The 42-year-old singer and actress is head over heels with 24-year-old back-up dancer Casper Smart, since her break-up with husband of seven years, singer Marc Anthony. "Casper is taking acting lessons because Jennifer wants him to be a star,” a source said.
"She thinks it might be fun to act alongside him the way she has done in the past with her ex-fiance Ben Affleck and Marc Anthony, her former husband.”Lopez and Smart filmed a TV commercial for US department store Kohl's last weekend, directed by Black Swan's Darren Aronofsky.
Recent reports claimed Lopez is paying Smart a $10,000 per week allowance. “She hated having to whip out her credit card every time they go to dinner,” a source said. “Jen figured it’s easier to give Casper a weekly stipend, and she thought $10K was a nice round number.
“Jen doesn’t want to go over the top, showering Casper with too much, but she also wants him to up his game. “Jen is hoping Casper won’t think twice about buying presents for her kids or whisking her off for a surprise weekend getaway.”