JENNIFER Lopez gave an awkward reply when asked point-blank about Ben Affleck split rumours yesterday. J-Lo , 54, and Ben , 51, initially dated for two years until 2004 but got back together in 2021 - tying the knot not once, but twice the following year. Rumours about marital difficulties emerged earlier this month after fans realised the couple hadn’t been seen together publicly for seven weeks.
It was also claimed Ben moved out of their £47million mansion, with sources saying he had "checked out" of the marriage. So, with Jennifer promoting her Netflix film Atlas during a Mexico City press conference, one reporter seized his opportunity to pose the question on everyone's minds. A viral video doing the rounds on Instagram shows a male journalist asking the On The Floor singer if the "Ben Affleck rumours are real".
Jennifer's co-stars Simu Liu quickly snapped back: "Don’t come in here with that energy, please." The actress, wearing her wedding ring at the event, awkwardly added: "You know better than that." Despite putting on a united front last week, sources say there is trouble bubbling under the surface.
One told Page Six : “If there was a way to divorce on grounds of temporary insanity, he would. “He feels like the last two years was just a fever dream and he's come to his senses now and understands there is just no way this is going to work.” The couple began having problems "a few months ago," according to another source.
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