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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Lifestyle
Maddy Mussen

It’s time to admit that our Jennifer Lopez divorce schadenfreude is sexist

As Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck’s relationship appears to have hit the rocks, interest in their pairing couldn’t be higher. Getting back together after nearly 20 years apart was one thing, but getting back together, getting married and then swiftly breaking up again? Well, that’s pop culture crack.

Yet it’s not just the potential relationship breakdown that’s piquing interest, it’s specifically JLo’s breakdown. After multiple reports of trouble in paradise, the singer pulled the breaks on her already-flailing US tour this week, citing “heartsickness”, with Live Nation reps confirming that Lopez is “taking time off to be with her children, family and close friends.”

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