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Jennifer Lopez has a reputation as one of the most desirable women on the planet, but it seems her estranged husband Marc Anthony wasn't so keen on her sexy image.
According to reports, the 42-year-old Latin singer wanted his wife to look a little more demure when it came to her wardrobe.
'He would make her feel terrible about herself if she wanted to wear something sexy,' a source told Us Weekly.
'He likes her to dress in a demure, "wife'"style. He hated the fact that she was a sex symbol.'
Another source recalled that Anthony tried to make the star's fashion choices for her when she took part in a photo shoot last year.
Anthony is said to have objected to a particular photograph that he found 'too sexy and unbecoming for a 40-year-old mother of two,' the insider says.
The couple announced they were separating after two years of marriage last week, insisting it was an amicable decision.
Since then, many commentators have speculated on the reasons behind the split, with some pointing to Anthony's 'controlling' ways.
'Marc has always been a very dominating husband,' another source said. 'He wants to control everything Jennifer does.'
Sex symbol: Anthony is said to have hated his wife's sexy image as she appeared in scantily clad outfits onstage at last year's MTV Awards and at MTV in 2009
Revealing: Lopez dares to bare in a pair of striking trousers in the promotional shot for her recent single What is Love?
'This is not a surprise,’ J-Lo’s stylist Phillip Bloch said in an exclusive interview with Mail on Sunday.
‘Marc is very controlling. In the beginning she liked that because he stood up to her, and in the early days he was very much in love with her and she was with him.’
The couple, who have three-year-old twins Max and Emme, were also described by Us magazine as having 'a very up and down marriage.'
'They would get into heated, horrible fights,' one source said. 'Then, they would also go through times where they were extremely loving and romantic.
'It was a roller coaster with them from the beginning.'
Talent: Anthony, who performed alongside Lopez at the American Idol finale back in May, was said to try to exert control over his wife's wardrobe
The star and American Idol judge was spotted looking forlorn as she left MILK studios in Hollywood last week.
She is said to be throwing herself into her work, with a new Kohl's clothing line, a romantic comedy, What To Expect When You're Expecting, and a rumoured return to American Idol which has seen her experience something of a career resurgence.
Anthony, is also focusing on his career too - he performed at a concert in Bogota, Colombia over the weekend where he cryptically told the crowd: 'They say I am a single man.'
Work focus: Marc Anthony told the audience at a concert in Colombia earlier this week that he is a single man
Since the split, Jennifer Lopez has been linked to a male model, known as the 'Brad Pitt of Cuba.'
However, William Levy, 30, who made a shirtless appearance in the pop star's video I'm Into you, has denied any romantic entanglement.
Levy separated from his wife of eight years, Elizabeth Gutierrez, a month after the video shoot, which saw the American Idol judge, 41, cosying up to him in sensual beach scenes filmed at Turtle Beach.
Last week, he dismissed reports he is dating the star, who announced her separation for Marc Anthony on Friday.
A spokesperson for Levy told TMZ: 'The only relationship there was or is, is a professional relationship. That’s all there’s ever been.'
The telenovela actor, who also posed semi nude in a 2007 photo shoot. raved about working with the singer after the video shoot.
'It was wonderful. I felt very comfortable. She is a very sincere and fun person,' he said at the time.
'The truth is I had a really great time,' added Levy, who was spotted out in Los Angeles looking sombre last night.
'It was wonderful to see that someone so huge could be so down to earth, in addition to being really funny.'
Denial: William Levy, seen last night in Los Angeles, has denied being romantically involved with the star.
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