Alex Rodriguez grilled about relationship, plus Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck’s marriage

Alex Rodriguez says he is very a lot husband materials — nowadays, at the least.

Rodriguez appeared on HBO Max’s Who’s Speaking to Chris Wallace? the place he was grilled about his private life, together with ex-fiancée Jennifer Lopez. Rodriguez and Lopez ended their engagement in April 2021 after 4 years collectively. The singer shortly moved on with Ben Affleck and the 2 are actually married.

“Actually, does it trouble you that inside days after you broke up that she was again to seeing Ben Affleck, and that she ended up getting married to him, not you?” requested Wallace.

“To begin with, I might say I am glad I am not going to ever be a presidential candidate since you would hammer me,” laughed Rodriguez. “With Jennifer, look, it was it was expertise. And I want her and the kids, who’re sensible, and exquisite and fantastic — I want them the easiest.”

“That is it?” requested Wallace.

“That is it,” replied Rodriguez.

Rodriguez was within the sizzling seat just a few occasions throughout the interview. Earlier within the episode, Wallace requested the previous Yankees star whether or not he is marriage materials. Rodriguez has been married as soon as earlier than and finalized his divorce from Cynthia Scurtis, with whom he shares two teenage youngsters, in 2008. He went on to have loads of high-profile relationships, together with with Madonna, Cameron Diaz and Kate Hudson.

“Do you suppose that you just’re good husband materials? Or do you suppose that actually you identical to the chase?”

“I believe if you take a look at my life, Chris, I discussed once I was 15 years outdated and I believe Sports activities Illustrated referred to as me a high participant within the nation. And at the moment, I used to be Alex Rodriguez. After which someplace alongside the best way, at 24, I get a $250 million contract, and possibly, I misplaced my method a bit of bit and I turned A-Rod,” defined Rodriguez.

Rodriguez likened the distinction between himself and “A-Rod” to how he views himself earlier than and after his 2014 MLB suspension for utilizing performance-enhancing medication.

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“It was essentially the most embarrassing second of my profession,” Rodriguez advised Wallace. “And it was a mistake that I’ve now forgiven myself [for] however it took me some time. And Chris, it took numerous turning the lens inward. And doing numerous remedy and understanding a few of the errors and why I used to be making them the way it ties into my childhood.”

Rodriquez mentioned he is grown from the scandal, very like he is grown in his private life.

“So in my 20s, early 30s, [I was] most likely not the very best,” the athlete defined. “I believe I am gonna make an exquisite companion or husband and father post-suspension due to the teachings realized of my largest errors.”

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