Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez ‘had problems for months before split’

Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez reportedly had problems for months before their split but were trying to ‘keep it together’.

The couple are to said to have split and called off their engagement after four years together.

While it was a shock for many, it seems it may have been coming for a while.

A source has said: ‘They have been on the rocks for almost three months now.

‘They’ve been trying to keep it together for the kids but everyone knew it wasn’t going to work.’

They added to People: ‘They were going to buy a mega-mansion together and then that didn’t happen, once they backed out of the deal all their friends down here [in Miami] knew.’

Jennifer, 51, shares her 13-year-old twins Maximilian David and Emme Maribel with her ex-husband Marc Anthony.

Alex, 45, has two daughters, Ella, 12, and Natasha, 16, with his ex-wife Cynthia Scurtis.

The former couple, whose wedding was delayed by the coronavirus pandemic, were engaged for two years.

However, according to PageSix, they have called time on their relationship.

Sources told the publication: ‘He’s now in Miami getting ready for baseball season, and she’s filming her movie in the Dominican Republic.’

The pair, who have been together since 2017 and engaged for two years, had been photographed hugging in the Dominican Republic just last month, where JLo had been shooting for Shotgun Wedding.

Neither Jennifer nor Alex have publicly addressed the claims as of yet.

Previously speaking to Andy Cohen on his SiriusXM radio show, Jennifer said of the delays to the wedding: ‘We’ve both been married before, it’s like, do we get married? Do we not? What does it mean for us?

‘It comes down to like personal, what do you want to do? There’s definitely no rush, though.’

Jen explained that her wedding plans were now on the back burner after the setbacks the couple had faced, as she told Andy it was ‘really sad’ their Italian wedding couldn’t go ahead.

‘It was really sad because we were supposed to get married in June and we had planned it all. So, in March or April, we’re looking down the pipe and we’re going, “this is maybe not going to happen,”‘ Jen said.

Metro.co.uk has contacted reps for Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez for comment.

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