For Jennifer Lopez, it seems as though her entire career in Hollywood has been based around rumors and gossip. From her fling with P. Diddy to her movie flop in Gigli, her career has, at times, taken a backseat to the rumors that have surrounded much of her music and movies. However, she has persevered and survived the gossip to salvage a career filled with movie leads and music albums. It wasn’t always this easy for her but some of the gossip surrounding her has been just as juicy and fulfilling as her work.

In the late ‘90s and into the early part of the new millennium, many of the rumors surrounding Jennifer Lopez started to hit the front page of major celebrity tabloids. Lopez was involved in a celebrity relationship with Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs that escalated into a full-blown breakup in 2001. During their relationship, Combs was put on trial for allegedly accompanying one of his recording artists who shot up a New York nightclub. Lopez stood by her man for the duration of the court cases, but soon after, her and Combs split up, presumably because the trial had put such a strain on their relationship. To this day though, rumors and gossip continue to swirl around the love that Combs still harbors for Lopez.

Outside of the Lopez/Combs conversation, many other rumors have circled around Jennifer Lopez’s career. Following her previous breakup, J-Lo and Ben Affleck were engaged for a short time and gossip attacked their relationship. They eventually ended as well and Lopez married Marc Anthony, who she remains married to today. Still, though much of the gossip has died down, Lopez will always be remembered for her relationships with Combs and Affleck. Though the gossip mills have moved on, she will always be of great importance to the world of celebrity tabloids.