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A-Rod and J.Lo: How the MLB superstar and Hollywood power couple makes and spends their millions
All-around entertainment dynamo Jennifer Lopez and retired MLB superstar Alex Rodriguez make up one of the most famous and exciting power couples in Hollywood.
They started dating in 2017, well after they became household names in their respective fields.
Source: People.com
Lopez — a singer, dancer, actress, and producer — has built an empire and has an estimated net worth of $400 million.
Source: Business Insider
Between hit singles and worldwide tours, J. Lo has enjoyed an incredibly lucrative music career.
The Bronx, New York, native's debut album "On the 6" is 3x platinum, selling 3.42 million units worldwide.
Source: Business Insider
Nearly two decades since the release of "On the Six," Lopez has dropped eight more albums and has been nominated for two Grammy awards.
Source: Grammy.com
Lopez has embarked on five tours that have undoubtedly added to her net worth.
Source: Business Insider
After her aptly named "Let's Get Loud" tour in 2001, Lopez reeled in a reported $765,000 in earnings.
Source: Business Insider
More than a decade later, J. Lo embarked on the 78-show "Dance Again World Tour" to earn a whopping $50,362,300.
Source: Business Insider
Additionally, her Las Vegas residency, which spanned from 2016 to 2018, earned more than $1 million in ticket sales, making it the highest grossing show in Planet Hollywood's history.
As if that wasn't enough, Lopez has assembled a serious acting resume that has made her the highest-paid Latina film actress in history.
Source: Business Insider
She's earned an estimated $90 million cumulatively for appearances in movies like "Out of Sight," "Maid in Manhattan," "The Wedding Planner," "Antz," "Ice Age: Collision Course," and "Second Act".
Source: Business Insider
Lopez also earned $12 million for each of the three seasons she served as a judge on "American Idol".
Source: Business Insider
On top of that, J. Lo has used her likeness to found her incredibly successful clothing brand and a newly-released makeup line.
Source: Business Insider, Harper's Bazaar
She also has multimillion-dollar deals with major brands, including Venus, Gillette, Gucci, Pepsi, Louis Vuitton, Fiat, and L'Oreal.
Source: Capital Xtra
She spent some of that money on a gorgeous mansion in Hidden Hills, Los Angeles.
Source: Business Insider
Lopez put the 17,129 square-foot home — which she bought with ex Marc Anthony — on the market in 2015 and sold it two years later for $10 million.
Source: Business Insider, Pop Sugar
Then, in 2016, Lopez bought a gorgeous 13,932 square-foot home in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Bel Air.
She also bought a $10 million Hamptons estate in 2013.
That summer, she had an intruder living in her guest house for a week.
Her second half, meanwhile, enjoyed a fruitful professional baseball career and retired after the 2016 season with an MLB-record $480 million in career earnings.
Source: Forbes
The 14-time MLB All-Star has also made millions off of past endorsement deals with companies like Nike, Rawlings, Topps, and Vita Coco.
Source: Business Insider
His astronomical career earnings could have been even higher if not for a doping scandal that cost him $40 million and a spot in the Hall of Fame.
Source: USA Today
He still walked away from the diamond with an unfathomable amount of money and a broadcasting deal with Fox Sports.
Source: Business Insider
Then, in 2018, A-Rod agreed to a deal to become a commentator for "Sunday Night Baseball," ESPN's flagship MLB program.
Rodriguez has used his money to make some pretty exciting purchases.
Three years later, he purchased a $7.4 million plot of land in Miami and began constructing a massive, minimalistic home.
Source: Business Insider
Once it was finished, he lived there for a year before selling the mansion for $30 million in 2013.
Source: Business Insider
He shelled out $2.1 million for a condo on the beach in Miami, but he sold it less than a year later.
Source: Business Insider
Rodriguez purchased a $2.69 million property in Coral Gables, Florida, back in 2013.
Read more: Take a look inside A-Rod's modern Miami home
He lived there with his two young daughters.
In addition to his real estate hobby, Rodriguez is a big fan of art. His collection includes pieces by Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and Nate Lowman.
Source: Business Insider
And that generosity has translated seamlessly to his relationship with Lopez.
Just a few days into 2018, Lopez and Rodriguez visited Puerto Rico to announce the donation of $2 million to various Primary Health Centers of Puerto Rico after the devastation of Hurricane Maria.
Source: People.com
A few months later, Lopez and Rodriguez spent the day of the Oscars, teaching Bronx teens how to make wise financial decisions at an event with the nonprofit organization Project Destined.
Source: People.com
Still, the ever the power couple enjoys opulence as much as any in Hollywood. They aptly made their red carpet debut together at one of the most extravagant events of the year — the Met Gala — in May of 2017.
Source: People.com
The duo took in the 2018 World Series together at Fenway Park.
And they take in Los Angeles Lakers games from courtside seats.
They took a luxurious trip to Italy during the summer of 2018.
And they even spent some of their time on the water.
The duo bought a $15 million condo together in the tallest residential building in Manhattan back in March of 2018.
Source: Vanity Fair
And A-Rod subsequently listed his Los Angeles home — the one he bought from Meryl Streep — for $6.5 million.
Alex Rodriguez is looking for a hit in the Hollywood Hills market. He's asking $6.5 million for the Case Study house he bought in 2014 from Meryl Streep. https://t.co/810VMAksYH pic.twitter.com/RsBYoqA1Kv
— Neal J. Leitereg (@LATHotProperty) November 12, 2018"All over the house are pictures of [Lopez's and Rodriguez's] four children as one family," wrote Bethany McLean in a Vanity Fair profile.
Source: Vanity Fair
Even despite their hundreds of millions of dollars, family continues to be the most valuable thing to Lopez and Rodriguez.
Now take a peek into the lavish lifestyle of Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen.
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