Jennifer Lopez Opens Up About Why She Left Marc Anthony
Jennifer Lopez 42, and Marc Anthony 42, announced their split in July much to the surprise of their fans. And now Jennifer is opening up and revealing ‘why’ she left Marc Anthony in the September issue of Vanity Fair. And it has to do with self-love and self-respect:
It’s not that I didn’t love myself before,” Lopez, 42. “Sometimes we don’t realize that we are compromising ourselves. To understand that a person is not good for you, or that that person is not treating you in the right way, or that he is not doing the right thing for himself – if I stay, then I am not doing the right thing for me.” “I love myself enough to walk away from that now.”
I give the girl props for doing that. Life is way too short to be surrounded by people who aren’t doing right by you. It’s a tough decision to make sometimes but it’s never the wrong decision.
Despite her much-publicized love life (P. Diddy, Ben Affleck) this split hasn’t jaded her when it comes to love:
“Sometimes it doesn’t work – and that’s sad. But I remain an eternal optimist about love. I believe in love. “It’s still my biggest dream. I am positive—determined to move forward with my life, bring up my babies, and do the best job I can as a mother, entertainer, and person. I now look forward to new challenges. I feel strong.”
She takes the high road and only has nice things to say about Skeletor (and he’s probably not worth it):
”I will always respect Marc as a singer and performer,” “He will always be in our lives. He will always hold a special place in my heart as the father of my children.”
Translation: He wasn’t worthy, I woke up and that little stick of a man will never tap my fine booty again.
The September issue of Vanity Fair hits newsstands in New York and L.A. on Wednesday, August 3 and nationally and on the iPad on Tuesday, August 9.
