Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are fine. After their late summer wedding in Georgia, they’re both back at work and they’re slowly bringing their lives together. Ben sold his home and I think he and J.Lo are still looking for a new house in LA, and they’ve been looking at huge mansions for months now. For the time being, I’m pretty sure he’s moved into J.Lo’s place. Which means that they’re blending their families. Entertainment Tonight had a recent update on how everything’s going for the newlyweds:
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are better than ever! The couple tied the knot over the summer, nearly two decades after calling off their first engagement in 2004, and are still basking in that newlywed glow.
“They feel like they are true soulmates and like everything is even better than the first time they dated,” a source tells ET. “Jen and Ben love married life. Jen is so content with being a wife and being married. Ben makes her feel so loved and there’s zero drama. Things are better than ever and they’re so happy.”
“They love to just have down time where they lounge around, which is nice,” the source reveals. “They both talk a lot about and listen to each other and give advice. Both of them have so much happening in their careers but it’s not competitive. Jen gets to be herself and not apologize for her success. Ben has his own career and it’s great. It works well.” The source adds that, “Jen thinks Ben is so amazing on the inside and the outside.”
When it comes to their blended family, the transition has been seamless. Jennifer shares 14-year-old twins Max and Emme with ex-husband Marc Anthony, while Ben shares 16-year-old Violet, 13-year-old Seraphina, and 10-year-old Samuel with ex-wife Jennifer Garner.
“Ben is so good with her kids, and she is great with his,” the source says. “Ben has always been an awesome dad and that’s one of the reasons Jen loves him. He’s just a solid and good man. The kids feel very close to him, go to him for advice and love him. The kids all like each other too, which helps a lot.”
My take on the blended family dynamic is that Ben quickly became pretty tight with Emme and Max, but it’s taking a minute for Ben’s kids to warm to J.Lo. Which is fine, and I get the feeling that no one is applying pressure to do the happy-family Brady Bunch sh-t right away. I’ve said before that I bet Jennifer loves having step-daughters, she probably loves having more girls in the family. As for Bennifer’s loved-up dynamic… I hope they’re happy. Truly. I hope they’ve come together at last and they spend the rest of their days together. I also think that there’s less “competition” too – Ben isn’t being told “she’s bad for your career” this time around.
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- Los Angeles, CA – Ben Affleck is back in the office and we spot the star with a large backpack he uses to hide behind as he makes his way inside. Pictured: Ben Affleck BACKGRID USA 4 AUGUST 2022 BYLINE MUST READ: Vasquez-Max Lopes / BACKGRID USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com *UK Clients – Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*
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- New York, NY – Jennifer Lopez cuts a casual figure as she goes shopping at Bergdorf Goodman. Pictured: Jennifer Lopez BACKGRID USA 14 AUGUST 2022 BYLINE MUST READ: T.JACKSON / BACKGRID USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com *UK Clients – Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*
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- New York, NY – Jennifer Lopez looks chic as she heads to Sadelle’s for lunch with her daughter Emme. Pictured: Jennifer Lopez BACKGRID USA 14 AUGUST 2022 BYLINE MUST READ: T.JACKSON / BACKGRID USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com *UK Clients – Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*
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- New York, NY – Jennifer Lopez looks chic as she heads to Sadelle’s for lunch with her daughter Emme. Pictured: Jennifer Lopez BACKGRID USA 14 AUGUST 2022 BYLINE MUST READ: T.JACKSON / BACKGRID USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com *UK Clients – Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*
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- Malibu, CA – Ben and Jennifer Lopez hit up the Malibu Chili Cook-Off with J-Lo’s kids Emme and Max. Bennifer showed up in matching white outfits for the event. Pictured: Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez BACKGRID USA 4 SEPTEMBER 2022 BYLINE MUST READ: The Daily Stardust / BACKGRID USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com *UK Clients – Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*
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- Malibu, CA – Ben and Jennifer Lopez hit up the Malibu Chili Cook-Off with J-Lo’s kids Emme and Max. Bennifer showed up in matching white outfits for the event. Pictured: Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez BACKGRID USA 4 SEPTEMBER 2022 BYLINE MUST READ: The Daily Stardust / BACKGRID USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com *UK Clients – Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*
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- Malibu, CA – Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez leave the Malibu Chili cook off with J-Lo’s kids. Pictured: Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez BACKGRID USA 4 SEPTEMBER 2022 USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com *UK Clients – Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*
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- Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck visit Melrose Flea Market with Emme Muniz and Samuel Affleck Featuring: Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck Where: Los Angeles, California, United States When: 03 Jul 2022 Credit: BauerGriffin/INSTARimages/Cover Images
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- Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck arrive by surprise in the late afternoon in the center to do some shopping. Featuring: Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck Where: Milan, Italy, Italy When: 25 Aug 2022 Credit: Mimmo Carriero/IPA/INSTARimages.com/Cover Images **North/South America, UK, Australia Rights Only**
They seem really happy and seeing them with their kids is really lovely.
It’s actually pretty cool (once past the divorces themselves) that these kids all have four+ adults in their lives who care for their well-being. Marc Anthony is married with kids, isn’t he? Garner has a steady partner in her life now, I think?
They’re trying to combat rumors that say otherwise. There’s been rumors around LA’s that say living with J.Lo is a nightmare and she’s a nag. To me, it sounds like the typical blame the woman for everything that is typical around here. I think living with Ben Affleck is the bigger nightmare! I tend to think your take is more accurate Kaiser but I wouldn’t be surprised if Jenny is realizing that there are some things about Ben that will never change and she’s having to adjust.
That’s a lot of guessing on your part. Every married couple or couple living together has to adjust. This is a fact of life.
In actuality, they’ve lived together before, grant it that was 20 years ago, now children are involved, etc. And if you remember correctly, this is how things started to unfold the last time, articles about Jlo where sources said basically the same thing. This is literally the same crap, just 20 years later. Except back then it was Ben’s team leaking them because he was fed up with Jen’s diva/naggy ways. Kinda funny how history repeats itself I guess. And I do think it’s Ben’s team leaking everything again… time will only tell I guess. Why else would anyone care about their married life? Just like @K8erade said it’s because there are stories saying the opposite and JL wanted to try to tell everyone “everything is perfect.” I bet things aren’t. Just my opinion.
@Marietta,you are on every Jlo-Ben thread hating on her,why?Why are you actively rooting for them to fail? Why do you hate her so much?
I don’t really see the problem with @Marietta2381’s comment, Ramona and I’m w huge Jennifer Lopez fan. I lived in Los Angeles for most of my life and I worked in the food service industry at some celebrity hotspots for years. I still have friends and my ear to the ground on some issues. While I’ve never met him, people who I love and respect have and DO NOT like him so I will trust their opinions of him.
My unsubstantiated opinion based off of the opinions of those I love and respect is that I think he’s a horrible man child who treated Jen G like garbage for years. As far as Jen L. I always thought she’s had god awful taste in men. My 18 y/o self lost a little respect for JL when she hooked up with Affleck but I’m still a fan. I think Marietta is right in that there is some repetitive behavior from 2003 regarding his people briefing the press regarding Jenny’s diva/naggy ways.
My hope for Jen Lopez’s sake is that all is well and everyone is happy. She deserves that…even if I hate Ben. The problem is that historically, Ben has shown his ass regarding having a fragile ego and in the past throws a tabloid temper tantrum when called out on his abhorrent behavior and addict tendencies.
@ K8erade If you like you said, you will not help spread false rumors.. ET has also another article saying that Bennifer will do the holidays with the exes!! Do you really believe that Jlo,Ben,Jennifer Garner and Mar Anthony will be all together for the holidays ?! Seriously ?! It’s clearly made up..
Why aren’t there rumors about Ben and Marc Anthony relationship ?
We used to see many photos with MA,Jlo and Arod? Why aren’t there with Ben? Cause Ben was super salty when Jlo moved on with MA even though he was the one who messed up their relationship. And also when MA and Jlo divorced,there was a clause about the kids not being exposed to paps…and since Jlo and Ben are together,the kids,particularly Emme, is a lot more pappel…and do you think he is happy to see Emme super close to Ben?….
Were Marc Anthony and Jennifer garner just rebounds?
I’m glad they are happy and I hope it works out for them
I honestly think so, they’re just it for each other. I love their love story!
no Sam they weren’t rebounds that is insulting to them and their children. JLo had her longest ever relationship, entwined her professional life with him and had two kids with Marc after they had a previous friendship (and brief relationship years before I believe?). Ben had his longest ever relationship, three kids and a previous friendship and relationship (according to him when they were filming Daredevil) as well with jennifer garner. Ben-JLo fans don’t need to pump up their shipping of those two by denigrating their previous marriages do they? I’m just wondering why they (Benny?) find a need to run to gossip outlets giving us updates after only a few months of marriage.
So when an article ,from Jennifer Garner ‘ sources says,she is happy to get rid of her 4th child,Ben,it’s not true but if an article from sources says that Ben and Jlo are happy,they are trying to convince us? I guess you believe the sources that goes with your narrative.
I only said that because on multiple occasions Jen has called Ben her “true love” and the way they spoke of each other over the last 20 years was so positive and I always felt like there was something still there. Jen Lopez never talked about her past lovers the way she talked about Ben. I
I’m glad they are back together and I’m super happy Jennifer garner is doing well and found a new love.
I didn’t mean to insult anyone.
@Sam,to be fair,even as a Jlo fan,I think Ben loved Jennifer Garner and their family..I mean he went on self destruct mode when they divorced…however Ben couldn’t stop talking about Jlo in his interviews when he was married to Jennifer Garner(you can watch old thread here and ppl were saying that he should stop talking about her and talk about the beautiful family that Jennifer Garner gave him after the Bennifer fiasco)…
After the divorce and rehab and between Shauna and Shookus,Ben was papped wearing the watch she gave him…and during the Triple Frontier press tour,Ben said he did he Arod challenge when ,if you know Ben,he would never do a Yankee player’s challenge… it was clear it was for Jlo…He did want her back or a while and succeeded last year.
But if you ever present Saint Jennifer as a rebound,her fans go ballistic.
I feel like they’re telling us very loudly how happy they are and I’m wondering why?
That’s my feeling as well. Who was wondering about them and their careers?
That’s how it comes across to me, a publicist has written this and it leaves me wondering why. I hope everything is good with them and their families.
His career is nowhere near either Garner or Lopez, is it? Both of them had more game.
I rarely see Max with JLo. Does he prefer to be out of the camera’s view or is he shy? If so, it’s fine, just saying that he doesn’t accompany his mom much. Emme seems very comfortable in the spotlight with her mom. They also seem super-close.
I’m really very surprised that they did at last get married. I never would have thought they’d get back together. I wish them the best.
Good grief, Ben looks like he’s dying in the header photo