Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez release statement about their relationship after split reports By Zach Harper Alex Rodriguez say reports they have ended their engagement and broken up are untrue. On March 12, stories emerged that the couple had split, with one report saying their relationship had been "on the rocks." "All the reports are inaccurate," the couple told TMZ in a joint statement. "We are working through some things." A source also later said the two had never officially broken up, but had discussed it: "She's working in the Dominican Republic and he's in Miami, so it's tough seeing each other, especially with quarantining and COVID, but they want to try to stay together."