Sterling K. Brown’smassive crush onJennifer Lopezled him and his now-wife,Ryan Michelle Bathé, to be separated for over three years.
During a recent appearance onThe Jennifer Hudson Show, the actress and singer asked the couple about the crisis in their relationship.
“Is it true y’all broke up overJennifer Lopez?” the host asked in a video shared on Wednesday (September 25), making Ryan laugh as she turned to look at her visibly embarrassed companion.
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Sterling K. Brown’s wife, Ryan Michelle Bathé, broke up with him after he began crying over a Jennifer Lopez music video
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“Now, I’m a fan of Jennifer Lopez’s dancing,etcetera. I was watching the video, and I knew my young 21-, 22-year-old girlfriend was looking at me, and I knew I wasn’t supposed to have a reaction.”
Ultimately, Sterling’s eyes gave away what he truly thought about Jennifer’sdance moves, sparking jealousy in his girlfriend.
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“What had happened was my eyes began to water,” he shared.
“Otherwise known as tears,” Ryan interrupted.
Looking back, Sterling said he should have grabbed the remote and changed the channel.
The couple, who have been married since 2006, had a three-year crisis when Sterling couldn’t hide his feelings about J.Lo’s video forLove Don’t Cost a Thing
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Ryan then gave her own version of the story. “I turn around, and my boyfriend is weeping, tears like big fat [tears]. “And I’m looking, and she’s just shaking and shimming, and he’s just crying. I said, ‘Oh no, I got to go.'”
Though Sterling begged her to stay, Ryan wasn’t about to accept her boyfriend drooling over his celebrity crush right in front of her.
“I said, ‘You crying over somebody else’s booty … in front of me?'”
Jennifer Hudson sided with Ryan, telling her husband he should be “ashamed” of his behavior.
“I’m looking, and she’s just shaking and shimming, and he’s just crying,” said Ryan onThe Jennifer Hudson Show
Sterling and Ryan met at Stanford University and have two sons: Andrew and Amaré
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Many years later, Sterling went on to star withJenniferin the 2024 Netflix sci-fi dramaAtlas.
Jennifer’s jaw dropped. “No, I didn’t know that was your wife!” theMarry Mesinger said before they all laughed about the anecdote.
Sterling met Ryan as a freshman at Stanford. The couple married in March 2006 and have two sons, Andrew and Amaré.
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