Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez break up, confirming love is dead

The couple together in 2018
(Image credit: Ben Gabbe/Getty Images for Time)

A third time is not, in fact, the charm. Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez have reportedly broken up, after postponing their wedding twice last year due to the pandemic, Page Six reports. The couple had been engaged for two years, and together for four.

The news comes as quite a shock to fans; J-Rod were described as "perfect together," and famously wowed the world with their stunning, steamy couples photoshoot for Vanity Fair in 2017. "We are very much twins," Rodriguez raved of their compatibility in that interview. "We're both Leos; we're both from New York; we're both Latino, and about 20 other things."

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.