Jennifer Lopez Jokes About Raising Twins 'With Very Little Help' From Marc Anthony

Jennifer Lopez recently made light of the challenges of single parenthood during an appearance on the SmartLess podcast, joking that she raised her twins, Max and Emme, "with very little help" from her ex-husband Marc Anthony. The 56-year-old singer reflected on her "emotional" journey as her 18-year-old children prepare to attend college in the fall, expressing pride in their accomplishments. "Both my kids got into all their colleges and they both got scholarships and they're going where they want to go," Lopez told hosts Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, and Will Arnett. She added with apparent humor, "It's just … I was like, 'You did that all by yourself.' That's great. Like, 'You had very little help,' you know?"

Lopez's remarks appeared to reference Anthony's absence from key milestones in the twins' lives. Marc Anthony did not attend Emme's high school graduation last month, an event where Emme debuted a new name, "Oskar Muñiz." He was also notably absent from Max's graduation ceremony earlier this month. Lopez's ex Ben Affleck and their son Samuel attended Emme's graduation ceremony in Los Angeles.

Lopez and Anthony were married from 2004 to 2014 and welcomed the twins in February 2008. They agreed to joint legal and physical custody following their split. In a 2016 interview with CBS Sunday Morning, Anthony acknowledged his regrets about his parental involvement, stating: "The one regret would be that what I chose to do took so much of my time. What I would have done to have been a stay-at-home dad, and you know, witnessed every second of everything."

Lopez has previously spoken about the difficulties of single motherhood following her divorce from Anthony. During her Las Vegas residency in March, she recalled struggling as a "single mom" of young twins and described the period as "really tough." She credited mentor Louise Hay with helping her through that difficult time with advice about perseverance and "always keep dancing."

Anthony, 57, is currently married to model Nadia Ferreira, with whom he shares a son, Marco, born in 2023. The couple is expecting their second child together. Anthony has four other children from previous relationships.