He wanted to reconcile, but she insisted their marriage was over

Apr 17, 2012 08:40 GMT  ·  By
Marc Anthony told Jennifer Lopez he wanted to give marriage another try, but she chose Casper Smart
   Marc Anthony told Jennifer Lopez he wanted to give marriage another try, but she chose Casper Smart

Because many wondered what took Marc Anthony so long before he filed for divorce from Jennifer Lopez, even though they had announced their separation months ago, TMZ has the answer: he wanted to reconcile.

As per the celebrity e-zine, even though they had moved on with their life, each even finding a new love interest, Marc still hoped against all hope that he and JLo would get back together like before.

In fact, TMZ says, he even told her of his plans – but was left heartbroken when she actually shut him down, choosing her current beau, Casper Smart, over him.

Upset and completely disillusioned, Marc went ahead and filed the divorce papers.

“Marc Anthony held out hope for a reconciliation with Jennifer Lopez, but decided to file for divorce when she told him she’s madly in love with BF Casper Smart, TMZ has learned,” the celebrity e-zine reports.

“Sources extremely close to Marc tell us, he didn’t make the decision on his own – he had a heart-to-heart with JLo a few weeks back to see if she really, truly wanted to end the marriage,” the same media outlet notes.

“We’re told he said he wanted to give the marriage another try, but Jennifer confessed… she was deeply in love with Casper and wanted to pursue that relationship. We’re told Marc was blindsided, he had not idea things were so serious – and he was hurt,” TMZ further says.

After the aforementioned meeting, Marc filed the divorce papers, effectively giving up all hope of saving his marriage to Lopez, with whom he has two children, twins.

While talk of a possible reconciliation between the two has made headlines before, it was Marc who went public with his latest girlfriend, gorgeous model Shannon De Lima, with whom he's reportedly head over heels in love.

At the same time, Lopez has shown no signs of regret for ending the marriage with Marc, showing up in public with Casper and talking about the future in the most optimistic terms possible.