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Alex Rodriguez calls relationship with ex Jennifer Lopez ‘incredible’ as she moves on with Ben Affleck
Alex and JLo ended their engagement in April (Picture: AFF/PA Images)
Alex Rodriguez has called his relationship with ex Jennifer Lopez ‘incredible’, four months after their split.
The pair were together for over four years and engaged for two, when it was reported that they had ended things in March.
While they said they were working on things, Jennifer and Alex confirmed their break-up weeks later, saying: ‘We have realised we are better as friends and look forward to remaining so.
‘We will continue to work together and support each other on our shared businesses and projects. We wish the best for each other and one another’s children.’
Now, Alex, 46, has reflected on their time together and said that it taught him and his daughters a lot.
Speaking to Entertainment Tonight, the former baseball player said: ‘I had five years of an incredible life and partnership and also with my daughters, we learned so much. And now we have the opportunity to take that and move forward and say, “You know what? We’re so grateful for the last five years, how do we make the next five years better because of lessons learned?”’
Alex is dad to Natasha, 16, and Ella, 13, from his relationship with ex-wife Cynthia Scurtis.
Alex said that his daughters also learned from the relationship (Picture: Instagtram/ arod)
The girls lived with their dad and Jennifer alongside the star’s 13-year-old twins Emme and Maximilian, who she shares with ex-husband Marc Anthony.
He continued: ’So I’m in a great place. I’m so grateful for where God and and and the light has really put me, and I’m really looking forward. Mostly to see how my girls keep developing.’
This is the first time Alex has addressed the break-up since an incredibly earnest video posted after their split statement, in which he looked at pictures of him and Jennifer in better times while listening to Coldplay’s Fix You.
While Alex has nothing but good things to say about JLo, it seems like she is keen to move on.
The 52-year-old has unfollowed her ex on social media, while Alex still follows her, and wiped all pictures of the star from her Instagram feed, including photos of them on Capitol Hill before Joe Biden’s inauguration.
Jennifer is back with her ex Ben Affleck (Picture: Cobra Team / BACKGRID)
Alex has kept romantic selfies with the singer on his feed.
Weeks after her split from A-Rod, Jennifer was pictured hanging out with her ex-fiancé Ben Affleck, and the stars confirmed their reunion, 17 years after they split, last month, as Jennifer went Instagram official with the Argo star.
Bennifer are believed to be house-hunting together, and recently enjoyed a romantic yacht trip in the Mediterranean.
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Awkwardly, Alex was in Monaco at the same time as his ex and her new beau, but they didn’t seem to bump into each other.
The former New York Yankees star has yet to address Jennifer’s reunion with her ex, but seemingly threw shade when asked about it by a reporter, saying ‘Go Yankees’ – an apparent jab at Ben’s allegiance to the team’s rivals, the Boston Red Sox.
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