- A source told People that
Jennifer Lopez andAlex Rodriguez didn't actually break up yesterday. - A source told PageSix that the couple broke up on March 12, ending their two-year engagement.
- Both sources said that Lopez is filming in the Dominican Republic and Rodriguez is in Miami.
After a source told PageSix that engaged couple Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez split up on Friday, a source told People that they did not break up.
"We are working through some things," Lopez and Rodriguez said in a statement obtained by People.
People reported that the couple is struggling with seeing each other since Rodriguez is living in Miami while Lopez is filming a movie in the Dominican Republic, especially during the coronavirus pandemic.
"They hit a rough patch but were not broken up," someone who was close to the couple told People.
On March 12, PageSix reported that the couple had split, ending their two-year engagement. TMZ, E! News, and People confirmed the
That same day, the former Yankee posted a solo picture on Instagram from a yacht.
Last month, there were rumors that Rodriguez was having an affair with "Southern Charm" star Madison LeCroy. LeCroy told Page Six that they had only ever spoken phone, and sources close to Rodriguez said he never knew LeCroy.
A source close to Lopez told E! News that the singer "doesn't let the cheating rumors get to her and chooses not to pay attention."
Lopez and Rodriguez started dating in 2017, as Insider reported. They got engaged two years later during a spring trip to the Bahamas. Insider previously reported that the engagement ring is likely worth more than $1 million.
The plan was to marry in Italy in 2020, but they postponed the wedding twice due to the pandemic, Rodriguez said in an interview with Jimmy Fallon.
"They say third time's a charm," he said in the interview. "So let's hope it's what we want to hear."