Ben Affleck skipped the Los Angeles premiere of Atlas, starring Jennifer Lopez, on Monday night amid rumors of a split.
Lopez was also spotted wearing her wedding ring solo on the red carpet at the Egyptian Theater Hollywood. Jennifer looked stunning in a white tube top and floor-length black skirt, with her hair pulled back in a tight bun. She accessorized with a statement necklace and earrings.
After not being seen together for 47 days, including Jennifer’s big night at the Met Gala earlier this month, the couple attended an event together on May 16 to support their children.according to people magazineAlthough Jennifer and Ben arrived separately, they both wore their wedding rings at the event.
Jennifer Lopez attended the premiere of the Netflix movie Atlas on Monday night without Ben Affleck. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
And on Sunday, the A-list couple was photographed flashing bright smiles together in a car in Los Angeles.
Celebrity matchmaker Alessandra Conti told Fox News Digital that the breakup rumors are just rumors, but that “when it comes to relationships, the past is usually the best predictor of the future.”
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“They first dated in 2002, but their engagement failed and they broke up two years later in 2004. This time around, it’s been exactly two years, albeit with a few months difference. So similar issues It stands to reason that this could resurface and reach a breaking point in two years’ time,” she continued.
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez are all smiles as they are photographed in a car on Sunday. (back grid)
“When couples get back together after a breakup, it’s important to dig deep into past issues, work through them together (ideally with a therapist), and develop a plan of action if issues resurface or reoccur. ”
Conti said the “honeymoon period” that many couples go through tends to fade after two years of dating.
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“This is where couples enter a new phase in their relationship, where love becomes an option and requires more effort to make it last,” she explained. “It’s clear that they’re both trying to make their relationship work.”
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez were last seen out and about in New York City on March 30th. (Photo provided by: MEGA/GC Images)
Alessandra explained that celebrity couples are very similar to non-celebrity relationships. The relationship expert said every relationship has its ups and downs, and Ben and Jen’s relationship just happens to be in the public eye, she said.
“Typically, with non-famous couples, it’s normal for there to be issues that need to be resolved at every stage of the relationship, and it’s common for the women to ‘like’ their relationship on social media, like Jen did.” It is very common to seek relationship advice through. Post,” Conti said. “This doesn’t indicate that relationships are in complete turmoil. On the contrary, celebrities are truly ‘just like us’ when it comes to love and relationships, and the complexities of maintaining good health over time.” It’s proof that you’re just trying to get over a short-term partnership. ”
Ahead of Monday night’s premiere, a source Page 6 Affleck said his marriage to Lopez “brought me back to my senses.”
“If there was a way to divorce him on grounds of temporary insanity, he would do it,” the source continued. “He feels like the last two years were just a fever dream, but he’s come to his senses now and understands that this can’t possibly work out.”
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez got married in 2022. (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)
Lopez and Affleck were last photographed together on March 30 in New York City.
A source close to Ben told Fox News Digital: “People around Ben are very tight-lipped about what’s going on in his personal life, but there definitely seems to be something going on. There was a project that they were trying to find a way to work on.” Now that we’re together, we don’t talk like that anymore. ”
Another source confirmed: “Jennifer and Ben have been trying to work together for a long time. She wanted to find a way to include Ben on her upcoming tour and new music.”
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are reportedly taking different approaches to media attention. (John Shearer)
Another source close to Jennifer’s side told Fox News Digital, “Jennifer and Ben used to fight over petty and stupid things before they got married.”
Another source added, “They have fought over different opinions on parenting. Their parenting styles are very different.”
Officials also spoke people magazine The couple spoke Monday about the reasons for the tension in their marriage, including their different approaches to media attention.
“They just have completely different approaches when it comes to media attention. Ben hates all the attention and finds it very uncomfortable. Jennifer has always had a different approach,” a source told the outlet. Told.
Ben Affleck has reportedly “restored sanity” to his marriage to Jennifer Lopez. (Rodin Eckenroth/Film Magic)
A film industry insider said Affleck has “always been impressed” with his wife’s success and work ethic during his decades-long career, but “it’s not always been his way to share in her life.” he said.
The source further added, “Even though he admires her, it doesn’t make him happy and brings stress into his life, and in turn her life. Their different styles end up colliding. There’s no question about it,” he added.
Representatives for Affleck and Lopez did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s requests for comment.
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez were engaged in the early 2000s. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Lena Marsac The relationship coach and therapist urged her audience to be “kind” after the “On the Floor” singer “liked” a post about unhealthy relationships.
The post, published on March 19, said: “People who lack integrity, emotional safety, and don’t respect your time/think it’s important to return calls/texts in a reasonable amount of time. You can’t build a healthy relationship with someone who doesn’t have it.” Frame…lacks effective communication skills…doesn’t know who they are or what they want. ”
jennifer lopez (Lena Marsac Instagram / yourcourageouscomeback)
“Please be kind to Jennifer Lopez because she’s a human being too. I don’t know if they’ll divorce me,” Marsak said in an Instagram Story video. “I pray that’s not the case, but yes, please.”
Officials announced this last Thursday. our weekly magazine “Jen and Ben are having problems in their marriage. Problems started a few months ago when Jen increased her work load and started preparing for a tour. Jen is very focused on work. Most of the time they have completely different ideas.”
However, that same day, Lopez was photographed arriving at a dance studio in Los Angeles wearing her wedding ring.
Amidst splitting rumors, Jennifer Lopez has been photographed wearing her wedding ring. (back grid)
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Throughout their love journey over the years, Lopez and Affleck – who broke up before their 2003 wedding but reunited and married in July 2022 – have battled many relationship struggles.
In the 2024 documentary The Greatest Love Story Never Told, Lopez spoke candidly about breaking off her engagement to the Oscar-winning actor more than 20 years ago.
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez attended the premiere of “The Mother” in May. (John Saranthan/Variety, via Getty Images)
“Ben and I broke up three days before the wedding,” Lopez revealed. “We’ve all crumbled under the pressure. I think we all go through it thinking, ‘I’m fine. I’ve gotten through this.'” If you’re like me, you just shake it off and give it your all. You just have to put it out there and do what you have to do. ”
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Affleck further spoke about learning to compromise.
“We got back together and I said, ‘Listen, one thing I don’t want is a relationship on social media,'” he said in the documentary. “Then I realized it wasn’t a fair thing to ask. It’s like saying, ‘Well, I don’t like water,’ when you’re going to marry a captain.” Just two people with an approach and trying to learn to compromise. ”
Rumors of the couple’s separation surfaced after reports circulated that the couple was having “marital problems.” (Johnny Nuñez)
Earlier this month, Lopez performed a solo at the Met Gala, causing further uproar online after Affleck’s “unfazed” rant over Tom Brady’s roast the night before.
Affleck was forced to miss a star-studded charity event celebrating the opening of the 2024 Costume Institute exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art due to his filming schedule. Affleck is filming “The Accountant 2” in Los Angeles, a representative for Affleck told Fox News Digital.
Jennifer Lopez shined at the Met Gala without Ben Affleck. (Getty Images)
As for Lopez’s plans for this summer? She hopes to bring her two children, 16-year-old twins Max and Emme, on her “This Is Me…Live” tour.
“I feel like this is the last time I’ll be able to do something like this with them,” she said during an appearance on “Good Morning America” last week. “They’re 16 years old, and the next thing they’re going to say is, ‘No, Mom.’
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“I’m going to use my last strength to say to them, ‘Please come at least for a while,'” she added. “I hope they acquiesce to that.”
