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Jennifer Lopez appears to be done with marriage after four weddings, with her most recent one to Ben Affleck ending in divorce.
Besides her relationship with the Hollywood actor, the singer has other high-profile romances, notably with fellow singer Marc Anthony and former baseball star Alex Rodriguez.
Jennifer Lopez's remarks about marriage follow her and Ben Affleck's decision to take their Beverly Hills mansion off the market after struggling to sell it for a year.
While performing on her "Up All Night" tour, Lopez responded candidly to a fan who held up a sign asking, "JLo, marry me?"
Reading it aloud, she smiled and replied, "I think I'm done with that. Yeah, I tried that a few times," shaking her head jokingly, per the Daily Mail.
The 55-year-old star, whose love life has often been in the spotlight, has walked down the aisle four times, most recently with longtime love Ben Affleck, 52.
Their rekindled romance led to a wedding, but the fairytale didn't last. Lopez filed for divorce last August, coinciding with their second wedding anniversary, after months of speculation about cracks in their marriage.
Her first trip down the aisle was with Ojani Noa, a Miami waiter she met in the late '90s. They wed in 1997 but split less than a year later.
In 2001, she married backup dancer Cris Judd after sparks flew on the set of her "Love Don't Cost a Thing" video. That union ended within nine months, and their divorce was finalized in 2003.
Lopez's longest marriage, which lasted from 2004 to 2014, was to singer Marc Anthony.
Lopez and Anthony had known each other since 1998, but tied the knot in 2004. Together, they welcomed twins Max and Emme in 2008. The marriage ended in separation by 2011, with the divorce finalized three years later.
In a candid 2016 interview with W Magazine, the "Shotgun Wedding" actress opened up about the emotional toll of her third failed marriage.
"When my [third] marriage ended, it was not easy to find forgiveness," she admitted. "It wasn't the dream that I had hoped for, and it would have been easier to fan the flames of resentment, disappointment, and anger."
Lopez, however, emphasized that co-parenting with Anthony left her with no choice but to rise above it.
The singer said, "But Marc is the father of my children, and that's never going away. So I have to work to make things right. And that is, by far, the hardest work I do."
Reflecting on their marriage, Lopez noted, "I hung in there for seven years. I knew very quickly that it wasn't the right thing."
Outside of her marriages, Lopez has had several headline-making engagements, the most notable in recent years with former MLB star Alex Rodriguez.
Their relationship ended in April 2021 when they called off their engagement, and not long after, Lopez rekindled her romance with Affleck.
The two finally made it down the aisle in July 2022, nearly two decades after breaking off their first engagement.
However, the reunion proved short-lived. By 2024, Lopez filed for divorce, and their split was finalized in early 2025.
Despite the breakup, it seems there's no bad blood between Lopez and Affleck. In December, a source told Us Weekly that the exes "know they will be in each other's lives because of the kids and are remaining friendly."
The "Gone Girl" actor echoed that sentiment at the premiere of "The Accountant 2" earlier this year.
Speaking with Entertainment Tonight, he praised Lopez, saying, "For the record, Jennifer Lopez is spectacular, great to my kids, great ongoing relationship with them."
Affleck added, "I love her kids. They're wonderful. She's [an] enormously important, tremendous person with a lot of integrity, who I adore and am grateful to."
According to sources, Lopez and Affleck quietly took their Beverly Hills estate off the market after a year of unsuccessful attempts to sell it.
A source told People Magazine that "while they've been hoping to sell the property, they've also been hesitant to take a big loss."
"They lowered the price to get more interest, and when this didn't happen, they were advised to take it off the market. It was a business decision that they made together," the insider added.
A real estate source explained, "It's a rough seller's market and especially for that price point. Taking it off the market until it's more of a seller-friendly climate seems like the smartest decision."
The former couple first tried to sell the mansion privately in June of that year. When that didn't work, they publicly listed the property in July with a $68 million price tag.
After nearly a year without a buyer, they dropped the asking price by $8.5 million, bringing it down to $59.5 million. According to public records, the listing was officially removed as of July 2.
