Report: Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez Dispute Reports of Their Breakup
Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez are not calling it quits just yet.
The two-high profile stars told TMZ that reports of their breakup are "inaccurate," and that they are "working through some things."
It was reported Friday that the former Yankees star and entertainment icon had called off their four-year relationship, according to the New York Post. Lopez and Rodriguez got engaged in 2019 after dating for two years. Their wedding, which was postponed twice due to COVID-19.
"We had to cancel the wedding... because of COVID, because of the quarantine. And we actually did it twice, which people don’t know," Lopez told Page Six.
The reported split came as a surprise to many. The couple recently posted photos together in February as the two were hugging in the Dominican Republic—where Lopez is filming her latest movie "Shotgun Wedding."
Rodriguez posted a picture on Instagram on Friday featuring him on a yacht in Miami with the caption "Don't mind me, just taking a sail-fie... What are your plans for the weekend?"
Lopez posted a series of old clips using the caption "Find a good reason to laugh today… Sending everyone love.”
In no small part because of his relationship with Lopez, Rodriguez has mostly rebuilt the tarnished reputation that overshadowed the later years of his playing career. In 2019, he was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated, which included a profile about his new-found celebrity, headlined: "Alex in Wonderland: The Charmed Life And Improbable Reinvention of A-Rod."
Last summer, Lopez and Rodriguez were among potential buyers of the Mets, before pulling out of the bidding.