Fans were shocked when the news broke on Friday night that Jennifer lopez and Marc Anthony have announced that they were ending their marriage of seven years.

The split came after the two worked closely together on this season of "american idol" - which they even performed a song together - and embarked on a South American adventure this summer for their upcoming reality talent competition, "¡Q'Viva!" "the chosen."

Latin stars first paths crossed in the 1990s and their relationship had a number of ups and downs, but the pair seemed stable, particularly in the past year, work together on projects and raise their twins, Max and Emme, born in 2008. Here, we look back on their Union.

» Lopez and Anthony meet behind the scenes in the 1998 Broadway by Paul Simon show "the capeman" singer, in which Anthony plays. Lopez, while a friend, co-starred Anthony video for the song "contra the corriente" and it has returned the favour by recording the Duet "No Me Ames" on his 1999 breakthrough album, on the 6. The two emerging stars, the pair of briefly during this period in the 1990s.

» Before meeting with Anthony, Lopez was married to Ojani Noa Server for one year (1997-1998), after which, she moved a relationship very publicized nearly three years with Sean "diddy" Combs. Lopez was later to marry former dancer Chris Judd in 2001, a union that lasted less than a year due to his subsequent relationship with actor Ben Affleck. Very public relationship of the pair he has proved a model of overexposure and a marriage was called off the coast of a few hours before she was to take place. Lopez was seen hanging with just a few months of Anthony after Affleck marriage was called off the coast in September 2003.

» In the meantime, Anthony married former Miss Universe Dayanara Torres in May 2000 and the couple had two sons before separating in early 2002. They got back together later this year, only to divorce two years later.

» Lopez and Anthony married on June 5, 2004, less than a week after his divorce from Torres was finalized. If the secret ceremony was low, they went public as a couple with a performance of "escapemonos" at the 47th annual Grammy Awards in February 2005.

» Their personal and professional life has become very interleaved, once they have taken the plunge, including a Duet for the soundtrack Lopez 2004 film "Shall We Dance?" which was would later removed from the album for fear that their relationship to overshadow the film in the manner in which its connection with Affleck sunk their notorious bomb, "gigli."

» Lopez cast Anthony daughter, Arianna, in the video for "right," the first single from his album 2005 Renaissance.

The couple featured in "El Cantante," from 2007 the history of the troubled Hector Lavoe salsa legend. They also visited all this year.

» Their children, twins Emme Maribel Muniz and Maximilian David Muniz, born February 22, 2008.

» The duo made a splash in a number of official balls during the inauguration of President Barack Obama in January 2009.

» After Lopez began his tenure as a judge of the "American Idol", Anthony joined the show as well in the role of unofficial mentor for young singers. The duo also played together on the show.

» In May of this year, they announced their line of common mode for Kohl, who is slated to hit stores in September. A month later, they revealed their new reality, "¡Q" Viva talent competition! The chosen, "which will them be a trip to Latin America to find new stars." According to deadline Hollywood, failure will not affect the show, which has not yet completed its route from 21 countries in Latin America. In fact, they have not yet filmed their parties again and an anonymous spokesman for the production, said that they are both still committed to the show.

» According to us weekly, tongues began helping to untie a possible break on July 9, when Lopez presented without Anthony at the Brits BAFTA for party Watch in Los Angeles did not not his wedding ring.

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