After her failed relationship with Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez took Marc Anthony’s reemergence in her life as a sign they were meant to be together (via Hola). However, she knew early on in their marriage that things would not work out. “I hung in there for seven years,” Lopez shared with W Magazine. “I knew very quickly that it wasn’t the right thing.” According to the A-lister’s 2016 memoir, “True Love,” she knew she had to divorce Anthony after a panic attack. “It was one of those moments when you’re so scared you can’t even scream,” wrote Lopez, adding. “In a blur of fear and panic, I looked at [my manager Benny Medina] and my mother and blurted out the words: ‘I don’t think I can be with Marc anymore.’ Then I burst into tears” (via InStyle).
Lopez kicked off her “Dance Again” tour a few months after the couple’s initial 2011 divorce announcement. And while such a large commitment would usually topple someone undergoing a stressful divorce, the creative endeavor actually helped Lopez. “It was a hard time and deciding to go on tour really came from the fact that I was in a lot of pain at the time,” Lopez shared in an interview with Lorraine Kelly. ‘”I just needed something else to focus on.”
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