J.LO Blindsided

Sex, lies and a reality star – the actress and her fiancé have been hit by a scandal

- Jennie Noonan

At the end of January, Jennifer Lopez was loved up and riding a professional peak in the wake of her much-praised performance at Joe Biden’s US presidential inauguration. “I can’t express how proud I am of her,” the star’s fiancé Alex Rodriguez gushed on Instagram. “Another historic and groundbreaking achievement for one of the most talented and driven people the world has ever seen.”

A week later, the couple was in damage control, with A-Rod – as the former New York Yankees all-star is known – caught up in a scandal. During the reunion episode of the reality TV show Southern Charm, Craig Conover alleged his castmate Madison LeCroy “flew to Miami to f--k an ex-MLB [major league baseball] player”.

LeCroy, a hair stylist from Charleston, denied the claim but her follow-up admission raised eyebrows. “He contacted me and, yes, we DM’d, but other than that there was nothing,” she said. “I’ve never physically seen him, touched him.”