J. Lo and Marc Anthony's split turning 'vicious'?

It's war!

After what appeared to be a fairly civilized July split following seven years of marriage, things between Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony are getting seriously ugly, multiple insiders tell the new Us Weekly, out now.

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The catalyst? Lopez's newfound love with Casper Smart, a 24-year-old backup dancer who's already getting along swimmingly with Max and Emme, Lopez's 3-year-old twins with Anthony, 43.

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When the Latin crooner spotted photos of Lopez and Smart bonding with his son and daughter during a Thanksgiving vacation in Kauai, Hawaii, he "hit the roof," one source says. "It caused a huge blowup."

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Anthony's next move: Although he and Lopez, 42, already hammered out custody arrangements for the twins ? ceding primary custody to the singer and "American Idol" judge ? a close source tells Us he's "going back on his word and saying his wants joint custody."

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His ultimate motive, says the source? "He wants to make Jennifer suffer because she's having fun with someone new, and he knows this will hurt her on the deepest level."

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But Lopez, says another pal, is "ready to smash him if he tries anything.... It's getting vicious."

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