Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez have had quite a run. On, off, on, off. It’s gone on for so long that it’s no wonder so many people are actively rooting for them. And it seems like on the list of people rooting for them are his kids.
RadarOnline.com is reporting that Lopez has stayed in touch with Affleck’s kids, Violet, 19, Fin, 16, and Samuel, 13, not just checking in on them, but arranging for them to hang out with her own children, Max and Emme, 17. “That’s gone a long way with Ben’s kids, and what they’d like more than anything, as would J.Lo’s kids, is to see Bennifer 3.0,” a source said.
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Lopez has spoken recently about how she’s “actually good” being single and has moved away from “looking for happiness in other people.” But after she and ex-husband Affleck reunited on the red carpet of Kiss of the Spider Woman, sources around them were singing a different tune. “J.Lo had a wonderful time with Ben and says he’s as sexy and wonderful as ever,” an insider told the outlet.
“In her mind, they’re destined to be together again, plain and simple. She’s believed that all along, and now she’s even more convinced that it’s a case of when, not if, it’s going to happen.”
This all comes after reports that Affleck and his other ex-wife and the mother of his children, Jennifer Garner, had entered into a “friends with benefits” arrangement. The two divorced in 2018 after 13 years of marriage.
“Jen and Ben have always shared a really powerful bond,” a source reportedly told the outlet. “It’s built on years of love, trust, and family. Lately, that closeness has deepened – they’ve been turning to each other for comfort, and it’s naturally become something more intimate.”
The report also indicated reconciliation was not the plan. “It’s not about them getting back together,” the source said. “It’s about finding comfort in someone who knows you completely. They’ve weathered addiction, divorce, and years of co-parenting – that kind of shared history creates a connection most people could never understand.”
Reports about Garner and Affleck’s friendship and co-parenting have always abounded, but this never made any sense, considering Garner is engaged to businessman John Miller. If anything, a possible reconciliation with Affleck’s other ex, Jennifer, seems like it’s way more possible. And, apparently, what his children are hoping happens.
Affleck and Lopez have dated two separate times. They originally got together in 2002 after meeting on the set of the movie Gigli, and got engaged for the first time in November 2022. They broke that engagement in January 2004. After that, Lopez went on to marry Marc Anthony, and Affleck to marry Jennifer Garner, and they both had children with their new spouses.
In 2021, Affleck and Lopez rekindled their romance and shortly after, in April of 2022, got engaged for a second time. This time, they did tie the knot in July 2022. In August 2024, Lopez filed for divorce from Affleck on the second anniversary of their wedding ceremony.
Could a third time be the charm? We will have to wait and see.
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