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It has been a year since Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez broke up with each other. Notably, the ex-celebrity couple dated for over four years between 2017 and 2021. During their relationship, A-Rod and Jennifer made one of the most popular couples in the world.

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Dating back to a year before their breakup, Jennifer Lopez unknowingly did something that created a ruckus on the internet. Notably, she is one of the fittest Hollywood celebrities. Even at 53, the American singer/actor still gives tough competition to young models and actresses.

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Notably, the lockdown forced almost everyone to stay in their home. But Jennifer is Jennifer. Even during the lockdown, Jennifer used to work out on a regular basis. One day, she posted a selfie while working out in her gym. If one looks closely, apart from Jennifer, there is another person in the background. And the internet was in shock why she would be with another person while being in a relationship with her then-boyfriend, Alex Rodriguez.

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If not Alex Rodriguez, who was the mystery man in Jennifer Lopez’s background?

When Jennifer uploaded this photo on Instagram, she was engaged to Alex Rodriguez. Had it not been for COVID-19, the two would have already married before breaking up a year later. The viral photo raised a lot of questions.

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Not only fans but even some media outlets started speculating about the man in the mask behind Jennifer. However, per Fox News, the man was not physically present there. He was a business associate who was in a zoom meeting.

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And it was just a mere coincidence that he was in Jennifer’s selfie, as Alex’s and Jennifer’s gym was attached to their office.

Read more: ‘My Mom Was Like, What’s an A-Rod?’- Alex Rodriguez’s Billionaire Ex-girlfriend Only Dated Yankees Legend to ‘One-Up’ Her Ex-husband

“Jen and Alex’s gym is attached to their office space,” said the Fox News report. “When they have a Zoom meeting, they project it onto a big screen. You can see Alex’s arm in the photo (he’s wearing a blue shirt). The man in the photo was a business associate on Zoom (on the big screen) and his hand was covering his mouth. That is not a mask.”

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When talking about their current relationship status, Alex Rodriguez is still single; And Jennifer is now a married couple with actor Ben Affleck.

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Abhishek Kumar

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Abhishek Kumar is a Newsroom Editor at EssentiallySports with over three years of editorial experience across multiple sports. He joined as a Yankees beat reporter during the 2022 MLB season before quickly rising to lead editorial and content strategy for the MLB division. His deep knowledge of baseball, combined with expertise across the NFL, NBA, Tennis, and Soccer, has shaped him into one of ES’s versatile newsroom leaders.

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