Jennifer Lopez Tears up at Son Max’s High School Graduation as Family Gathers to Celebrate

The 56-year-old singer and actress was surrounded by loved ones after she watched her son Max cross the graduation stage, visibly moved by the milestone moment.

Jennifer Lopez is brimming with pride. The devoted mother of two watched her son Max reach a major milestone earlier this week as he graduated from high school.

Lopez had plenty of company at the ceremony, with several loved ones turning out to mark the occasion. Among those present were her parents, Guadalupe Rodríguez and David Lopez, as well as manager Benny Medina and Max's twin, who now reportedly goes by Oskar.

Lopez dressed for the moment in a mint green floral midi dress layered beneath a soft powder-blue cardigan, completing the look with nude heeled mules, a mint green Hermès Birkin bag, cat-eye sunglasses, and delicate jewelry.

Beside her, Oskar kept things casual in a red polo shirt, wide-leg blue trousers, and red ankle cowboy boots. Max echoed a similarly relaxed vibe in a tie-dye t-shirt in blue, white, and orange, paired with wide-leg khaki trousers and orange-and-white Nike Air Jordan 1 Low sneakers.

Photos from the celebration quickly made their way onto social media. In one standout image, Lopez is seen wiping away tears, while another captures her pulling her 18-year-old into a warm embrace.

Lopez shares the twins with ex-husband Marc Anthony, to whom she was married for 10 years before their separation in 2014. Anthony was not present at Max's graduation, nor did he attend Oskar's ceremony the previous month.

For Oskar's graduation, Lopez arrived alongside her mother Rodríguez, Max, and Samuel Affleck — the son of her ex-husband Ben Affleck. Images showed 14-year-old Sam and Oskar chatting together at the event.

It was following Oskar's ceremony that Lopez's gender-fluid child, born Emme, was revealed to be going by Oskar.

A since-deleted March post from an Instagram account tracking college decisions of seniors at LA's Windward School identified a student as "Oskar Muñiz," alongside a childhood photo, a Sarah Lawrence College logo, and plans to study theater and studio arts. The caption also tagged an Instagram account that appeared to belong to Oskar.

Just ahead of Max's graduation, Lopez appeared on "Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen," where she spoke candidly about adjusting to becoming an empty-nester. She admitted the transition had caught her off guard — she thought she was prepared, but the emotions crept up on her.

"They're so independent," Lopez said during the June 8 appearance. "I've given them roots and wings and it's great and this is how it is. This is a healthy mom thing to do."

The reality only truly hit when she sat down to write something for the graduation program. "I just was like writing something for the end of the school year thing for them to put in the program at the graduation," she explained. "And I just have not, like every time it comes up I just start crying. I could cry right now."

Her bond with the twins runs especially deep following her split from Anthony. "It's an emotional time," she said. "It's been the three of us. People have come in and out of my life, but it's been the three of us. They've always been there, and I've always been there."

Still, Lopez is channeling that emotion into excitement for what lies ahead for her children. On "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" she reflected on her own youth and the eagerness she once felt stepping into the world.

"I remember being that age and thinking I couldn't wait to get out in the world and do my thing. I really wanted that. All year people are asking me, 'Oh they're going away to college it's going to be terrible.' No, it's going to be great," she said.

"I want them to go out there and do what they want to do. They have dreams. They have things they want to do. It's going to be great."