Third marriage the charm for J-Lo?

Posted Monday, June 7, 2004 at 9:37 AM Central

by John Couture

According to several reports, J-Lo has done it again. Although no confirmation has come from the Lopez camp, strong sources indicate that the Latin Diva married new beau Marc Anthony during a small ceremony at her home on Saturday in front of 40 guests.

If the wedding turns out to be true, it would be the third wedding for J-Lo, having previously tied the knot with waiter Ojani Noa in 1997 and dancer Cris Judd in 2001. It would be the second wedding for Anthony, who, now suspiciously, jetted off to the Dominican Republic just last week to finalize his long, drawn-out divorce to former Miss Universe Dayanara Torres.

While J-Lo and Marc Anthony have been friends since 1999 when their first attempt at romance fizzled, their latest amorous connection must have been swift since J-Lo just split with high profile fiance Ben Affleck in January. As for J-Lo's former beau, Ben was hospitalized last week for bronchitis, which forced him to miss the British premiere of his movie Jersey Girl, which ironically, features him and J-Lo playing husband and wife.

Like her character's fate in Jersey Girl, the oddsmakers aren't predicting a long future for the newlyweds. The early line was 3-1 that the new union would fail by the end of the year. In other J-Lo wagering, you can get 10 to one odds that J-Lo's total number of nuptials will surpass Cleopatra herself Elizabeth Taylor's Hollywood standard of eight marriages. If you're feeling really lucky, you can even take 14 to one odds that Bennifer will re-kindle their romance and tie the knot themselves by the end of the year.