When I covered the photos from the LA premiere of Second Act, I wondered (to myself) why Alex Rodriguez didn’t attend the premiere on Jennifer Lopez’s arm. She does a lot to support his projects, but it seems like a consistent problem with J.Rod – he rarely shows up for her stuff. But lo and behold, he did show up for Jennifer’s People Magazine cover story. She got a People cover because she’s promoting Second Act… and I guess it doesn’t hurt to hype her relationship in general. I really do wonder if she wishes she could announce an engagement as part of her promotion of this film? Instead, she and Alex talk about their already-blended family:
Since Jennifer Lopez began dating Alex Rodriguez two years ago, their romance has steadily blossomed.
“We love each other and we love our life together,” Lopez, 49, tells PEOPLE in this week’s cover story. “The exciting part of our love is that we’re both very aware of how lucky we are to have found each other.”
Of utmost importance was making sure their respective kids felt comfortable with the union, and with each other. Lopez, who has 10-year-old twins, Emme and Max, from her marriage to Marc Anthony, and Rodriguez, also divorced and a dad to daughters Natasha, 14, and Ella, 10, took great care with the introductions. To their delight, the families clicked.
“Kids are so beautiful and open to love and new friends,” says Lopez, whose new comedy, Second Act, opens on Dec. 21. “I was so loving to his kids and he was so loving and accepting of mine, and they embraced each other right away. [It was] ‘I get a new bonus brother and sisters to hang out with all the time and it’s nice’.”
A-Rod is equally as pleased. “Our kids have become best friends and that keeps us both grounded and appreciative,” he says. “We couldn’t have asked for anything better than the four of them getting along as they do.”
Part of me wants to believe that two people with complicated romantic histories and growing kids from past relationships have grown up and matured and they’re taking things slowly as they figure out when and how to get married and live together and really join their families. Another part of me remembers that J.Lo and A-Rod were on the cover of Vanity Fair together just a few months into their relationship, and that there will be huge dramas – both good and bad – for J.Rod for years to come.
Photos courtesy of Backgrid, cover courtesy of People.
Why does she look like Tracy Anderson on the magazine cover? JLo is gorgeous, what in the world did they do to her on that photo shoot???
I was just thinking the same thing about the photoshop. She’s barely recognizable. I mean she *is* smiling instead of trying to look all sultry with that squinty-eyed, open-mouth thing she does, but still. If there’s a woman in HW who doesn’t really need the help of photoshop it’s her!
Jennifer is one of those women who cannot be alone. It’s hard for me to be excited because she has a bad record and when this does end, because it will. Maybe a hot second will pass before she meets a new love of her life.
I just have a really difficult time understanding why a person has to always be in a relationship. It’s odd.
Why does a person have to be alone, though? That’s not evidence of some type of good character. She’s beautiful, wealthy and if she has no problem attracting partners, then I’m not going to judge. Women don’t have to prove their ‘strength’ or ‘independence’ by being alone any more than they have to prove their value by being a wife ormother.
Jennifer never learns, does she? I wonder if she keeps the covers for each of her past relationships. Every new man is her “everything.” She’s always “lucky” she found “the one.” For real this time. ugh.
So much photoshop that I was like, who is that????
She is a great business woman but not so great at choosing men. Something about him gives me an uneasy feeling.
I feel like Jennifer has grown a bit in the love department. She never got engaged to Casper, although she stayed with him for far too long. Alex feels like a better match for her in every way. I’ve heard the rumors about his fidelity but have there been any receipts on that? It’s nice that the kids all get along. I wish them well.
I would never have recognized her in that picture. Never. Weird
That’s what I thought as well! Who is that???
The photos you linked to were for a press conference/photo call. Not really a place for plus one. Alex did go to the premiere in NYC last night. He also hypes her shows/businesses all the time on his Instagram: the VMAs, her Vegas show, her TV show etc. There’s a lot of things to knock A-Rod for but that’s not one of them.
Meh, I side eye him and her now after I read he wants pay less child support which I sort of get due to him making less now but he allowed her to interject herself in that situation when it should just be between him and his ex wife. She overstepped her boundaries with that in my opinion. Thats between the parents & the courts, not the girlfriend/fiancee.
https://pagesix.com/2018/11/10/a-rods-ex-blindsided-by-j-lo-getting-involved-in-child-support-drama/
Too photoshopped doesn’t look like JLo at all.
I don’t like to read about how people hope individuals have “grown up” post divorce, etc. Maybe it’s different here because she’s had a rocky romantic past or whatever, but you can be plenty grown up and get into the wrong relationship. You can be mature and go for the wrong guy.
What is this thing of having women’s trousers dragging on the floor? Don’t people trip on them and the dirt… Beautiful clothes and fabric that can be tailored perfectly and yet…I don’t get it.