The 'Dancing With The Stars' professional said after news of his dalliance with Jennifer Lopez hit the press a month ago, things hit a new and annoying level in his life, reported New York Daily News.
"I now understand why Hollywood is such a difficult place to have a good relationship in: because there's all these interferences.
"Two people have to be so strong - and notice I didn't say 'in love'. They have to be in love, but trust me, there've been situations when two people have been really in love, and all of this gets in the way and it completely ruins it," he said.
"With the Jennifer thing, look, we're friends and... We're friends. This is it. This is where it ends, pretty much.