Watch: Jennifer Lopez’s Ex Embarrassed in Home Video

Alex Rodriguez was left red-faced after becoming the center of a prank played on him by his daughters, Natasha and Ella. Despite the embarrassment, the former fiancé of Jennifer Lopez took it in stride, sharing the awkward moment on Instagram on Friday.

Unbeknownst to Alex, he was caught up in the viral TikTok trend “Just Give Me My Money.” This prank involves participants animatedly shouting out “just give me my money” while everyone else cheers. However, when it’s the unsuspecting victim’s turn to shout the phrase, everyone stays silent.

This was exactly what happened to Alex. As he took his turn and shouted the phrase, he was met with complete silence. Seeing his daughters laugh, he soon burst into laughter himself. Captioning the amusing home video, Alex wrote: “My daughters really got me with this… #givemethatmoney #prank.”

Despite the prank, Alex looked delighted to spend time with Ella, 16, and Natasha, 19. This is especially heartening as his eldest daughter moved out of the family home last year to attend the University of Michigan. Following her high school graduation last May, Alex appeared on CBS Mornings and expressed his heartbreak over how quickly Natasha has grown up.

“I’m crushed. I’m so excited, but then heartbroken,” he shared. “I mean, it goes by so fast.” Alex revealed that he wrote her a long letter and broke down crying while reading it.

“I couldn’t finish the letter as I was breaking down; we were at my house, and I had family over. I basically said, ‘I am supposed to be your role model, but here you are at 18, and you are my role model,'” he elaborated.

Natasha is studying performing arts and has a specific interest in musical theater, but her dad had one rule about her chosen subjects. He previously explained, “My only condition is because all these young actors want to bypass college, and I’m always saying, ‘You can study drama, you can do whatever you want, but as long as you’re taking your business classes at Michigan.'” He added that the Ross School of Business at Michigan is among the top ten business schools in the country.

Alex shares his daughters with his first wife Cynthia Scurtis, who he split from the same year his youngest child, Ella was born. A-Rod and Cynthia parted ways, with Cynthia filing for divorce citing “emotional abandonment.”

In February 2017, Alex began dating Jennifer Lopez, and two years later they announced their engagement before parting ways in 2021. JLo said at the time, “We have realized we are better as friends and look forward to remaining so. We will continue to work together and support each other on our shared businesses and projects.

“We wish the best for each other and one another’s children. Out of respect for them, the only other comment we have to say is thank you to everyone who has sent kind words and support.”

Source: Getty Images, Instagram, CBS Mornings