Ben Affleck and his ‘estranged wife’ Jennifer Lopez seem to be on two different planets these days.
The 51-year-old Oscar-winning star looked far from thrilled on Thursday as he was spotted leaving his Los Angeles office in a dark suit with a white shirt. The father of three carried an iced coffee in one hand and a duffel bag in another.
Meanwhile Lopez, 54, was smiling in a new skincare tutorial shared to her JLo Beauty Instagram page on Thursday.
The Atlas actress had no makeup on as she sat in her dressing room of her $60M mansion, which Ben moved out of earlier this year.
These images have surfaced after People claimed that Affleck has moved his things out of the Bel-Air home’ amid divorce rumours.
Ben Affleck and his ‘estranged wife’ Jennifer Lopez seem to be on two different planets these days. The 51-year-old Oscar-winning star looked far from thrilled on Thursday as he was spotted leaving his Los Angeles office
Ben was in a dark suit with a white shirt. The father of three carried an iced coffee in one hand and a duffel bag in another
In the new clip Jennifer is in a friendly, warm mood.
She was in ivory silk lingerie as she told fans to use every last drop of her serum, even running it on your arms and chest if you have to.
The diva finished the clip on an upbeat note as she told her fans to have a ‘great day.’
‘Get every last drop out of every day @jlo. Make it a great one by starting off with That Limitless Glow Sheet Mask, infused with an ounce of our iconic JLo Glow Serum ✨,’ the caption read.
Affleck has been carrying on as business as usual amid constant rumours that he is ready to divorce his wife of only two years.
Jennifer, on the other hand, seems to be trying to enjoy some fun this summer as she was seen in Paris then in Italy with close pals.
The end does seem near for Bennifer 2.0.
People has claimed he picked up his stuff he had at his shared mansion with Lopez recently before Jennifer got back from Italy.
He now lives in a $100K a month home near his ex, Jennifer Garner, with whom he shares three children: Violet, 18, Seraphina, 15, and Samuel, 12.
‘Ben continues to live at the Brentwood rental,’ a source told the site.
Meanwhile Lopez, 54, was smiling in a new skincare tutorial shared to her JLo Beauty Instagram page on Thursday. The Atlas actress had no makeup on as she sat in her dressing room of her $60M mansion, which Ben moved out of earlier this year
‘He’s been there for about two months now,’ another source added.
‘He seems okay. He’s been at his office every day and seems focused on work. He’s also spending time with his kids.’
Affleck and Lopez put the mansion they have shared together in Beverly Hills since June 2023 on the market in early June for $65M.
The two appear to still be in contact.
They have business ties: Lopez is set to star in two upcoming movies for Affleck and Matt Damon’s production company. Those films are Unstoppable and Kiss Of The Spider Woman.
This comes a week after a source told DailyMail.com that Jennifer is ‘over’ trying to make her marriage with Ben work.
These images have surfaced after People claimed that Affleck has moved his things out of the Bel-Air home’ amid divorce rumours
Amid rumors about the status of the couple’s marriage, an industry insider has now claimed that the pop star has reached her wit’s end and no longer feels that she can do any ‘more’ to save the relationship.
‘Jenny has had enough and she really tried but she can do no more, it’s not getting any better, it’s worse,’ a music industry source told DailyMail.com.
The insider add that the main reason J.Lo, left her husband was because he was always ‘grumpy and negative’ like Oscar The Grouch from Sesame Street.
Jennifer is sad about the end of her nuptials but ‘is trying to make the best of it by working out, spending time with her twins Max and Emme and making new plans for 2025,’ they went on.
One of those new plans is resuming her This Is Me… Live tour for the summer of 2025 when she turns 56. She canceled the 2024 tour that was scheduled to kick off in July in order to ‘recollect herself.’
‘She is excited about going on tour next year when her personal life is on calmer ground and she can connect with her fans. She will take her tribe with her and make the most of it,’ said the source.
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Lopez is also said to be ‘shocked’ by the bad press she has been getting, which she believes is not fair.
‘If people could see what she has really gone through they would be easier on her,’ said the source.
‘Ben is a great guy but he can be grumpy and a downer. I think the world saw that in photos like when they were at the Grammys last year; he wouldn’t smile. If they saw how it really was, they would not attack her,’ said the friend of Jennifer.
‘He chain smokes and cusses and seems irritated a lot of the time. Great director and actor, but not a lot of laughs with him, you know?’ said the source. ‘He is a wonderful father though.’
Lopez plans on pushing on.
‘She is really not used to this kind of bad feedback, but she will get over it. She will march on,’ said the pal.
‘Jennifer is a very smart and strong woman and she will bounce back, she always does!’
These days she has been leaning on her close friends.
One is stylist Shawn Barton, whose nickname is Beezy. Another is vocal coach Stevie Mackey.
Lopez is done with her marriage to Affleck (seen in 2023), a source has told DailyMail.com, saying: ‘It’s over, she has had enough’
‘He chain smokes and cusses and seems irritated a lot of the time. Great director and actor, but not a lot of laughs with him always, you know?’ said the source. Seen in May 2023
There have been many reports that Ben and Jennifer will announce their divorce soon and plan to do it on a Friday, which is the norm among celebrities who are splitting.
When the source was asked about this they offered, ‘I think they have wanted to wait until all the kids are out of school and done with school plans and all that before they make their big announcement. They are putting the kids first.’
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She has Max and Emme with ex-husband Marc Anthony.
And Ben has Violet, Seraphina and Samuel with ex-wife Jennifer Garner.
And as far as how Jennifer and Ben are getting along these days, the insider said they are being ‘cordial’ with each other.
So what happened to the once jovial Ben who used to smile at fans and make out with Jennifer in public?
The source points to the pressure in Ben’s career.
‘He is now filming Accounting 2 and the hours are really long, he is working hard at it and it’s a lot to juggle with marriage and kids,’ said the source. ‘So sometimes he is not in the best mood.’
The singer is sad about the end of her nuptials but ‘is trying to make the best of it by working out, spending time with her twins and making new plans for 2025’ (seen with Emme on June 8); she has her concert to plan for 2025
Meanwhile, Lopez cleared her schedule this summer to give herself some downtime to re-examine her life.
‘She is living alone and not with Ben, I think everyone knows that already, so that is a major change for her and the kids,’ said the pal. Indeed, Ben moved into a $100K a month rental near Garner months ago.
‘Of course Jenny is sad, she loves Ben, but they are just too different, there is no give and take, there was no blending, they are just on separate tracks.’
The source added that Jennifer gave it her all: ‘She really tried hard to make it work, and it just did not work.
‘She invested a lot of time and energy, and I think he did the same. There is no one to blame here. It just was not in the cards. It is very hard for two massive stars to keep a marriage going, one has to give in, and in this case neither gave in.’
Instead of crying at home, however, Jennifer is making plans for a better life.
‘She is looking at scripts and figuring out 2025. After the success of Atlas she is getting a ton of calls for movies, everyone wants to work with her. She loves that she is still on the A list in her fifties!’
She has earned plenty of respect.
This week Atlas’ composer Andrew Lockington said he was ‘blown away’ by Lopez’s creativity and work ethic.
She was not just as the lead acting role in the film, but as a filmmaker and producer during post-production, he added.
He also said she was in the edit room and was involved in the music. She also hit the screenings to see what the audience thought.
Lopez has landed a new Netflix series amid increasingly escalating rumors she will soon split from husband Ben Affleck – seen Monday
Jen and Ben have business ties: Lopez is set to star in two upcoming movies for Affleck and Matt Damon’s production company. Those films are Unstoppable and Kiss Of The Spider Woman. Seen in January
And he noted that he can’t believe how hard she works even with ‘all the rumors’ swirling about her personal life: ‘I can’t imagine what it would be like to be under that kind of microscope in her life.’
Meanwhile, Jennifer has struck a new deal with the streamer via her company Nuyorican to adapt novel Happy Place by Emily Henry.
Deadline reported plans to adapt the novel ‘as a series are underway’ with producers and streaming executives currently meeting with writers.
Happy Place follows couple Harriet and Wyn who met in college – but abruptly break up.
Despite splitting five months previously, they haven’t told their best friends, and end up sharing a bedroom in a Maine cottage during their annual getaway – and making a pact to lie that they are still together.
Lopez will act as one of the producers on the series alongside Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas and Benny Medina.
IS BEN THE MOST MISERABLE MAN IN HOLLYWOOD?
Ben Affleck seems to be the most miserable man in Hollywood as he is often seen looking downcast when out in Los Angeles and irritated when attending red carpet events.
The movie icon appears especially sad now that his less-than two year marriage to Jennifer Lopez is reportedly on the rocks.
But this Hollywood actor – who came to fame over 30 years ago with 1992’s School Ties – has it all, including a $150million estimate net worth.
Affleck, 51, has two Academy Awards: one was for writing Good Will Hunting (1998) and the other was for making Argo (2013).
And the Cambridge, Massachusetts native has so much fame he lands magazine covers, big-budget movies and a massive Dunkin’ Donuts campaign.
His fortune from films like Batman V Superman is vast as he now rents a $100K a month home in Los Angeles.
And he has had a string of beautiful women in his life, from Gwyneth Paltrow and first wife Jennifer Garner – the mom of his three children – to second bride Lopez.
Nothing seems to have brought him much happiness. And his grumpy disposition has sparked a thousand memes.
Ben Affleck seems to be the most miserable man in Hollywood as he is often seen looking downcast when out in Los Angeles and appearing irritated at red carpet events. Seen in a new episode of Hart To Heart
He seems especially sad now that his marriage to Jennifer Lopez is reportedly on the rocks. Seen in May 2023
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While talking to Kevin Hart for an episode from season four of his show Hart To Heart, the Oscar-winning actor addressed his grumpiness.
The star said Affleck also addresses his resting grumpy face and his explanation is hard to believe as the actor – who has been in front of cameras for three decades – declares he is ‘shy.’
Ben said: ‘I’m also a little bit shy. I don’t like a lot of attention. This is why people see me and they’re like, “Why is this dude always mad?” Because someone had their camera sticking in my face, and I’m like, “OK, here we go.”‘
‘You have resting b***h face,’ Hart joked.
‘B****h? Now,’ Affleck responded as he pretended to be mad.
‘I have resting hard face. People are projecting onto me something that I don’t feel about myself at all.’
Hart loses points for not asking Ben why he continues to be in showbusiness if he doesn’t like attention.
Ben, who also directs, has no plans to stop acting: his next film is The Accountant 2.
Affleck is known for his brooding leading roles – pictured in 1997’s Good Will Hunting – which bagged him his first Oscar
But this Hollywood actor who came to fame over 30 years ago with 1992’s School Ties seems to have it all. Affleck, 51, has Oscars, money and looks; seen in May
While talking to Kevin Hart for an episode from season four of his show Hart To Heart , the Oscar-winning actor addressed the ‘Sad Affleck’ memes – Seen with JLo in 2022
The couple seemed happier 20 years ago, right, than they did earlier this year, left
This comes after a source told DailyMail.com the main reason J.Lo is upset with her husband is because he was always ‘grumpy and negative’ like Oscar The Grouch from Sesame Street.
‘If people could see what she has really gone through they would be easier on her,’ said the source.
‘Ben is a great guy but he can be grumpy and a downer.
‘I think the world saw that in photos like when they were at the Grammys last year; he wouldn’t smile. If they saw how it really was, they would not attack her,’ said the friend of Jennifer.
‘He chain smokes and cusses and seems irritated a lot of the time. Great director and actor, but not a lot of laughs with him, you know?’ said the source. ‘He is a wonderful father though.’
Ben said: ‘I’m also a little bit shy. I don’t like a lot of attention. This is why people see me and they’re like, “Why is this dude always mad?; in February 2023
Looking miserable with ex-wife Jennifer Garner in LA on June 11 – the pair were wed from 2005-2018 and share three children
Ben looked grumpy at the 81st Golden Globe Awards in January 7 with Matt Damon
And Ben appeared sad in March with JLo and son Samuel at the Laker game in LA
The star has dated a host of famous beauties – including Deep Water co-star Ana De Armas from 2020-2021 (pictured 2020)
He romanced Saturday Night Life producer Lindsay Shookus from 2017-2019 (pictured 2018)
The same year he went to rehab, he had a brief fling with Playboy model Shauna Sexton – who at 23 was 20 years his junior
Lopez plans on pushing on.
‘She is really not used to this kind of bad feedback, but she will get over it. She will march on,’ said the pal.
‘Jennifer is a very smart and strong woman and she will bounce back, she always does!’
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And as far as how Jennifer and Ben are getting along these days, the insider said they are being ‘cordial’ with each other.
So what happened to the once jovial Ben who used to smile at fans and make out with Jennifer in public?
The source points to the pressure in Ben’s career.
‘He is now filming Accounting 2 and the hours are really long, he is working hard at it and it’s a lot to juggle with marriage and kids,’ said the source. ‘So sometimes he is not in the best mood.’
In 2022, Ben reflected on his sad meme from the now-iconic video of him sadly staring off into space during a press junket interview for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
Affleck admitted that though he thought the memes sparked by the video were funny, he is now more concerned about the affects it had on his children.
The 8-year-old video – featuring a melancholy soundtrack – shows Affleck alongside co-star Henry Cavill as they are told that the movie is getting mixed reviews.
He dated Gwyneth Paltrow from 1997-2000 (pictured 1999)
The star courted worldwide attention when he groped then fiancee J-Lo’s backside in her Jenny From The Block video in 2002
Affleck talked in 2022 about the now-iconic video of him sadly staring off into space during a press junket interview for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
The video shows Affleck alongside co-star Henry Cavill as they are told that the movie is getting mixed reviews
And while Cavill launches into a professional response, Affleck turns his gaze down with a look of utter dismay.
The video – which went viral overnight – was quickly turned into a parody, as YouTuber Sabconth added in a collage of negative headlines from review articles, as well as Simon and Garfunkel’s song The Sound of Silence.
The actor opened up about the meme and his public perception to the Los Angeles Times, saying, ‘I got to a place where [the public perception] was so different from who I am that I just stopped reading and stopped caring.’
He went on to say he was concerned about his kids being affected by it. ‘But then, as my kids got older and started seeing the internet themselves, that’s the difficult part. Even the “Sad Affleck” meme — that was funny to me. I mean, there’s nobody who hasn’t felt that way at a junket,’ he stated.
‘But then my kids see it and I think, “Oh, are they going to think their dad is fundamentally sad or they have to worry about me?” That’s really tough,’ the star added.
There have been hundreds of memes dedicated to Ben’s sour face over the years
The actor also reflected on his early years and how his public image didn’t match his private persona.
‘I think when I was young, people saw me as somebody who had too much or was successful too easily or looked like some kind of cavalier, insincere, callow frat guy,’ he said.
‘That was nothing like how I felt. I felt like this sort of insecure, anxious, overly verbal kid from Boston who had tried to break into this business and was dealing with his own stuff. But there is an interesting thing about how we come off versus who we are,’ he revealed.
The star’s first taste of moviemaking was at age seven in the independent film, The Dark End of the Street (1981), directed by a family friend.
Next he starred in the PBS children’s series The Voyage of the Mimi (1984) and The Second Voyage of the Mimi (1988).
As a teen, he appeared in the ABC after school special Wanted: A Perfect Man (1986), the television film Hands of a Stranger (1987). Ben also did a Burger King commercial in 1989.
At Occidental College in Los Angeles, Affleck directed student films.
The star’s first taste of moviemaking was at age seven in the independent film, The Dark End of the Street (1981). And he has worked hard ever since; seen in 2022
Then he worked more. He played Patrick Duffy’s son in the television film Daddy (1991), made an uncredited appearance as a basketball player in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer film (1992), and had a supporting role as a prep school student in School Ties (1992).
Then it was back to TV. He played a high school quarterback in the NBC television series Against the Grain (1993), and a steroid-abusing high school football player in Body to Die For: The Aaron Henry Story (1994).
A small part in Dazed and Confused (1993) did little for his career.
Affleck’s first starring film role was as an aimless art student in the college drama Glory Daze (1995). He then played a bully in Kevin Smith’s comedy Mallrats (1995) and next came Chasing Amy (1997). He got good reviews for Going All the Way (1997).
Then came the success of 1997’s Good Will Hunting, which changed everything.
Along the way, Ben has dated numerous well-known beauties. He romanced Gwyneth Paltrow – with whom he starred in Bounce and Shakespeare in Love together – on-off from 1997-2000.
The Batman actor sparked up a romance with Saturday Night Life producer Lindsay Shookus, who he dated from 2017 to 2019.
In 2018 the star was famously seen being driven to rehab by ex-wife Jennifer Garner after his loved ones staged an intervention.
The star first shot to fame in 1992’s School Ties – alongside Chris O’Donnell, Brendan Fraser and BFF Matt Damon
The star is seen with BFF Matt Damon – who is said to be currently leaning on amid his romance woes – as they won the Oscar for Original Screenplay in 1997
Affleck also took on a lead role in 2001 historical epic, Pearl Harbor
Ben appeared emotional as he left his house in a car driven by Jennifer. The actor reportedly arrived at The Canyon live-in rehab facility, in Malibu, that same evening, where he checked-in for an ‘extended period of time.’ He was famously snapped getting Jack In The Box en-route to treatment.
The same year he went to rehab, he had a brief fling with Playboy model Shauna Sexton – who at 23 was 20 years his junior – but that soon fizzled out.
Ana de Armas and Ben were first romantically linked in early 2020 after meeting on set of Deep Water in New Orleans.
They ultimately split ‘mutually and amicably’ according to a People report from January 2021 as sources claimed Ana didn’t want to be tied to Los Angeles, where Ben has to be based for his kids.
‘Ben is no longer dating Ana,’ the source told the publication. ‘She broke it off. Their relationship was complicated. Ana doesn’t want to be Los Angeles based and Ben obviously has to since his kids live in Los Angeles.’
The Gone Girl actor eventually moved on to rekindle a romance with Lopez,
Next up for Ben is The Accountant 2 with costar Jon Bernthal.