Two Day Magazine

Hitting a Sour Note

Way back in 1999, years before she became JLo, Jennifer Lopez sang, “If you had my love/and I gave you all my trust/would you comfort me?”

Since then, Lopez has given her love and trust to a number of guys, including highly publicized relationships with P. Diddy and Ben Affleck. Finally, she tied the knot (for the third time) with fellow performer Marc Anthony on June 5, 2004, not actually confessing to the marriage until 2005. The two seemed to be living pretty happily. They even welcomed twins, Emme and Max, in March of 2008.

But, after all that, Jennifer and Marc’s marriage may be on the rocks. What first tipped people off was actually a lack of rocks, or more specifically, Jennifer showing up at a recent movie premiere sans both her husband and her wedding ring. Anthony was spotted the same night out at strip clubs and acting like anything but a married man.
That’s when the other news came to light. Reportedly, Lopez had sent her assistant along with An- thony on tour to be sure he didn’t cheat, possibly hoping to prevent the sort of situation that ended her engagement with Affleck when he began dating Daredevil co-star Jennifer Garner. Maybe Jen- nifer gave Anthony her love, but her trust was another matter entirely.

But, who’s to say Marc didn’t give her reasons to be jealous? The singing sensation is not exactly known for his ability to keep it in his pants. He has a child with a previous fling, two children with his ex-wife, and at one point, was hit with a paternity suit by a waitress from Miami, but was cleared by DNA tests. Maybe Anthony just isn’t very good at self-control. After all, he and Lopez began their affair before his even ended.

Wait, there is more. Rumors leaked that the two were planning to announce their divorce on Valen- tine’s Day. Then, in early January, they were spotted together, looking happy and both wearing their rings. They even shared a kiss and acted like you’d expect a married couple to.

Say it with me now: What is going on here?

Well, consider this possibility: maybe they’re stringing us all along. Maybe they know that hinting at a break up and dropping false clues one way or another, will make us pay closer attention to them as time goes on; try to analyze their marriage, figure something out, and apply our own reasoning. And, they know that, come Valentine’s Day, people will be watching and listening closely to see if they’re over or not.

In that case, they’ve hooked me, too.