Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony to divorce
POP star Jennifer Lopez and husband Marc Anthony have announced they are to divorce after seven years of marriage.
The couple, who are parents to three-year-old twins Max and Emme, released a statement last night confirming their shock split.
“We have decided to end our marriage,” they said. “This was a very difficult decision. We have come to an amicable conclusion on all matters.”
Lopez, 41, and Anthony, 42, married in a secret ceremony at her lavish Beverly Hills home in June 2004.
It came just five months after her high-profile engagement to Ben Affleck ended. Lopez had been married twice before – to restaurateur Ojani Noa, whom she split from in 1998, and backing dancer Cris Judd, to whom she was hitched from 2001 to 2003.
Salsa star Anthony has two sons Cristin, 10, and Ryan, seven, from his first marriage to former Miss Universe Dayanara Torres.
The couple renewed their wedding vows in 2008 after their twins were born. They reaffirmed their love for one another again last year to mark their sixth anniversary on June 5.
Their statement added: “It is a painful time for all involved and we appreciate the respect of our privacy at this time.”
Singer J.Lo, who also starred in films including Maid in Manhattan and The Wedding Planner, was a judge on the last series of American Idol.
There may have been a clue something was wrong last week, when Lopez took her mother to meet William and Kate during their royal tour visit to Los Angeles.
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