” ‘Thank you, God. I’m sorry it took me so long. I’m sorry that you had to do this to me so many times,’ ” Lopez said in a chat for ‘Interview’ magazine
gained some invaluable perspective following her split from .
The actress and singer was in the early 2000s before their initial split, rekindling their relationship in 2021 and marrying in 2022. Lopez, 55, later on Aug. 20, which also marked the of their Georgia wedding celebration.
In a newly published chat with comedian for , which took place on Sept. 10, Lopez said she doesn’t regret the pain she went through following her recent breakup with Affleck, 52, “for one second.”
“That doesn’t mean it didn’t almost take me out for good. It almost did,” she continued. “But now, on the other side of it, I think to myself, ‘F—, that is exactly what I needed. Thank you, God. I’m sorry it took me so long. I’m sorry that you had to do this to me so many times.’ “
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” ‘I should have learned it two or three times ago. I get it,’ ” added the actress. ” ‘You had to hit me really hard over the head with a f—ing sledgehammer. You dropped the house on me. Don’t have to do it again.’ “
After telling Glaser, 40, that she “finally got it,” Lopez immediately clarified, “And by the way, that doesn’t mean I have everything figured out.”
Lopez’s marriage to Affleck marked her fourth time tying the knot. She previously had a 1997–1998 union with model-waiter , before marrying on Sept. 29, 2001. Lopez , 55, by July 2002, and the divorce was finalized by the following January.
Before reconnecting with Affleck, Lopez wed singer-songwriter in a private . The two share 16-year-old twins , whom they welcomed in February 2008.
Lopez and Anthony, 56, in a joint statement in July 2011. The in June 2014.
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Lopez also opened up to Glaser during their Interview chat about what she has learned while navigating a difficult, but ultimately illuminating, year.
“It’s a lifelong process,” she said. “I think that’s what I love about life: that there’s no arrival point. There’s only getting better and growing if you want to. It’s either growing or dying, and I don’t want to do the dying part.”
As for her dating life, Lopez told Glaser, “Now I’m excited, when you say you’re just going to be on your own.”
“Yes, I’m , because everything that I’ve done over the past 25, 30 years, being in these different challenging situations, what can I f—ing do when it’s just me flying on my own,” she said. “What if I’m just free?”
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