Marc Anthony: My Divorce From Jennifer Lopez "Is Not a Funeral"
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Marc Anthony wasn't blindsided when Jennifer Lopez filed for divorce July 15, bringing their seven-year marriage to a screeching halt.
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"I'll tell you that it wasn't something sensationalistic happening," Anthony, 42, said in a Nightline interview airing on ABC Thursday at 11:35 p.m. EST. "It was a realization on both our parts. So, you know, it wasn't shocking. These things happen. It was a decision that we made jointly."
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Anthony denied being unfaithful while married to the American Idol judge, despite a source telling Us Weekly that he hooked up with a flight attendant he met aboard a private plane in 2009. Anthony did not address rumors regarding the nature of his relationship with his HawthoRNe costar Jada Pinkett Smith, though her rep denied they were ever more than just friends.
Despite his recent split, Anthony remains optimistic about his future.
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"This is not a funeral. This is not a burial," the single star said. "This is just two people who came together and just realized. . . I'm saying that it wasn't sustainable the way it was, and that's that."
Post-breakup, Anthony has been hiding out at his home in Long Island, New York, a "haven" he has dubbed "Casa Marc Anthony."
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Though the singer and Lopez, 42, will likely never reconcile, Anthony admits that he will "always love Jennifer," the mother of his three-year-old twins.
For more from Anthony's interview, watch Good Morning America Thursday at 7 a.m. EST and Nightline at 11:35 p.m. EST on ABC.
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9Although Anthony refused to discuss the details of his pending divorce, he said he will always love Lopez, with whom he shares 2-year-old twins, Max and Emme. http://bit.ly/qahH79
Wow, somebody give this man an Oscar because that was the most remorse Iâ??ve ever seen an actor express. http://bit.ly/n279tN
Frankly they were made for each other. He left a wife and small children to be with her, and she doesn't have the maturity to get through any serious relationship. They should have stayed married just to save any other people from their dysfunctional relationships. Here's a thought...EVER WONDER WHAT KIDS NEED?!
Frankly these two were made for each other. He left a wife and small children to be with her, and she doesn't have the maturity to withstand a serious relationship. They should have stayed married just to spare any other people their dysfunctional relationships. And here's a thought...EVER WONDER WHAT YOUR KIDS NEED?!
is anyone else having problems trying to sign in b/c i am!! anyways, he sounds sincere and i wish him the best and didn't bad mouth Jennifer, etc.
Something smells like fish in this relationship. Weren't they married for 7 years? Jennifer probably got the itch-she's such a muse anyways. Poor Anthony looks devastated.
Is anyone surprised - she broke up his marriage - he cheated on his wife to be with her - they got what they deserved a broken marriage and pain for their children.
Pfft what a weed..... she was too good for him anyway.... imagine him naked Yuk, that's probably why she left him he was too bony
she is breaking his heart!!!