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Jennifer Lopez\u2019s interview didn\u2019t just spark outrage from Noa but also reopened discussion about her complicated romantic history.<\/p>\n
Her candid admission that none of her past partners had truly loved her came across to some as a jab at all four of her ex-husbands, especially Ben Affleck, whom she divorced earlier this year.<\/p>\n
During the SiriusXM interview, Lopez told Stern that her recent split from Affleck had been unexpectedly liberating.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe divorce was the best thing that ever happened to me,\u201d she said per the Daily Mail. \u201cIt really made me journey into \u2014 I mean, I had a religious coach, I had a therapist, a couple\u2019s therapist, an individual therapist, I had a coach to understand addiction. I had everything. I was like, \u2018I\u2019m gonna f-cking figure this sh-t out if it kills me.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
The two-time Grammy nominee admitted that for years, she sought love without fully loving herself first.<\/p>\n
She said, \u201cAnd while I was giving my all, I didn\u2019t realize I hadn\u2019t learned to love myself \u2014 and the men I was with needed to learn to appreciate the little person inside of them.\u201d<\/p>\n
Inside Jennifer Lopez And Ojani Noa\u2019s Short-Lived Marriage<\/h2>\n\n\nMEGA<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Lopez and Noa\u2019s relationship began in the late 1990s, when she was still on the rise as an actress and singer.<\/p>\n
The two met while Noa was working as a waiter at a Miami restaurant and tied the knot in 1997.<\/p>\n
Their marriage lasted just 11 months, ending in early 1998. Though brief, Noa has often described their relationship as emotionally intense.<\/p>\n
Speaking to the Daily Mail<\/em> last year, he reflected, \u201cI was the first, the pioneer. I was there at the beginning of her career supporting her, dealing with her anxieties and insecurities.\u201d<\/p>\nHe added, \u201cI was a really good husband because I believe in marriage. When we divorced, I was heartbroken. I feel when she got what she wanted, I was no longer needed.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to Noa, he was the one who ultimately ended the relationship, though Lopez\u2019s team allegedly painted him as the bad guy.<\/p>\n
\u201cI never looked at another woman when I was with Jennifer,\u201d he said. \u201cBut I felt like I was [being seen as] the bad guy. [Her people] wanted to make her look good because of everything that was coming out \u2013 the movie, the album, and they didn\u2019t want any bad publicity.\u201d<\/p>\n
Noa claimed he received a $50,000 settlement after their split, a sum that paled in comparison to Lopez\u2019s growing fame.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n