Jennifer Lopez Opens Up About Her Divorce from Ben Affleck
Jennifer Lopez has no regrets about getting divorced from Ben Affleck. In fact, Lopez, 56, called the 2024 split “the best thing that ever happened to me” in a new interview with “CBS Sunday Morning.”
A New Chapter for Lopez
The “Let’s Get Loud” singer spoke about Affleck, 53, while promoting her upcoming musical movie “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” which he produced. Lopez added: “Honestly, I have to say it was the best thing that ever happened to me. Because it changed me… it didn’t change me, it helped me grow in a way that I needed to grow. Become more self-aware. I’m a different person now than I was last year, I think.”
Lopez also admitted that she wouldn’t have “Kiss of the Spider Woman” if it wasn’t for Affleck. “The movie wouldn’t have been made if it wasn’t for him and Artists Equity,” she said. “And I will always give him that credit.”
Reflecting on the Past
Lopez filed for divorce from Affleck in Aug. 2024 after two years of marriage. A source told People at the time that Lopez “did spend a lot of time making sure Ben was happy and had everything he needed,” but Affleck had “erratic mood swings,” which allegedly contributed to their split.
Last October, Lopez told Interview Magazine she’s grateful for the lessons that the divorce taught her. “That doesn’t mean it didn’t almost take me out for good. It almost did,” she said. “But now, on the other side of it, I think to myself, ‘F–k, that is exactly what I needed. Thank you, God. I’m sorry it took me so long. I’m sorry that you had to do this to me so many times.’”
Moving Forward
Affleck, for his part, stated in April that the exes are on good terms. “For the record, Jennifer Lopez is spectacular, great to my kids, great ongoing relationship with them,” he said at the “Accountant 2” premiere. “I love her kids. They’re wonderful. She’s [an] enormously important, tremendous person of a lot of integrity who I adore and am grateful to.”
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