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IEnnifer Lopez officially put an end to his marriage with Ben Affleck After the singer She filed for divorce herself on Tuesday.
The latest divorce will be the fourth for Jennifer, 55, and the second for Ben, who was previously married to the actress. Jennifer Garner.
She was married to former waiter Ojani Noa from 1997 to 1998, then to Cris Judd from 2001 to 2003 and to Marc Anthony from 2004 to 2014.
Many of her ex-partners were left to their own devices after their successful musical and acting careers following their separation.
J-Lo once brutally described her former waiter Ojani as someone who “has nothing in order” and noted that he would “never make as much money as her.” He is now a personal trainer and shares workout videos on his Instagram.
Meanwhile, Cris, who now runs dance workshops, previously described the trauma of having her “privacy violated” during their relationship and said her wedding turned into a “circus”.
So what has become of the pop superstar’s ex-husband as she goes through her fourth divorce?
Jennifer Lopez has officially ended her marriage to Ben Affleck after the singer filed for divorce on Tuesday.
Ojani Noa: 1997-1998
Jennifer Lopez and producer Ojani Noa tied the knot in 1997 after the former couple first crossed paths when he was a waiter at a Miami restaurant.
However, after only 11 months of marriage, the couple divorced in January 1998.
In 1998, she spoke about him in a brutal interview with Movie Line: ‘It’s difficult for me because the men I’m attracted to, for whatever reason, haven’t been able to get together.
‘Even my husband, I think, has a lot of potential, but he’s not at the point where… I mean, even if he has a lot of contacts, even if he’s doing his thing, opening a club and a restaurant here, whatever business he gets into, he’s not going to make as much money as me.
“It’s something he has to deal with and live with, which is difficult for someone like him.
Jennifer Lopez and producer Ojani Noa tied the knot in 1997 after the former couple first crossed paths when he was a waiter at a Miami restaurant.
In 1998, she spoke out in a brutal interview about him telling Movie Line: ‘It’s hard for me because the men I’m attracted to, for whatever reason, haven’t gotten together’ (seen on their wedding day).
Ojani now describes himself as a personal trainer and actor on his Instagram.
In interviews he added about Ojani: “If you asked him right now, he’d rather have me at home washing dishes, living in a small apartment, with him making money than me making millions of dollars a year, living in a house that I mostly pay for.”
The singer and Noa seemed to be on good terms after the split when she hired her ex to help run a Cuban restaurant she opened in Los Angeles, according to Harper’s Bazaar.
Six months later, he fired Ojani, prompting him to sue the star for breach of contract.
The court subsequently issued a permanent injunction prohibiting him from “criticizing, denigrating, negatively portraying or otherwise disparaging” Lopez.
Noa was sued by Jennifer in 2006 when he released a book based on their brief marriage, and three years later, she sent him a cease and desist letter to stop a mockumentary called How I Married Jennifer Lopez: The J.Lo and Ojani Noa Story.
After the artist married Ben in July 2022 at a Las Vegas chapel, Ojani shared her thoughts on her fourth marriage while speaking to DailyMail.com.
Ojani now describes himself as a personal trainer and actor on his Instagram.
In interviews he added about Ojani: ‘If you asked him right now, he would rather I stayed home washing dishes.’
“I wish her and Ben the best, but I’m not convinced the relationship will last,” he said at the time. “Jen loves being in love, but she’s been engaged six times. Ben is her fourth husband.”
“I was her number one husband and she told me I was the love of her life. When we laid in bed on our wedding night, she said we would be together forever.”
The personal trainer later added: “I’m happy she’s back with Ben, but I have a feeling this won’t last.”
“I think she’s a woman who will marry seven or eight times. I don’t think she could ever marry just one person.”
Ojani explained: ‘She is constantly striving to advance in her professional life, which is why she has had a career of three decades, but she is also moving forward in her private life.’
Chris Judd: 2001-2003
Later in 2001, Jennifer Lopez said “I do” to dancer Cris Judd after the two met on the set of her music video Love Don’t Cost A Thing.
But the marriage was also short-lived, as the couple filed for divorce nine months later in July 2002.
The following year, in 2003, the divorce was officially finalized.
He currently lives away from the spotlight and is happily married to his wife Kelly since 2009.
He currently teaches dance workshops and is a choreographer, having worked on the comedy Fuller House.
In 2014, Judd opened up during a candid interview with We weekly about his past relationship and marriage to the On The Floor singer.
Jennifer Lopez later said “I do” to dancer Cris Judd in 2001 after the two met on the set of her music video Love Don’t Cost A Thing.
He now lives away from the spotlight and has been happily married to his wife Kelly since 2009.
“You know it’s very hard. Your privacy is being violated. You’re not a normal person anymore,” he previously said of his marriage to the famous actress.
“You know it’s very hard. Your privacy is being violated. You’re not a normal person anymore,” she said at the time.
‘Our wedding was a circus. I think they arrested a few people trying to climb a mountain… trying to sneak in. We actually rented the airspace.’
She admitted that being in the spotlight was “difficult” but said: “Somehow you compromise, you know? Somehow you have to accept it and embrace it.”
“Once you stop fighting it, it just softens itself. If you try to keep that privacy, you just go crazy and that’s why people break down,” Cris said.
As for the reason for their split, she simply added: “Unfortunately, it just didn’t work out.”
The marriage was also short-lived, as the couple filed for divorce nine months later in July 2002.
Marc Anthony 2004-2014
Lopez and Anthony first crossed paths in 1998 when he was performing in the Broadway musical The Capeman.
The couple soon developed a close friendship and later married in 2004 during a private ceremony, shortly after her first engagement to Ben Affleck came to an end.
Four years later, in 2008, the former couple welcomed twins Max and Emme. However, they separated in 2011 and the divorce was officially finalized in 2014.
Marc is an incredibly successful singer-songwriter and has won four Grammy Awards.
During an interview with W magazine in 2016, per We weeklyLopez reflected on her third marriage. “When my marriage ended, it wasn’t easy to find forgiveness.”
Lopez and Anthony first crossed paths in 1998 when he was performing in the Broadway musical The Capeman (seen in 2006 in Los Angeles).
“It wasn’t the dream I had hoped for, and it would have been easier to fan the flames of resentment, disappointment and anger.”
The star added: “But Marc is the father of my children and that’s never going to go away. So I have to work to fix things. And that’s by far the hardest job I do.”
“I was there for seven years. I knew right away that it wasn’t the right thing to do,” he told the outlet.
The couple soon developed a close friendship and later married in 2004 during a private ceremony, shortly after her first engagement to Ben Affleck ended.
Despite the split, the exes remain on good terms and continue to work together in the entertainment industry.
The two performed together at the 2016 Latin Grammy Awards and sang ‘Olvídame y Pega la Vuelta’.
While speaking to Extra in 2017, per PeopleThe Rain Over Me hitmaker said: “We’ve always been (in a good place) since day one, you know?”
‘We met at work, about 20 years ago. She’s my girlfriend, my girl, for life. If you want to get along with a woman, just get a divorce.’
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