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Jennifer Lopez praised by exes Ben Affleck and Marc Anthony as she celebrates her career with InStyle cover shoot
Jennifer Lopez’s relationship with Alex Rodriguez is a bit shaky at the moment, but the star is getting plenty of love from her famous exes.
The 51-year-old graces the May issue of InStyle magazine and the star gets to celebrate her 30 years in the business by blessing us with some amazing lewks.
However, the publication lets some of her famous friends, colleague, and former flames do the talking as they get loud about the triple threat’s accomplishments.
Former fiancé, Ben, whom she split from in 2004, stated he was especially impressed by how hard the Love Don’t Cost a Thing singer works.
Her Gigli co-star, 48, explained: ‘I thought I had a good work ethic, but I was completely humbled and blown away by what she was committed to doing day in and day out, the seriousness in which she took her work, the quiet and dedicated way she went about accomplishing her goals, and then how she would go back and redouble her efforts.
‘She remains, to this day, the hardest-working person I’ve come across in this business. She has great talent, but she has also worked very hard for her success, and I’m so happy for her that she seems, at long last, to be getting the credit she deserves.’
Ben then commented about her never-aging appearance as he added: ‘Where are you keeping the fountain of youth? Why do you look the same as you did in 2003 and it kind of looks like I’m in my 40s…at best?’
The On The Floor singer simply laughed off his compliment as she stated: ‘Ben is funny! He still looks pretty good too.’
Meanwhile, Jen’s ex-husband, Marc Anthony, with whom she shares 13-year-old twins Max and Emme, gushed: ‘The thing about Jennifer is her ability to see and understand things before they happen. Before she even brings an idea up, she has visualized it a thousand times.
‘And if anyone says it might not be the greatest idea, she’ll say, “You just don’t see it yet.” Nine times out of 10, she’ll nail it.’
The Latin Grammy winner contiued: ‘She’s the first one in the room and the last to leave. The hardest worker I’ve ever met.
‘When we were together, it was quite the opposite for me. That has changed since. I learned so much from her. She’s the original!’
The likes of Michelle Obama and Jen’s The Wedding Planner co-star Matthew McConaughey feature in the piece, but Alex Rodriguez was missing from the list.
Jennifer and A-Rod called off their engagement last month but the duo has since said they are working on their relationship and have been seen packing on the PDA since then.
Time will tell if A-Rod will feature in the next feature piece as an ex, or her partner…
The May issue of InStyle, available on newsstands, on Amazon, and for digital download April 17.
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