By Breaking Celebrity News Staff

Jennifer Lopez and her estranged husband Marc Anthony are battling over whether their 4-year-old twins should follow their foot­steps into showbiz.

“Jennifer has set her mind on becoming a ‘momager’ to little Max and his sister Emme,” an insider tells the new issue of The National Enquirer.

“But Marc is insisting they go to school like normal kids, and then when they’re 18, they can decide what they want to do with their lives.”

The twins are no strangers to showbiz -- back in 2010, J-Lo, 43, negotiated a lavish print advertising campaign featuring the twins for luxury designer Gucci’s children’s collection.

Making matters worse, the source claims, J-Lo's boyfriend, Casper Smart, is encouraging her aspirations.

“When Jennifer let slip that it was Casper’s idea to enroll Emme in dance classes and send her out on auditions for commercials, Marc barked, ‘Over my dead body!’"The source says.