by Breaking Celebrity News Staff

Jennifer Lopez told Marc Anthony last year that she wanted a divorce, Star magazine is reporting exclusively in its new issue.

While the couple’s divorce announcement shocked Hollywood last week, it didn’t stun J.Lo’s friends, who now reveal that she was set to walk out around Christmas.

“Jen told him she wanted out of the marriage late last year but he begged her to stay,” one source told Star. “She stayed but she was miserable until finally she couldn’t take it anymore.”

And even though J.Lo and Marc made the announcement jointly, things have turned bitter behind the scenes, Breaking Celebrity News has discovered.

One major problem: money.

Even though the couple is worth more than $250 mill