Jennifer Lopez won’t officially be single for some time, but one high-profile star is reportedly already hoping for his chance to date the pop singer and actress.
Jennifer shocked her fans on Tuesday when she filed to divorce her husband Ben Affleck just over two years after they tied the knot, according to documents obtained by DailyMail.com.
But as she looks to legally end her union to Ben after months of faking a healthy marriage despite already being separated, one former fling is allegedly hoping she will give him another try.
The chart-topping rapper Drake, 37, is pining for a chance at love with Jennifer, a source told In Touch last month.
‘Of course Drake isn’t going to hook up with her while she’s still married,’ the insider clarified.
Jennifer Lopez filed for divorce on Tuesday according to court documents obtained by DailyMail.com, and one A-list star is allegedly already hoping for a chance to date her once she’s single
The chart-topping rapper Drake, 37, is pining for a chance at love with Jennifer, a source told In Touch last month. They were briefly linked in 2016
Instead, they claimed the hitmaker would wait for the divorce process to be resolved before making his move.
‘He’d never cross that line. But once things are officially done with [Ben Affleck], he’ll be ready and waiting to show her a good time.’
Drake and JLo were briefly an item back in 2016, and he allegedly thinks the fact that the relationship didn’t get very far along could be an asset in his favor.
‘Jennifer’s always been one of Drake’s biggest crushes and he says that what they shared all those years ago was incredible,’ the source explained. ‘He never pushed for more then, but everyone knows he would have loved to seriously date her.’
They also claimed that Jennifer still ‘knows [Drake is] an option,’ as the Hotline Bling rapper has ‘dropped enough hints’ to friends and influential people since their split.
The insider said that the Out Of Sight star isn’t looking to ‘turn back the clock’ by getting back together with a former lover, but ‘Drake may have a shot because they never got serious.’
They added that Jennifer was likely to have a swarm of eligible bachelors hoping to date her now that her separation from Ben has been made official.
‘There’s no way she’ll stay single for long,’ they opined. ‘And a fling with Drake could be really good for her.’
Ben and Jennifer faked a healthy marriage for months with public outings together despite her divorce filing claiming they split on April 26, 2024; pictured in October 2021 in NYC
Drake allegedly thinks the fact that the relationship didn’t get very far along could be an asset in his favor; pictured in November in Toronto
He allegedly put out hints that he’s still interested in Jennifer, and the source claimed he that the fact they were only briefly together might make him more palatable than any of her other exes; pictured in 2019 at the Cinerama Dome in Hollywood
Jennifer and Drake appeared to confirm their blink-and-you’ll-miss-it fling in 2016 when she posted a photo in December of that year showing him embracing her on a sofa as she wrapped her arms around him.
Later that month, they were seen showing off some major PDA at a prom-themed party in Las Vegas.
Videos of the event, which was billed as the Winter WonderLand Prom, showed the two dancing, including some raunchy clips of Jennifer appearing to grind on the Euphoria producer.
Other clips showed the two leaning in for an intimate kiss.
Things seemed to heat up, to the point that the usually private Hustlers star admitted that she and Drake were ‘hanging out’ in February of 2017.
