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She has been engaged six times and walked down the aisle four times and throughout her colorful love life. Jennifer Lopez has amassed an impressive collection of engagement rings worth $17 million.
She has a pink rock that Ben gave her 20 years ago.
Then there are the rings of ex-husbands Marc Anthony, Cris Judd, Ojani Noa and her ex-fiancé. Alex Rodriguez.
Here MailOnline takes a look at Jennifer’s impressive collection of large diamonds.
Ojani Noa: $130,000
The Hollywood star married her first husband, Ojani Noa, in 1997 after he popped the question with a marquise-shaped diamond set in a gold band.
Laura Taylor, engagement ring specialist Lorel Diamondstold DailyMail.com: ‘The first engagement ring J.Lo received was from Ojani Noa in 1997.
“It was a 3.5-carat marquise-cut diamond on a yellow gold band, simple but elegant, valued today at about $130,000.”
Jennifer and the model-waiter were married for 11 months before finalizing their divorce in January 1998.
Ojani’s ring is the “cheapest” of his rings and was the first to join his collection.
The Hollywood star married her first husband, Ojani Noa, in 1997, after he popped the question with a marquise-shaped diamond set in a gold band.
The ring was a 3.5-carat marquise-cut diamond on a yellow gold band, simple but elegant, valued today at around $130,000.
Cris Judd: $200,000
Jennifer walked down the aisle with dancer Cris Judd in 2001 after the two met on the set of her music video for Love Don’t Cost A Thing.
Cris proposed with an emerald-cut diamond, set in a platinum band with pavé diamonds.
According to expert Laura, it is worth around $200,000, her second cheapest ring.
But the marriage was also short-lived when the couple filed for divorce nine months later in July 2002. The following year, in 2003, the divorce was officially finalized.
Jennifer walked down the aisle with dancer Cris Judd in 2001 after the two met on the set of her music video for Love Don’t Cost A Thing.
Cris proposed with an emerald-cut diamond, set in a platinum band with pavé diamonds, valued at around $200,000.
Ben Affleck: $2.6 million
Jennifer and Ben first met in 2001 on the set of the film Gigli, and soon struck up a romance that resulted in the couple getting engaged in 2002.
The engagement made headlines after she presented the singer with a 6-carat radiant-cut pink diamond, flanked by two trapezoidal-cut white diamonds, set in a platinum band.
“This iconic ring is valued at approximately $2.6 million and is one of the most famous colored diamond engagement rings in the world,” the expert explained.
In an interview in November 2002, Jennifer told Diane Sawyer that the proposal was “traditional, but also in a very dramatic way, as of course Ben would do it… it was very, very beautiful.”
However, in January 2004, Jennifer and Ben ended their engagement and she soon married Marc Anthony, while Ben moved on with Jennifer Garner after marrying in 2005.
Jennifer and Ben first met in 2001 on the set of the film Gigli, and soon struck up a romance that resulted in the couple getting engaged in 2002.
“This iconic ring is valued at approximately $2.6 million and is one of the most famous colored diamond engagement rings in the world,” an expert explained.
Mark Antony: $6.5 million
Marc’s love offering remains the most expensive and rare ring in the star’s collection.
According to experts the ring is a ‘a magnificent 8.5 carat radiant cut blue diamond, flanked by trapezoidal cut diamonds on a platinum band.’
It is worth a whopping $6.5 million, surpassing the value of her other rings.
Laura explained: ‘The most expensive ring she has kept is Anthony’s blue diamond ring, which she described in a 2021 interview as her most precious jewel, even more so than Ben’s pink diamond. gave him during his first engagement.
The couple first crossed paths in 1998 when he was performing in the Broadway musical The Capeman.
After developing a close friendship, they married in 2004 during a private ceremony, shortly after her first engagement to Ben ended.
Four years later, in 2008, the former couple welcomed twins Max and Emme. However, the two separated in 2011 and the divorce was officially finalized in 2014.
Marc Anthony’s love offering remains the star’s most expensive and rare ring in his collection.
According to experts, the ring is “a magnificent 8.5-carat radiant-cut blue diamond, flanked by trapezoidal-cut diamonds on a platinum band.”
Alex Rodríguez: 2 million dollars
The New York Yankees baseball player popped the question to Jennifer in 2019 after two years of dating.
He gifted the singer a huge 15-carat emerald-cut diamond set in a platinum band valued at around $2 million.
Previously speaking about the big milestone while in The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. Alex revealed: “I planned it for about six months.”
‘(And) the three days before I got down on one knee and committed, I rehearsed for three days straight. Because I wanted the sunset to be perfect.’
He added: ‘One day, sunset was at 6:27, the next day it was at 6:29 and on the third day it was raining. So (I decided on) 6:29 and said, “This is the time I’m going to do it.” And it worked well.’
However, the couple never made it to the altar after they announced their separation in 2021 and revealed that they realized they worked better as friends.
New York Yankees baseball player Alex Rodriguez popped the question to Jennifer in 2019 after two years of dating.
He gifted the singer a huge 15-carat emerald-cut diamond set in a platinum band, valued at around $2 million.
Ben Affleck: $5.6 million
In 2021, Jennifer and Ben rekindled their romance and became engaged again in April 2022.
He proposed for the second time with the ‘lucky’ $5.6 million green engagement ring featuring an 8.5-carat cushion-cut green diamond.
Laura explained: “The ring is worth approximately $5.6 million thanks to the rarity of natural green diamonds, which is also J.Lo’s lucky color.”
A few months later, they said ‘I do’ at a Las Vegas chapel in July, followed by a larger ceremony at their Georgia mansion on August 20, 2022.
Jennifer filed for divorce from Ben on Tuesday.
According to documents obtained by TMZ, the Jenny From the Block singer filed legal papers in Los Angeles County Superior Court without an attorney.
The date of separation is listed as April 26, 2024, but the day J. Lo filed for divorce is actually the second anniversary of their second ceremony in Georgia, which just followed their initial wedding in Las Vegas. two months before. that.
And Jennifer is believed to be keeping the ring despite their split, as Laura Taylor said: “Jennifer Lopez has amassed a remarkable collection of engagement rings over the years, each representing a different chapter in his life.”
“In the United States, engagement rings are often considered gifts, meaning J.Lo has the legal right to keep the ring after divorce, unless otherwise agreed to in a prenuptial agreement.”
‘As J.Lo and Ben Affleck did not have a prenup, the engagement ring, a stunning 8.5-carat cushion-cut green diamond, will likely be added to her collection.
But in California, engagement rings are generally considered separate property and courts often rule in favor of the recipient in a divorce.
This is because the ring is usually given before marriage and the argument is that the gift belongs to the recipient regardless of whether the relationship lasts or not.
“With the addition of Ben Affleck’s green engagement ring, J.Lo’s engagement ring collection is now worth approximately $17 million,” Laura added.
In 2021, Jennifer and Ben rekindled their romance and became engaged again in April 2022 (pictured at the Golden Globes in January 2024).
He proposed for the second time with the ‘lucky’ $5.6 million green engagement ring featuring an 8.5-carat cushion-cut green diamond.
The couple have been rumored to have broken up for some time now, but Jennifer – who has twins Max and Emme, 16, with her ex hu18, Seraphina, 15, and Samuel, 12 – hasn’t addressed anything. to do with their supposed separation, and just a few months ago he insisted that there was “real and true love” between the couple.
She told Metro newspaper: ‘I wrote This Is Me… Then when Ben and I fell in love twenty-something years ago.
‘Fate wanted us to return to each other’s lives. And on the 20th anniversary of This Is Me… So, I announced that I was doing This Is Me… Now. He was inspired by the surreal miracle that had occurred.
“Him coming back into my life and the two of us coming together in a way we never expected, that was the inspiration to even go into the studio. The album just came out of me.
“It was just something organic and beautiful, but it was definitely inspired by having this incredible second chance at real, true love.”