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Jennifer Lopez Spills on Her Met Gala Night With Alex Rodriguez

Let’s get loud! Jennifer Lopez and Alex “A-Rod” Rodriguez were the talk of the town during the Met Gala earlier this month. The Shades of Blue actress spilled the details on their date night during an appearance on the Today show on Monday, May 8.

“You were at the Met and you had a date on your arm. We thought he was really handsome,” Hoda Kotb said.

Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez arrive at 2017 Costume Institute Benefit celebrating the opening of Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, New York on May 1, 2017.
Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez arrive at 2017 Costume Institute Benefit celebrating the opening of Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, New York on May 1, 2017. MEGA TheMegaAgency.com

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“You thought he was handsome?” Lopez, 47, asked. “I think so too.”

Lopez shared a selfie with the former New York Yankees third baseman, 41, on the way to the fashion event on May 1. The couple made their red carpet debut and later danced at their table.

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“We had a great time that night. We had an amazing time,” Lopez gushed to Kotb, 52, and Savannah Guthrie. “We went in, we danced, it was awesome.”

Lopez hesitated when asked if Rodriguez is a good dancer, but then clarified that he’s good. “One of the things I love is that he loves to dance,” she added. “He dances all the important stuff for me. When the Spanish music comes on [he knows what he’s doing].”

Jennifer Lopez on Today.
Jennifer Lopez on Today.

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The “I’m Real” singer and Rodriguez began dating more than three months ago. They quickly were given the nickname “J-Rod,” but Lopez doesn’t mind.

“I don’t care. It doesn’t matter,” she said on Monday. “I figured something like that would happen.”

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