EXCLUSIVE Jennifer Lopez looks somber as she hits the dance studio while ex Diddy fights prison after split verdict
The 55-year-old singer and actress looked focused as she arrived at a dance studio in Los Angeles for a rehearsal.
The practice came after Diddy's trial hit a snag on Tuesday, when jurors said they were deadlocked on four of five charges the day before.
After being instructed to continue deliberating, the jury returned Wednesday with a split verdict in which the Diddy — who has proclaimed his innocence — was acquitted of the most serious charges of racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking
However, the jury found him guilty on the less-serious charges, two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, and the judge overseeing the case has ordered that he be kept behind bars until his sentencing hearing in October.
Jennifer has notably refrained from commenting on her former boyfriend's trial or the allegations made against him by numerous women who have accused him of sexual assault, which he has uniformly denied.
The 55-year-old singer and actress looked focused as she arrived at a dance studio in Los Angeles for a rehearsal
The Hustlers actress was spotted on Wednesday after the trial verdict as she climbed out of her black Escalade and headed into the studio.
She was dressed in a more muted ensemble for her dance rehearsal than usual with a pair of burgundy leggings.
The pants were decorated with a mound of silvering dots like falling snow at the bottom of the legs and emphasized her trim figure.
J.Lo contrasted the tight pants with her top, a white button-up shirt that that she left unbuttoned to hang loosely on her.
She completed her outfit with tall socks and sporty white trainers, and she wore her long caramel-colored hair down her back.
The singer accessorized with a large quilted burgundy handbag that perfectly matched the hue of her leggings.
Jennifer has lately been focusing on rehearsals even as she and her ex-husband Ben Affleck have struggled to cut their remaining ties.
According to People, she and the 52-year-old Oscar winner have apparently given up for the time being on their mission to sell their massive Beverly Hills mansion a year after putting it on the market.
The Hustlers actress was spotted on Wednesday after the trial verdict as she climbed out of her black Escalade and headed into the studio
She was dressed in a more muted ensemble for her dance rehearsal than usual with a pair of burgundy leggings. The pants were decorated with a mound of silvering dots like falling snow at the bottom of the legs and emphasized her trim figure
J.Lo contrasted the tight pants with her top, a white button-up shirt that that she left unbuttoned to hang loosely on her
She completed her outfit with tall socks and sporty white trainers, and she wore her long caramel-colored hair down her back. The singer accessorized with a large quilted burgundy handbag that perfectly matched the hue of her leggings
According to People, she and the 52-year-old Oscar winner have apparently given up for the time being on their mission to sell their massive Beverly Hills mansion a year after putting it on the market.
They bought the home for a staggering $60.8 million in cash in May 2023, nearly a year into their marriage, but after breaking up the following year, they put the house on the market for $68 million in July.
The exes don't seem to have gotten many bites on the property, as they eventually lowered the asking price to $8 million, for a slight loss.
But real estate records reportedly now show that the mansion has been taken off the market completely.
The home's Zillow listing indicates that it has been 'recently renovated with the highest level of quality.
The opulent mansion includes several features that might appeal to fitness buffs, including a well-equipped gym, a box ring, sports lounge and basketball and pickleball courts.
It also features an enormous 12-car garage, a penthouse for guests, a separate caretaker's house and a two-bedroom guardhouse to ensure safety and privacy.
In June, an insider detailed the humiliating extent to which Ben was willing to go in order to sever his ties to Jennifer.
The Out Of Sight star has lately been staying mum about her ex-boyfriend Diddy's dramatic trial, as well as the accusations of sexual assault he was hit with even before it began
'Ben and J.Lo slashed the price on their Beverly Hills mansion for $8 million less than they paid for it, but this is nothing to Ben.'
'He really just wants this to be sold so that he can cut the final cord that keeps him and Jennifer intertwined,' they added.
The source also said that Ben had never wanted to 'shell out that much for this home to begin with.'
Even as the sale of their mansion has hit a speed bump, Jennifer has reportedly been working on renovations to her new $17.5 million Hidden Hills mansion.
The Out Of Sight star has lately been staying mum about her ex-boyfriend Diddy's dramatic trial, as well as the accusations of sexual assault he was hit with even before it began.
The two began dating back in 1999 after they met on the set of her music video for If You Had My Love, and he went on to coproduce her album On The 6.
In December of that year, J.Lo was with Diddy when he and his entourage were involved in an argument at a club in Manhattan that escalated to gunshots that injured three people.
Jennifer, Diddy and his bodyguard fled the club before police intercepted them and found a stolen gun in the car, and one of the victims from the club shooting claimed that it was Diddy who shot her.
Both he and his then-girlfriend were arrested in the aftermath, but Jennifer was soon released and she was never charged.
Diddy wasn't as lucky, though he was eventually acquitted of gun possession charges.
However, a rapper in his entourage was convicted of gun possession and assault.
Ultimately, no one was ever charged for the actual shootings.
The trial put a stain on Diddy and Jennifer's relationship, and they eventually broke up on poor in 2001, though they were reported to have subsequently developed a friendship.
Jennifer later accused Diddy of having cheated on her during the relationship, though she admitted that it was only a suspicion, as she never caught him in the act or found incontrovertible proof.
'I just knew. He'd say he was going to a club for a couple of hours and then never came back that night,' she told Vibe in 2003.
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