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Jennifer Lopez is no longer dreaming of fairy-tale endings—at least not the kind that involve a wedding dress and vows. During her Up All Night tour stop, the multi-hyphenate singer and actress delivered a heartfelt, unfiltered moment when she responded to a fan’s sign that read, “JLo, marry me?” Reading it aloud, she shook her head and responded, “I think I’m done with that. Yeah, I tried that a few times.” The crowd reacted with a mix of laughter and cheers, acknowledging the honesty in her words.
Lopez’s comment comes with the weight of experience. Over the years, she has walked down the aisle four times, each marriage bringing its own share of lessons and heartbreak. Her first marriage, to Ojani Noa in 1997, ended within a year. Her second, with dancer Cris Judd in 2001, also proved short-lived. Then came her marriage to Marc Anthony in 2004—a deeper, more complex union that resulted in the birth of her twins, Max and Emme, in 2008. Though they separated in 2011 and finalized their divorce in 2014, Lopez has often spoken candidly about working to maintain a respectful co-parenting relationship with Anthony, despite the emotional difficulties that followed the end of their marriage.
Perhaps the most high-profile chapter in her romantic history was her on-and-off relationship with Ben Affleck. Their first engagement in the early 2000s was heavily scrutinized by the public and press, and they eventually split in 2004. But in a cinematic twist, they rekindled their romance nearly two decades later, marrying in July 2022. By August 2024—on their second anniversary—Lopez filed for divorce, which was finalized just a few months later in January 2025.
Even after their split, Affleck spoke highly of Lopez, praising her character and the bond she formed with his children. “Jennifer Lopez is spectacular,” he said at a red carpet appearance. “She’s an enormously important, tremendous person with a lot of integrity, who I adore and am grateful to.” The mutual respect between the two has been evident, even amid the very public unraveling of their marriage.
Lopez was also famously engaged to Alex Rodriguez before reuniting with Affleck. That engagement ended in April 2021 after months of speculation.
Now, as she continues to perform and reflect openly with her fans, Lopez appears to be choosing herself. Her remark—simple, pointed, and sincere—signals a new era where the pop icon isn’t looking to define her happiness through another ring or title. With four marriages behind her, she seems ready to let love show up in other forms—on her terms, without the need for another “I do.”