Jennifer Lopez: 'I Love Myself Enough To Walk Away From The Marriage Now'

Posted on Aug 02, 2011 @ 11:30AM

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Jennifer Lopez has broken her silence about her split from husband Marc Anthony, saying she knew instinctively it was the right decision for her to make, and still respects her ex.

"It’s not that I didn't love myself before," the 42-year-old told Vanity Fair's September issue. "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.

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"I love myself enough to walk away from that now," she said. "Sometimes it doesn’t work – and that's sad. But I remain an eternal optimist about love. I believe in love."

Lopez said despite the broken marriage, she still yearns for the chance at finding true love.

“It’s still my biggest dream,” Lopez told the magazine. “I am positive -- determined to move forward with my life ... I now look forward to new challenges. I feel strong.”

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The On The Floor singer said she's aiming to be the best "mother, entertainer and person" for Max and Emme, her 3-year-old twins with the I Need To Know singer.

"I will always respect Marc as a singer and performer," Lopez said. “We actually work great together, and he was always very supportive. Together we could make magic -- and we did. He will always be in our lives.

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“He will always hold a special place in my heart as the father of my children.”

The issue hits newsstands in New York and L.A. on August 3, and nationally August 9.

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Yeah, we know you love yourself. It's quite obvious.

by CaughtaLiteSneeze
Posted Wed, 08/03/2011 - 3:02am

"He will always be in our lives" ? Is she talking about herself and their kids? Obviously he'll be in their lives, that isn't her choice to make.

by kb02
Posted Tue, 08/02/2011 - 5:53pm

STUPID MEDIA HORE RATHER''B''SCANTILY CLAD DRESSED INSTEAD OF SOME1 LUVIN HER.SHES FAR UP HER OWN BUTT, SHE WILL''B''SITTING ALONG SIDE HER OWN WINKLED BUTT ON THE ROCKING CHAIR WHEN SHE IS A GRANDMA.

by TRUTHIE
Posted Wed, 08/03/2011 - 12:03am

No dear marraige i snot about lust and how he can put you on a pedastal and when he doesn't you walk away. You're suppose to suck it up through thick and thin and get the hell over yourself and stay in the marraige.

by pooky
Posted Tue, 08/02/2011 - 5:02pm

by TRUTHIE
Posted Wed, 08/03/2011 - 12:03am

Glad she is coming back to Idol. She helped the newbes a lot with good suggestions. She is so beautiful, and a great mom.

by Baileygirl
Posted Tue, 08/02/2011 - 4:40pm

Nooooo! No more Idol. she is single-handedly ruining the show. all she does is over-praise.

by Ambiance
Posted Wed, 08/03/2011 - 7:54am

for her to blame marc, shows her icky character. notice he hasnt said anything negative about her...at least yet. thing is, she married him for who is is..and knew him for a longgg time. believes in love. 3 marriages. forget about it for her.

by mous
Posted Tue, 08/02/2011 - 3:12pm

I paid$22.87 for an iPad2-64GB and my girl got her Panasonic LumixGF 1 Camera for$38.76 arriving tomorrow by UPS. I won't pay prices in stores.Not when I sold a 40inch LED TV to my boss for$675 which cost me$62.81 to buy. This website, HitPenny.com

by JamesDannis
Posted Tue, 08/02/2011 - 4:54pm

j lopez is a total narcissist and selfish person, and saying she loves herself is sickening, and shows it. the argument was totally about he didnt want her to go back on american idol, and she did, she wanted her way. selfish.

by mous
Posted Tue, 08/02/2011 - 3:10pm