Jennifer Lopez is currently facing significant personal and professional challenges. As speculation about a potential split from her husband, Ben Affleck, intensifies, Lopez is also grappling with the need to revitalize her career.

Jon Peters, a former producer who collaborated with Lopez on her 1995 film "Money Train," has recently offered a bold suggestion to help her bounce back. In a recent episode of "TMZ Investigates: JLo and Ben: Missed Warning Signs," Peters suggested that Lopez should make a dramatic career shift by moving to Nashville and releasing a country music album. Peters believes that such a move would breathe new life into Lopez's career and attract a new audience.

"Her career needs to change," Peters stated on the show, which aired on Sunday. "I told her manager, Benny Medina, she needs to sell everything and move to Nashville and do a country or western album. It would be a monster, she'd get every young guy. I [told Benny], 'I'll fund it. You don't even need a record company, I'll put up all the money and we'll own it.'"

This career advice comes at a critical time for Lopez. Her career has been under strain, particularly following rumors that she canceled her scheduled summer tour due to poor ticket sales. The tour, "THIS IS ME...LIVE," was set to start in July, but Lopez announced its cancellation, citing a need to spend more time with her family. In a statement, she expressed her heartbreak over disappointing her fans but emphasized that she felt it was absolutely necessary.

In addition to her career woes, Lopez is reportedly dealing with marital difficulties. Rumors suggest that she and Affleck are living separately and have listed their $60 million mansion for sale. Jon Peters weighed in on these issues during the TMZ show, offering insights into Lopez's personal struggles. He described her as a "love addict" and suggested that her need for a relationship might be affecting her personal development.

"She's a love addict, look at the men she's been with. She can't be alone," Peters commented. "She needs a man in her life, she has never spent any real time developing herself."

Adding to the analysis, TV host and addiction specialist Dr. Drew spoke about the concept of love addiction, explaining that it is a real and harmful condition. "There are actually thousands of people engaged in 12-step programs who identify as love addicted," Dr. Drew said. "The features of that include not having great boundaries, they tend to get sucked into relationships readily and easily, they fall hard for people, and once they go in, they can't get themselves out."

Meanwhile, Affleck has reportedly clashed with Lopez's creative team over the direction of her recent projects. According to sources close to the couple, Affleck believes that Lopez needs a career overhaul and a better team to support her. "Ben feels Jen needs to overhaul her career and have a better team behind her," an insider revealed to The Sun. "He has butted heads with some members for a while now, and it's caused tension behind the scenes."

Despite these challenges, Lopez appears ready to move forward. According to a source cited by the Daily Mail, Lopez is done trying to save her marriage and is prepared to move on. "Jenny has had enough and she really tried but she can do no more, it's not getting any better, it's worse," the source said. "There is no one to blame here. It just was not in the cards. It is very hard for two massive stars to keep a marriage going, one has to give in, and in this case, neither gave in."

As Lopez navigates these turbulent times, the suggestion to shift to country music represents a significant potential change in her career. Whether she will take this advice remains to be seen, but it underscores the urgency and complexity of the challenges she faces in both her personal and professional life.

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