FoxNews: Jennifer Lopez 'understood' complex, toxic relationship for role in wrestling biopic

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Jennifer Lopez 'understood' complex, toxic relationship for role in wrestling biopic

Jennifer Lopez admitted she related to her "Unstoppable" character's pursuit of toxic relationships months after filing for divorce from fourth husband Ben Affleck....                        ...                        ...                            ...You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login pulled from within and used her own experiences to understand her latest role in the wrestling drama, "Unstoppable."......Lopez, 55, portrays Judy Robles in the sports biopic, which centers around the life of Judy's son, wrestler Anthony Robles, who was born with one leg and defied expectations to become a You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login despite facing rejection around every corner.......While Anthony, portrayed by Jharrel Jerome, faces his own challenges throughout the film, the matriarch of the movie also raises four children while dealing with an abusive and unfaithful husband, played by Bobby Cannavale.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......Lopez, who is in the midst of a You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, admitted she could relate to Judy's willingness to stay in a toxic relationship. ......"There was a lot about her that I understood," Lopez told You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login. "There were different sides to him that the kids didn't see, that only Judy saw. ......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......"With those types of people, there's a part of them that fools you into thinking that they care about you and that they truly love you — and it's really about their damage that they're putting onto you."......While Cannavale noted the relationship between Judy and Rick was "co-dependent," he also had conversations with Lopez about their characters and how they had brought up memories from the past. ......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......"We both acknowledged that we knew what this was, that we had seen this at some point, somewhere in our lives before," Cannavale said. "The long lens of being older now and seeing that for what it was allows you to really play it almost affectionately, knowing how fraught the relationship is boiling. We both understood what that was."......Lopez added, "There was a lot going on with the two of them that was dysfunctional and unhealthy, but she loved him and wanted him to be there. He was the father of four of her children. ......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......"As angry and upset as she could be at him, she could also welcome him back in a second, like she did in the movie, which was heartbreaking."......Lopez You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login from her fourth husband, Ben Affleck, on Aug. 20 — the two-year anniversary of their wedding in Georgia. ......The former couple first said "I do" during a You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login in 2022. ......After the news of the divorce broke, a source told Fox News Digital that Lopez was "devastated" by the split.......The "Waiting for Tonight" singer gave the marriage her all and wanted to make things work after the couple rekindled their romance during the pandemic, the source noted. ......Affleck and Lopez first met while working on the set of "Gigli" and were engaged in 2002 with plans to marry in September 2003, but they postponed the wedding and ultimately called off their relationship at the beginning of 2004. ...

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