Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez break off engagement
Singer and actress Jennifer Lopez and former MLB star Alex Rodriguez are reportedly done as a couple. According to Page Six and TMZ, the couple called it quits on Friday.
The two got engaged in 2019 after dating for over two years. They had wedding plans but postponed their nuptials twice due to the coronavirus pandemic. "We had to cancel the wedding … because of COVID, because of the quarantine. And we actually did it twice, which people don't know," J-Lo said in December.
There is no word yet on what caused the split, but the couple was the subject of a scandal when rumors surfaced that Rodriguez was FaceTiming Southern Charm star Madison LeCroy.
A source told Page Six, "The Madison LeCroy scandal was the reason they finally broke up. There were already problems, but Jennifer was really embarrassed by it."
When the rumors first broke, a source close to Rodriguez said he did not know LeCroy. "He doesn't know this woman," they said.
LeCroy said she had never met up with the former New York Yankee, but they had spoken on the phone. She said they've "never been physical … never had any kind of anything. Just an acquaintance."
Lopez revealed that during quarantine the couple began seeing a therapist.
The two meshed their families together, as they both have children, and they were often seen supporting each other at events and award shows.
Here's a helpful reminder: the Washington Nationals won the 2019 World Series.
Under normal circumstances, leading off a note like that about a recent champion would feel unnecessary, if not patronizing. These past 18 months have strayed so far from regulation, though, that they've distorted the exchange rate on time. Surely it's been more than a season since Davey Martinez said "bumpy roads lead to beautiful places" (hope so, Davey), right? But no, it hasn't been that long since the Nationals were victorious; all the bucking and jerking around since fall 2019 has resulted in a collective memory-holing about the whole thing, and has necessitated gestures like the one above.
It's not the Nationals' fault; not entirely, anyway. They did make it easy to forget about their magical run last summer by authoring a disappointing title defense. Washington took a bumpy road to a not-so-beautiful tied-for-last finish in the National League East. The Nationals were an afterthought from the jump, spending just one day in first place. The easiest way to sum up the tediousness of the Nationals' season is with a fact: Brock Holt, the veteran utilityman, pitched as many games as ace Stephen Strasburg.
Anyway, this past winter revealed that general manager Mike Rizzo still has total recall of fall 2019. Rather than use the down year as a cover to disassemble the Nationals' aging core, he stayed true to his veterans and added even more in the forms of Kyle Schwarber, Josh Bell, Jon Lester, and Brad Hand. Judging by his acts alone, Rizzo seems to believe this group has something left to offer; is he right, or stuck in the past?
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