J.LO Blindsided

Sex, lies and a reality star – the actress and her fiancé have been hit by a scandal

- Jennie Noonan

At the end of January, Jennifer Lopez was loved up and riding a professional peak in the wake of her much-praised performance at Joe Biden’s US presidential inauguration. “I can’t express how proud I am of her,” the star’s fiancé Alex Rodriguez gushed on Instagram. “Another historic and groundbreaking achievement for one of the most talented and driven people the world has ever seen.”

A week later, the couple was in damage control, with A-Rod – as the former New York Yankees all-star is known – caught up in a scandal. During the reunion episode of the reality TV show Southern Charm, Craig Conover alleged his castmate Madison LeCroy “flew to Miami to f--k an ex-MLB [major league baseball] player”.

LeCroy, a hair stylist from Charleston, denied the claim but her follow-up admission raised eyebrows. “He contacted me and, yes, we DM’d, but other than that there was nothing,” she said. “I’ve never physically seen him, touched him.”

While the athlete’s name was bleeped out when the January 28 episode aired, eagle-eyed fans were quick to notice that Rodriguez, who has a home in Miami, had “liked” and since “unliked” LeCroy’s Instagram photos in the past, including double-taps on posts as recently as January. On February 3, LeCroy, 30, confirmed in an interview with the