Photo SpecialJ.Lo at 40: How a Diva Was Made!
In 40 photos, see how the birthday girl (on July 24) went from Jenny from the Block to superstar
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FIRST LOVE
In 1997, Lopez weds Ojani Noa in Miami – but the couple get divorced 13 months later. The two stay friends (Noa later manages her restaurant, Madre's), but she eventually sues her ex, claiming he threatened to write a tell-all about their relationship.
