Jennifer Lopez posted an intimate photo of herself and her 24-year-old backup dancer boyfriend, Casper Smart, only to delete the image hours later.
The black-and-white photo shows Smart, sans shirt, holding Lopez in an embrace and kissing the top of her head. He cradles the back of her head as she gently rests it on his heavily tattooed bicep.
Smart appears to wear nothing besides his diamond ear stud and a bracelet in the photo. Lopez appears to be nude as well, though it’s unclear if the pair have on garments outside the frame of the image.
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At the same time as posting the image, Lopez wrote a Valentine’s Day message to fans, “HAPPY VALENTINES DAY #JLOVE?RS!! I wish U ALL lots of love today and always! I l appreciate and love you all. #sweettweet.”
She later added, “You guys are the best fans in the WORLD!!! #trueJlovers… Your give me goosies. Happy valentines day again!!!”
Lopez and Smart have been dating since the fall and appear to be getting serious quickly. In January, the two couldn’t keep their hands off each other while Lopez filmed a commercial. Earlier this month, the couple was photographed on the beach in Malibu, playing with Lopez’s twins, Max and Emme.
Smart has said that his 18-year age difference with Lopez is “irrelevant.” He tweeted in January, “Our ages are mere reminders of the hours logged on this earth and the precious time remaining … close your ears and open your hearts; Love and be happy!”
Lopez might have posted the photo of her and Smart by accident, or perhaps she got carried away with the spirit of Valentine’s Day. But she could also have posted the image as a dig on soon-to-be ex husband Marc Anthony, who she split with in July. In early January, Anthony posted photos of himself embracing and kissing new girlfriend, Venezuelan model Shannon De Lima, on Facebook. Coincidentally, De Lima is also 24-years-old.
Lopez and Anthony have been working together on the Latin talent show, “¡Q’Viva! The Chosen” and say that there are no hard feelings. While promoting the show, Lopez even said “we’re very Sonny and Cher after the divorce.”
When asked recently if she thinks she will ever marry again, Lopez said, “I don’t know. We’ll see.”