{"id":122106,"date":"2024-11-04T22:14:53","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T15:14:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=122106"},"modified":"2024-11-04T22:14:53","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T15:14:53","slug":"ben-affleck-makes-surprising-jennifer-lopez-remark-amid-divorce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=122106","title":{"rendered":"Ben Affleck makes surprising Jennifer Lopez remark amid divorce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Ben Affleck still respects Jennifer Lopez despite their breakup. <\/p>\n<p>The \u201cArgo\u201d director, 52, recently praised his soon-to-be ex-wife while discussing her performance in their <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/09\/05\/entertainment\/jennifer-lopez-is-excited-ahead-of-unstoppable-premiere-without-ben-affleck\/\">upcoming movie \u201cUnstoppable.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Affleck and Matt Damon, who produced \u201cUnstoppable\u201d via their production company, Artists Equity, were joined by Cillian Murphy for an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iW0pGZjSjFo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Entertainment Tonight <\/a>on Sunday about their film \u201cSmall Things Like These.\u201d The reporter asked Affleck about \u201cUnstoppable,\u201d which stars Lopez, 55, as the mother of a one-legged athlete.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez at the \u201cThis Is Me\u2026 Now: A Love Story\u201d premiere on Feb. 13. <span class=\"credit\">Image Press Agency\/NurPhoto\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Cillian Murphy and Nischelle Turner. <span class=\"credit\">Entertainment Tonight<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201c\u2018Unstoppable\u2019<em>\u00a0<\/em>is a very different movie than this, but in a way it\u2019s similarly rooted in the passion of really talented artists,\u201d said Affleck. \u201cBilly Goldenberg and Jennifer and Don Cheadle and Jharrel \u2026 All of them were really passionate about this film.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cWe really believe in the power of storytelling when the people involved in it are deeply emotionally connected to the story,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Ben Affleck in an interview with Entertainment Tonight. <span class=\"credit\">Entertainment Tonight<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Affleck added that \u201cJennifer is spectacular\u201d in \u201cUnstoppable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s another one that we\u2019re really, really proud of,\u201d he noted. \u201cWe believed in the right people, and \u2018Unstoppable\u2019 is another example of that.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Jharrel Jerome, Jennifer Lopez in \u201cUnstoppable.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Amazon MGM Studios \/ X<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Affleck and Lopez were married for two years before <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/08\/20\/entertainment\/jennifer-lopez-files-for-divorce-from-ben-affleck\/\">Lopez filed for divorce<\/a>\u00a0on Aug. 20,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/08\/21\/entertainment\/jennifer-lopez-wanted-ben-affleck-divorce-filing-to-sting-on-second-anniversary\/\">the anniversary<\/a>\u00a0of the former couple\u2019s second wedding ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>Lopez listed <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/08\/20\/entertainment\/jennifer-lopez-photo-on-day-of-ben-affleck-separation-revealed\/#:~:text=Jennifer%20Lopez's%20divorce%20filing%20from,separated%20on%20April%2026%2C%202024.\">their date of separation<\/a> as April 26. On that day, the singer was in New York hard at work filming another movie she\u2019s co-producing with Affleck, \u201cKiss of the Spider Woman.\u201d The exes had wrapped filming on \u201cUnstoppable\u201d three months prior.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez at Elle\u2019s 2023 Women in Hollywood celebration. <span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Affleck, while he was still married to Lopez, had spoken <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/08\/23\/entertainment\/ben-affleck-gushed-over-best-friend-jennifer-lopez-in-unstoppable-pre-divorce\/\">how much he loved working with his then-wife<\/a>\u00a0on the film.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat fun, what a joy to do something with her, see her be great, go to work with your wife, go to work with your best friend,\u201d he told\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/air-matt-damon-and-ben-affleck-artists-equity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CBS Sunday Mornings<\/a>\u00a0in March 2023.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez at the 78th Venice International Film Festival in September 2021. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Adapted from a 1993 Broadway musical (which was an adaptation of a novel), \u201cUnstoppable\u201d tells\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/08\/08\/entertainment\/jennifer-lopez-shows-first-look-at-new-m\/\">the true story of wrestler Anthony Robles<\/a>, who was born with one leg and defied expectations to win a national collegiate wrestling championship in 2011. <\/p>\n<p>Lopez plays Robles\u2019 mother.\u00a0The rest of the cast includes Jharrel Jerome\u00a0(as Robles), Bobby Cannavale, Don Cheadle and Michael Pe\u00f1a, while\u00a0William Goldenberg directed. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Jharrel Jerome in \u201cUnstoppable.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Amazon MGM Studios \/ X<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Jennifer Lopez at the \u201cUnstoppable\u201d premiere in New York City on Nov. 2. <span class=\"credit\">Christopher Peterson \/ SplashNews.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>William Goldenberg, Jennifer Lopez, Judy Robles, Jharrel Jerome and Anthony Robles at the \u201cUnstoppable\u201d screening in NY. <span class=\"credit\">Marion Curtis  \/ Starpix for Amazon MGM Studios<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The movie <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/09\/06\/entertainment\/jennifer-lopez-attends-unstoppable-premiere-no-ben-affleck\/\">had its world premiere<\/a> at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 6, just over two weeks after Lopez filed for divorce. The \u201cHustlers\u201d actress attended the premiere, while Affleck did not. <\/p>\n<p>During the after-party, Lopez and Damon \u2014 who has been close friends with Affleck for over 40 years \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/09\/09\/entertainment\/jennifer-lopez-matt-damon-holds-hands-at-tiff-amid-ben-affleck-divorce-photos\/\">were seen mingling and holding hands<\/a> during \u201ca long, deep conversation.\u201d An insider said that Lopez is \u201cvery close\u201d with Damon, 54, despite her split from Affleck. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Jennifer Lopez at the \u201cUnstoppable\u201d premiere at the Toronto Film Festival. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Matt Damon in an interview with Entertainment Tonight. <span class=\"credit\">Entertainment Tonight<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lopez and Affleck have yet to be officially divorced. The duo allegedly\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/08\/20\/entertainment\/j-lo-and-ben-affleck-didnt-sign-a-prenup-heres-whats-at-sake\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">did not sign a prenuptial agreement<\/a>. Lopez did not request spousal support and asked the judge to deny Affleck\u2019s support.<\/p>\n<p>They <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/08\/22\/real-estate\/ben-affleck-jennifer-lopez-mansion-on-market-for-68m\/\">put their $68 million marital mansion in Beverly Hills<\/a> on the market in July, but it has yet to sell.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnstoppable\u201d arrives in theaters on Dec. 6.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/11\/04\/entertainment\/ben-affleck-makes-surprising-jennifer-lopez-remark-amid-divorce\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ben Affleck still respects Jennifer Lopez despite their breakup. 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