When it came, the cancellation last week of Jennifer Lopez’s imminent 34-date concert tour was both abrupt and emotional

When it came, the cancellation last week of Jennifer Lopez’s imminent 34-date concert tour was both abrupt and emotional The 54-year-old actress and singer was ‘heartsick and devastated’ to pull out, she said, as speculation about the reason exploded online Quickly, one narrative began to dominate: that the tour was a failure and thatJ-Lo— once Jenny from the Block, now attempting a massive pop comeback — had embarrassingly discovered that her music was not all that popular after all But that theory ignores one little-known fact A few weeks from the tour beginning, ticket sales were at a relatively healthy 78 per cent, I’m told Demand had started slowly but then picked up ‘If [she] had done this early on, then it would have been about ticket sales because they did start slow, but it was not,’ says a source With that percentage of tickets sold on average, the tour could easily have gone ahead So why isn’t it After speaking to numerous sources, it’s clear the problem lies not in a lack of enthusiasm for J-Lo’s work, but in whatever is going on in her two-year marriage to actor Ben Affleck She has cancelled the tour in a bid — probably ultimately doomed — to save their union Sources confirm that he moved out of their (£48million) marital home in the middle of last month (He’s now in a rented house in the suburban LA neighbourhood of Brentwood.) Hard on the heels of that domestic crisis, J-Lo opted to can the tour, explaining that she is taking time off ‘to be with her children, family and close friends’ Perhaps she didn’t want to cause a confrontation by addressing the marital woes head-on in the statement, but the implication is clear enough She added: ‘I am completely heartsick and devastated about letting you down Please know that I wouldn’t do this if I didn’t feel that it was absolutely necessary.’ People who know J-Lo and Affleck, who first dated back in 2002, say the problem with the marriage is, at heart, Affleck himself One associate described the 51-year-old as a complicated person who is ‘impossible’ and ‘very difficult to live with’ Although there is no suggestion of any current womanising, he has had a reputation as a lothario There was an alleged dalliance with his children’s nanny, which he denied, and in 2017 he faced accusations of groping a woman on set back in 2003 He later apologised, saying: ‘I acted inappropriately.’ He’s also a recovering alcoholic First wife Jennifer Garner famously carted him off to rehab in 2018 after showing up at his home with a bible and a lawyer One-time girlfriend Gwyneth Paltrow memorably said his ideal woman would be a stripper serving him beer, wearing a bikini Source: The Standard Zimbabwe All Zim News is a central hub for all things Zimbabwean, curating news from across the country so no story is missed Alongside aggregation, our team of nationwide reporters provides real-time, on-the-ground coverage Stay informed and connected — reach us at admin@allzimnews.com. Source: Thestandard