One bold reporter confronted Jennifer Lopez about rumors that she and Ben Affleck are splitting up after two years of marriage. They didn’t get their scoop. Instead, Lopez chided the reporter for the question, according to video published by TMZ .
On Wednesday, Lopez appeared on a panel in Mexico City to discuss her new sci-fi Netflix film “Atlas” with co-star Simu Liu and director Brad Peyton. When the panel opened up for audience questions, one journalist off-camera took the opportunity to ask the singer-actor-producer, “Is your divorce with Ben Affleck ..
. real?” Some attendees groaned at the question, as Liu quickly jumped in with, “OK, we’re not doing that.” Lopez initially scoffed at the inquiry, then addressed the reporter directly.
“You know better than that,” she said, leaning forward in her seat. “Come on, don’t come in here with that energy, please. Thank you so much,” Liu added.
Speculation about a Bennifer divorce surfaced earlier this month as several tabloids, citing unnamed sources, reported that the celebrity spouses were facing marital issues . Also fueling the rumors were Affleck’s absence from the 2024 Met Gala, where Lopez was a co-chair, and the “Let’s Get Loud” singer’s house-hunting outing with a longtime collaborator. Amid the rumors, TMZ published photos of Affleck and Lopez both still wearing their wedding rings.
Representatives for Lopez and Affleck did not respond immediately Thursday to The Times’ separate re.
