Casper the friendly post! Jennifer Lopez's ex Smart shares photo of inspirational tattoo following split

'You must embrace the darkness to see the light'.

So says Casper Smart's new tattoo, which he showed off on Instagram on Tuesday.

The 29-year-old dance choreographer was dumped by the 47-year-old singer last month.

Casper the friendly post: J-lo's ex shared pic of his new inspirational tattoo on Instagram following his split from Jennifer Lopez last month

Casper the friendly post: J-lo's ex shared pic of his new inspirational tattoo on Instagram following his split from Jennifer Lopez last month

While he didn't give and context or reasoning in the caption besides 'new ink', the upper thigh tat appeared to be a philosophical attempt to get over his Latina sugar mama. 

The on again off again couple switched to 'off again' in August when the relationship reportedly 'came to a natural end'.

However it subsequently emerged that JLo had pulled the trigger because her toyboy of five years had opted against attending a charity event with her in The Hamptons.

TMZ reported that the pop star had told her beau that the benefit was important to her, but instead he headed off to watch the Conor McGregor/Nate Diaz fight in Las Vegas.

The end: The 29-year-old dance choreographer was dumped by the 47-year-old singer last month

The end: The 29-year-old dance choreographer was dumped by the 47-year-old singer last month

The inspirational quote might ring a bell for Jenny's fans, who will surely liken it to the lyrics from her 2015 track Feel The Light — a song that touches on 'a long shot' of getting something back.

'Feel the light / Shining in the dark of night / Remember what we forgot / I know it's a long shot / But we're bringing it all back / We're bringing it all back,' Lopez sang on the soundtrack for on her film, Home.

Also visible in Casper's Instagram was another length of painful-looking scar tissue — but this one had nothing to do with his heart.

Boys will be boys: It subsequently emerged that JLo had pulled the trigger because her toyboy of five years had opted against attending a charity event with her in The Hamptons, heading to a UFC fight instead

Boys will be boys: It subsequently emerged that JLo had pulled the trigger because her toyboy of five years had opted against attending a charity event with her in The Hamptons, heading to a UFC fight instead

Running over his kneecap was the scar from his anterior cruciate ligament replacement surgery, which he had revealed on Facebook one month before the split.

Rumours JLo had replaced him with Scottish DJ Calvin Harris have yet to be substantiated.

However she is getting back together with ex-husband Marc Anthony — for a  new Spanish language collaboration album.

The two split five years ago and have two children together, Max and Emme, aged eight. 

More pain: Also visible in Casper's Instagram was another length of painful-looking scar tissue ¿ but this one had nothing to do with his heart, rather his ACL surgery

More pain: Also visible in Casper's Instagram was another length of painful-looking scar tissue — but this one had nothing to do with his heart, rather his ACL surgery

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