Ben Affleck assures you his life isn’t that interesting. Let the man get his coffee in peace
- Ben Affleck, the 52-year-old star of "Accountant 2", recently discussed his divorce from Jennifer Lopez, which has captured significant media attention.
- Lopez and Affleck, who initially met on the set of "Gigli" over 20 years prior, rekindled their relationship nearly two decades later, only to divorce after two years of marriage, with Lopez filing in August 2024 citing irreconcilable differences.
- Affleck emphasized that there was no dramatic event leading to the split, describing the reasons as "quotidian" and stating, "There's no scandal, no soap opera, no intrigue."
- Affleck acknowledged differences in how he and Lopez approach celebrity and public sharing but maintains respect for his ex-wife, expressing that relationships are complex and that he doesn't want to be perceived negatively in the public eye.
- Lopez, in a conversation with Nikki Glaser in October 2024, expressed that her "world exploded" and that she is learning to be on her own, while Affleck is still trying to understand the public's continued interest in his life.
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Breaking His Silence On Their Divorce, Ben Affleck Addressed Theories About The “Root Causes” Of His Split From Jennifer Lopez — And What He Said Is Super Important
“You don’t always have the same attitude towards these things…You’ve got to own what you knew going into any relationship.”View Entire Post ›

Ben Affleck breaks silence on Jennifer Lopez divorce
Originally appeared on E! Online Ben Affleck is sharing his side of the story. Over three months after the “Good Will Hunting” star and Jennifer Lopez finalized their divorce, he addressed the end of their two-year marriage — which followed an engagement in the mid-aughts before a breakup until 2021. “There’s a tendency to look at breakups and want to identify root causes or something,” Affleck explained to GQ in an interview published March 25.…
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