Hollywood star Jennifer Lopez has always been in conversation, whether it’s for her songs, movies, or her marriage with the Oscar winner Ben Affleck. The couple got married in July last year after initially canceling their engagement in 2004. The singer-actress recently celebrated her 54th birthday and has shared snippets from her birthday party on Instagram. While she is seen happily dancing on top of a table, things have not been this joyful for her.

Jennifer Lopez celebrating her 54th birthday
Before trying the knot with the love of her life, she was once married to singer-songwriter Marc Anthony. While talking to Oprah Winfrey on her 2020 Vision Tour, she opened up about her split from Anthony as she shared that their relationship was not going to work.

Jennifer Lopez Talks About the Lowest Time of Her Life

Jennifer Lopez met her ex-husband Marc Anthony in 1998. The actress has shared in her memoir that Anthony once told her, “One day you’re going to be my wife.” However, the two split for a brief period before reuniting and getting married in 2004.
Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony
Almost four years after tying the knot, the former couple welcomed twins Emme and Max. They announced their split in 2011 due to their constant arguments. Lopez has opened up about her split from her ex-husband during several interviews and has claimed that she had some idea that their marriage might not work out in the future.

“I hung in there for seven years. I knew very quickly that it wasn’t the right thing,” she said. She shared that although the separation was difficult for her, she had to do it for herself. The Marry Me actress reminded herself, “I love myself,” to walk away from that relationship.

Singer-actress Jennifer Lopez
Although she did it for herself, it made her feel that “it was the lowest time of [her] life.” It also made Lopez feel that she had failed miserably and felt that she might fail her children as well, as she believed that she could not give them what they needed at the time.

Marc Anthony’s Words That Completely Broke Jennifer Lopez

In her memoir True Love, she shared how their relationship fell apart. She mentions in her book that her professional life was skyrocketing as she was featured on the No. 1 show in America, and her record and her video were number one. She also stated that she also tried keeping her family and husband happy at the same time.
Jennifer Lopez with her ex-husband
However, Lopez was shocked and hurt when her ex-husband told her that he was not happy. “In the midst of all this excitement and outpouring of appreciation and love, the bubble was burst with three simple words: ‘I’m not happy,’” she revealed in her memoir.

The Shotgun Wedding star shared that it led her to question everything as she felt that she failed her husband and her kids. They discussed things afterward, which served as a wake-up call for her, and she was finally able to consider her happiness in the relationship. They announced their split in 2011 and got divorced in 2014.