Jennifer Lopez has called her off This is me… Live tour at the eleventh hour.
The singer wrote in her newsletter that she was “completely sad and devastated” by the decision, but called it “absolutely necessary”. While she did not provide further details, concert promoter Live Nation said Lopez needs time off to be with her “children, family and close friends.”
It’s unclear if this has anything to do with Lopez’s relationship status. She and her husband of less than two years, Ben Affleck, have been caught in a web of headlines after multiple media outlets reported that they were living apart.
🚨What just happened?
On May 31, Lopez shared news from concert promoter Live Nation that the North American summer tour, set to kick off June 26 in Orlando, “has been canceled” in her newsletter, On the J.Lo. “Jennifer is taking time off to be with her children, family and close friends,” the announcement read in part.
Lopez shared her own “special message” with fans, saying, “I am heartbroken and devastated that I let you down. Please know that I wouldn’t do this if I didn’t feel it was absolutely necessary. I promise I will make it up to you and we will all be together again. I love you all so much. Until next time…”
📖 The background
This tour was in support of her long-delayed ninth studio album, This is me now which came out in February. She sang about rekindling her relationship with Affleck, 20 years after they called off an engagement. The reconciled couple married in July 2022. Lopez released two films to accompany the album: This is me…now: a love storyin which Affleck appeared, as well as a document, Greatest love story never toldabout their relationship.
Lopez, who spent millions of her own money financing the films, said Affleck was not entirely comfortable with their personal lives being so exposed in the projects.
In February, Lopez announced a summer tour. It was later reported that ticket sales were weak, leading to Lopez renaming the tour with her greatest hits.
In early May, rumors of marital problems between Lopez and Affleck began. People magazine was among the media outlets to report that they were living apart. The famous couple has been spotted together a number of times over the past month, including on May 30 at a party celebrating Affleck’s daughter’s graduation. Neither Affleck nor Lopez have publicly commented on the rumors.
Amid the drama, Lopez was rehearsing for her tour. Three days ago, a source close to Lopez told People, “They are still living apart. She’s back in LA for tour rehearsals. She seems fine. She is very focused on her work.”
Lopez had also been traveling to promote her Netflix film Atlas, which debuted as the No. 1 movie on Netflix in 55 countries over Memorial Day weekend. Affleck, who was filming The accountant 2 on the West Coast, did not attend premiere events with her.
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