Megyn Kelly has taken aim at Jennifer Lopez, accusing the star of "failing" professionally while weighing in on rumors her marriage to Ben Affleck is on the rocks. Lopez, 54, and Affleck, 51, have been plagued with rumors of marital strife over the past several weeks, potentially bringing to an end one of Hollywood's most talk-about romances. The co-stars in July 2022, some 20 years after they first started dating and 18 years after they called off their engagement.
While neither of the stars have publicly confirmed the speculation surrounding the , former host Kelly weighed in with scathing takes of her own as she suggested that Lopez was directing the public narrative. On Wednesday's installment of her podcast, Kelly discussed images that recently emerged of Lopez appearing to take photos focused on her famous posterior as she spent time on a yacht in Italy without Affleck. The star was later pictured sitting in coach for a brief flight from Naples to France for Paris Fashion Week.
Playing on Lopez's early aughts hit "Jenny from the Block," Kelly's guest Maureen Callahan, author of , suggested the images are an attempt to make the star appear down-to-earth. "She's just 'Jenny from the Block.' She's trying to be like us—not trying to unload a $60 million mansion and navigate a divorce while we all know she's like frantically trying to line up her next victim because she cannot be single for a single second," Callahan said.
"We have to all participate in this delusion that .
