Why Drake and JLo's relationship was a total sham
Celebrity relationships are a mix of things. Some stars like to spread their romances all over the place. Others prefer to keep their relationships completely secret. And then there are those who pass off relationships as the real deal when they really aren't as loving as these so-called lovers would have us believe. Terrible PDA moments, exaggerated declarations of love on social media, and additional paparazzi shots can generate a lot of publicity at convenient times, such as when someone is releasing new music. If that sounds familiar, it's probably because it perfectly describes the suspected motivation behind Jennifer Lopez and Drake's "relationship."
The musicians first became romantically linked in late 2016, and they seemed to confirm the reports with affective Instagram posts that matched in December. Nothing but moments of saccharine followed, but then, Cupid suddenly cut himself off and ran. So what was really going on between these two? Let's take a closer look at why many people think that Drake and J. Lo's relationship was totally bogus.
No strings attached
Although their relationship lasted less than two months, Drake and Lopez pulled off some signature boyfriend and girlfriend moves. They posted cute photos together. He dropped an impressive $ 100,000 on a platinum and diamond Tiffany Victoria necklace for her, took her on whimsical outings, and cheered her on at work. Things seemed so serious that Lopez even started shaking Drake's gold chain. However, the pair were supposedly never official, according to People. A source told the publication "it was never very serious" that they had been having fun together. Whatever that means.
"It was and is fun when they see each other," explained the source. They love to go out and make music together. She has great respect for him and hers, her talent, and he also for her. According to Capital Xtra, they were also having fun working on a song featuring Black Coffee's funky house song "Superman."
She admitted that it was
Over the course of her relationship with Drake, Lopez remained visibly uptight on the issue, but in an interview with Entertainment tonight, some key information came from the lips of the "Ain’t It Funny" singer. She suggested that the whole situation wasn't really what it seemed, and she told the store that they had just been working hard on music. "He just asked me to do a song with him and that's what we've been doing," she said. Lopez made a similar comment in an interview with Ellen DeGeneres. When asked about her time with Drake, she told the host (via Entertainment Tonight), 'He sent me a song he wanted me to be on, and then I put it on, and yes, we have a song. together".
Those conversations might not have been as revealing if an insider hadn't made similar comments to People, claiming that the two superstars spending time together was nothing more than a collaboration. "They are making beautiful music together," said the source. "They spend a lot of time together and they really enjoy each other, but right now it's all about the music."
He was in love with other women
They might have seemed like a perfect match, but Drake was reportedly dating other women at the same time as he was snuggling with Lopez. In January 2017, just weeks after he and the "Get Right" singer first teamed up, Drake was seen falling in love with French artist and former adult film star Sophie Brussaux at a Japanese restaurant in Amsterdam. Drake wasn't exactly shy on the outing. Multiple photos show him flirting with Brussaux as she touches and flirts intimately. And that was not all. According to the Mirror, they were seen returning to his hotel room, and you know what supposedly happened. Actually, that night was apparently when he conceived Drake's son, Adonis, who was born nine months later, on October 24, 2017.
"I don't want the world to be mad at his mother," Drake said of his date with Brussaux at LeBron James' The Store (via Time) "We've found ourselves in a situation and we're both equally responsible and now I'm just really excited to be a great father.
On the rebound
Drake and Rihanna might be officially done now, but from early 2010 to late 2016, he seemed absolutely in love with her. In August 2016, just three months before he began dating J. Lo, he professed his love for Rihanna at the MTV Video Music Awards, telling the audience that she was someone he had "been in love with since. then". he [he] was 22 years old ', by USA Today. That would have been a whole ten years, if you're doing the math here, and (for us) that translates into a "I really only have eyes for you" kind of deal.
Meanwhile, Lopez had been seeing her then-boyfriend Casper Smart. At some point, both relationships fell apart and DraLo became a thing, but sources close to the singer said E! News that Lopez could have spent time with Drake until she and Smart reconciled. It seems that insider information may have been on something because in 2017, Lopez apparently called the rapper a "booty call" during a performance in Las Vegas after "Hotline Bling" started playing.
Coincidence? We think not
If you're still somehow convinced that this relationship was the ultimate delicacy, get this: The convenient December 28, 2016 announcement about this relationship came in the wake of the anniversary of one of the most memorable moments in Jennifer's career. Lopez - The infamous New York City club shooting.
On December 27, 1999, López and her then boyfriend Sean «P. Diddy »Combs were inside a New York nightclub when shots were fired and several people were injured. They were later arrested fleeing the scene with a gun in the trunk, by CNN. While López was ultimately acquitted, it remains a controversial event that people tend to remember every year. On December 29, 2016, radio host Funkmaster Flex noted that 17 years had passed since the shooting. He later roasted Drake and J.Lo for leaving their relationship announcement earlier that day. Flex tweeted, “Doggy saved the photo for the anniversary and all! Haaaa! Woof!" And the plot thickens ...
Not that publicity stunts outperform them
Frankly, we wouldn't put desperate stunts like this to get public attention beyond Lopez or Drake, especially since both have been accused of publicity stunts in the past. In 2016, rapper "Nonstop" was criticized on Twitter for using his relationship (or lack thereof) with Rihanna to generate publicity after he made countless public declarations of love for the bad girl, including that he wanted to "go halfway." into a baby and calling her "the best artist in the world", by Us weekly. Meanwhile, Rihanna was reluctant to do things with Official Drake. Eek.
Lopez has been called the "queen of fake romance items," at least according to Radar Online. An inside source even alleged that her current relationship with her (as of this writing) with former baseball star Alex Rodriguez is not what it seems. "Another PR stunt like her when she was dating Drake!" the source said.
Take all of this as you like. Maybe we are a long way from here. A mouthful of evidence that works in DraLo's favor: The duo never released that music they were supposedly making. Were professional endeavors really just a cover for authentic personal pursuits, albeit short-lived? Hmm… that's a story for another day.
