Jennifer Lopez delivered a fierce five-word clapback when pressed by a reporter about rumors of a split with Ben Affleck.
Back in 2021, when news broke that J Lo, 54, and Affleck, 51, had reignited their romance, fans were overjoyed. The duo, who first captured hearts in the early 2000s, became an epitome of celebrity romance.
The excitement escalated further when the ‘Let’s Get Loud’ crooner and the Pearl Harbor actor exchanged vows the following year.
However, recent months have painted a less rosy picture, with speculations rife about the A-list duo’s potential breakup.
Amidst the swirling rumors, J Lo has finally addressed the situation.
The narrative of ‘Bennifer’ started in 2002 on the set of their film Gigli, and the couple quickly became a Hollywood sensation, even earning one of the first celebrity couple nicknames.
Their engagement the same year intensified media scrutiny, which Lopez later described in an interview with People magazine as overwhelming due to being at the “birth of the tabloids.”
Despite plans to wed in 2003, the excessive media frenzy led them to postpone their wedding, and they eventually split in 2004, citing the unbearable media attention as a contributing factor.
Years later, the sparks rekindled, and Lopez shared with People: “It’s a beautiful love story that we got a second chance.”
Following their 2022 marriage, Lopez described the year as her best “since my kids were born,” while Affleck praised J Lo’s deep understanding of cultural trends in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter.
Despite their public declarations of love, their relationship frequently seemed strained during public appearances.
A moment of apparent tension at the 2023 Grammys, where Affleck was captured whispering to Lopez, who shot back with commands to appear more amiable, went viral.
Subsequent public outings, such as at the premiere of Lopez’s film The Mother, did little to quash speculations of friction, with social media commentators noting the palpable tension.
As divorce rumors intensified, Lopez’s solo appearance at the Met Gala and subsequent reports of her house hunting added fuel to the fire, despite conflicting reports about their marital status.
In a moment of candid confrontation, a reporter directly questioned Lopez about her marital woes during the promotion of her Netflix film Atlas.
Interrupted by her co-star Simu Liu who shut down the invasive questioning, Lopez managed to brush off the persistence with a terse, “You know better than that.”
Yikes indeed…