# Jennifer Lopez and Diddy with Esther Manito Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-way-they-were-6655435/jennifer-lopez-and-diddy-with-esther-manito Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-way-they-were-6655435/jennifer-lopez-and-diddy-with-esther-manito.md Podcast: [The Way They Were](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-way-they-were-6655435) Published: 2026-03-03T04:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://prefix.up.audio/s/pscrb.fm/rss/p/rss.art19.com/episodes/83af2564-b2c8-4185-9ba9-d299fbdd6ca6.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIgtDaHJvbWUGOgZFVA%3D%3D--d05363d83ce333c74f32188013892b2863ad051c Audio file: https://prefix.up.audio/s/pscrb.fm/rss/p/rss.art19.com/episodes/83af2564-b2c8-4185-9ba9-d299fbdd6ca6.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIgtDaHJvbWUGOgZFVA%3D%3D--d05363d83ce333c74f32188013892b2863ad051c Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-way-they-were-6655435/episodes/jennifer-lopez-and-diddy-with-esther-manito Duration seconds: 3992 ## Resource Love might not cost a thing, but this one came with a lot of receipts. When Jennifer Lopez (back once again!) fell for Sean Combs in 1999, it felt like pop had engineered its own super-couple. She was shimmering on the brink of full-blown world domination; he was the Svengali of west coast rap. Tracksuits, champagne, Versace dresses and so much white clothing. Then came the nightclub shooting, the arrest and the cheating. This week, Chantal and Gráinne are joined by stand-up comedian Esther Manito to unpick J.Lo's first tabloid romance and ask why couldn't these two lovebirds make it work? To get episodes ad free and early, join us our Patreon:  ⁠⁠patreon.com/TheWayTheyWere⁠⁠  You can also access our exclusive bonus episodes every other week and take part in  The Gossip  our exclusive Patreon group chat!  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-way-they-were-6655435/episodes/jennifer-lopez-and-diddy-with-esther-manito/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-way-they-were-6655435/jennifer-lopez-and-diddy-with-esther-manito.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.