has dated and broken up with her fair share of celebrities and star personalities. Her most recent breakup was with Alex Rodriguez in April last year following a four-year relationship together, and an engagement as well, that the two called off when they split up. But this was not JLo’s most painful breakup.

A-Rod and JLo seemed to have gotten over it quite quickly and have started dating other people. Both of them even wished good luck to each other in their future endeavors. In a recent interview, JLo revealed her most painful breakup and who it was with.

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Jennifer Lopez considers her 2004 breakup with Ben Affleck the most painful of her life

In an interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music, Jennifer Lopez talked about her relationship with Ben Affleck and her new album, among other things. When talking about the breakup, Lopez said “It was so painful after we broke up. Once we called off that wedding 20 years ago, I was, it was the biggest heartbreak of my life. And I honestly felt like I was going to die.”

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Lopez has credited the intense media coverage as one of the reasons for the breakup, among other things. Notably, way back in the early 2000s, JLo and Affleck, AKA ‘Bennifer’, started dating when tabloids were starting to pick up. As a high-profile couple, this led to them being covered and almost stalked by the media.

According to reports, Affleck and Lopez broke up because they wanted different things at the time. JLo was ready to settle down and have kids, but Affleck was not at that point. The two split up in 2004, to the shock and sadness of many people.

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Both Lopez and Affleck moved on from the breakup and have had very successful careers since then. But in 2021, the couple got back together, to the shock and delight of many. They were engaged in April this year and married in July in Las Vegas.

How did JLo deal with the Ben Affleck breakup?

JLo said that although the breakup was painful, she was not the type of person to pity herself. The 53-year-old worked through the aftermath of the breakup and built her career back up as tabloids and media wrote her off. She worked and did nothing else as she tried to figure herself out.

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Watch this story: Everything you need to know about Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez’s relationship

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez are back together after many years and seem happier than ever. Is this finally going to be JLo’s fairytale ending or is there more drama in store for her? Leave your comments below.

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Pranay Mukherjee

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Pranay Mukherjee is an MLB author at EssentiallySports. On completing his Bachelor’s in Mass Communication, he followed his passion for writing and started working as a content writer. His passion for sports has led him to sports journalism.
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