Jennifer Lopez and ex-boyfriend Casper Smart were spotted locking lips last week , and they’ve been seen hanging out a lot as of late. But in a new interview with E! News, after a taping of her show American Idol , Lopez confirmed that she is in fact single and not back in a relationship with Smart. GossipCop notes that the pair have always been “just friends” since their split, and that the rumors of them faking a break-up for press reasons was completely false.