Jennifer Lopez Opens Up About Single Motherhood

Jennifer Lopez shed light on what it’s like to be a single mom in a new interview promoting her movie “Unstoppable.”

“I’ve been a single mom at times in my life, and [I’ve asked,] ‘Am I enough for them?’ And the truth is, all you need is really one good parent to love you,” the former “American Idol” judge told Entertainment Weekly.

In the interview, she discussed her role as real-life mom Judy Robles, whose son Anthony excelled in wrestling despite having only one leg.

Jennifer Lopez Said She Related to Judy Robles’ Struggles

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In the interview, Lopez indicated that she related to some of the struggles Robles went through.

“There was a lot about her that I understood,” Lopez said, according to Entertainment Weekly, referring to “Judy and her willingness to stay in such a toxic relationship.”

“There were different sides to him that the kids didn’t see, that only Judy saw. 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,” she told EW.

Jennifer Lopez Found the Abusive Relationship in the Movie ‘Heartbreaking’

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According to the article, Lopez discussed Robles’ decision to stay in what the magazine described as an abusive relationship.

“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,” Lopez told EW. “He was the father of four of her children. 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.”

Robles praised Lopez’s acting in the interview.

“She was able to really take on how I felt — the highs and the lows,” Robles told EW. “We long to be loved, and we want something impossible to work out. And even when we see it and we’re like, ‘But I’ve got to keep pushing’ — there’s always that little bit of hope,” she reflects of her marriage. “When I watched the movie, when I watched me, I was like, ‘Oh, yeah, I was pretty weak. I kind of don’t want to see that part of me.’ But I know that was my growth journey.”

Lopez has been married four times. On August 20, she filed for divorce from actor Ben Affleck, her fourth husband.