Ben Affleck has shut down rumors he is not getting along with his ex-wife Jennifer Lopez.
While on the red carpet on Wednesday for the premiere of The Accountant 2, the Oscar-winning star told Entertainment Tonight he believes the superstar is ‘spectacular.’
‘For the record, Jennifer Lopez is spectacular, great to my kids, great ongoing relationship with them,’ the star explained.
‘I love her kids. They’re wonderful. She’s [an] enormously important, tremendous person of a lot of integrity who I adore and am grateful to.’
And the actor added that he brought her 17-year-old twins Max and Emme to the premiere as well. They were joining the three children he has with ex-wife Jennifer Garner: Violet, 19, Seraphina, 16, and Samuel, 13.
‘It’s a great night. The kids are here, Jen’s kids are here. I’m very, very excited,’ Affleck told the outlet. ‘I’m proud of the movie, I love the movie and I love when all the kids come out. It’s really fun, it’s exciting.’
He continued, ‘I’m thrilled that the kids are here with me. The relationships that you can have with children like that, it’s the joy of my life. And those kids are amazing, and I’m glad that this is a movie they want to come to.’
Ben Affleck shut down rumors he is not getting along with his ex-wife Jennifer Lopez. While on the red carpet on Wednesday for the premiere of The Accountant 2, the Oscar-winning star told Entertainment Tonight thinks the superstar is ‘spectacular’
‘For the record, Jennifer Lopez is spectacular, great to my kids, great ongoing relationship with them,’ the star explained. ‘I love her kids. They’re wonderful. She’s [an] enormously important, tremendous person of a lot of integrity who I adore and am grateful to’
None of the children were pH๏τographed on the red carpet of the premiere.
Meanwhile, on Wednesday Jennifer was in New Jersey shooting her new movie Office Romance.
And she will be jetting off to Saudi Arabia for a concert very soon. The AMA host said it will be an ‘unforgettable’ evening as she performs her hit songs in the Middle East on Saturday.
Lopez will headline the 2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix weekend in Jeddah on April 19. It will be her first performance at an F1 event in 11 years, having previously headlined at the 2014 Singapore Grand Prix.
The singer will be joined by Party Next Door, Major Lazer and Usher.
Formula 1 returns to Jeddah Corniche Circuit for the fifth running of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on April 18-20, 2025.
Lopez has been keeping very busy this year as she also is filming Office Romance in Brooklyn, set to light up a Pride concert in June and will have tour stops all summer.
The Bronx native finalized her divorce from Ben four months ago and appears to still be single.
DailyMail.com reported on Tuesday that the two stars are keeping themselves busy with work to deal with the heartbreak of their marital failure.
And the actor added that he brought her 17-year-old twins Max and Emme to the premiere as well. They were joining the three children he has with ex-wife Jennifer Garner: Violet, 19, Seraphina, 16, and Samuel, 13. ‘It’s a great night. The kids are here, Jen’s kids are here. I’m very, very excited,’ Affleck told the outlet
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Meanwhile, on Wednesday Jennifer was in New Jersey shooting her new movie Office Romance
‘They are both sad that the marriage did not work out,’ a source told DailyMail.com.
‘Instead of crying over it, however, they are working their hearts out. They love being busy with solid projects.’
A motivating factor? ‘They want more successes, more hit films, more awards.’
This week JLo announced that she will be performing at certain venues as part of her delayed summer tour.
And on Tuesday Affleck was seen filming the new movie Animals in a Los Angeles river where his shoes got wet.
Neither one has a new love interest, the source added, even though Lopez has looked cozy with his Office Romance costar Brett Goldstein.
Lopez shared that she will be jetting off to Saudi Arabia for a concert soon. The AMA host said it will be an ‘unforgettable’ evening
This is the ad that Lopez put on her Insta stories to announce her new concert series
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Lopez seemed thrilled with her new concerts in the H๏τ months.
‘To all my international JLovers, I’ll be doing a few select show dates over the summer,’ she wrote in her Instagram caption.
She then added, ‘I can’t wait to get back out there to see all of you. It’s been too long. It’s gonna be an amazing summer #JLoLiveIn2025
‘Stay tuned for more and visit @onthejlo for local venue ticketing information this week @briannalcapozzi @louispalacios.’
She canceled her 2024 summer tour before she filed for divorce from Affleck.
As far as Ben, he has started working on his new films Animals.
It has been reported he has replaced his longtime pal Matt Damon in the upcoming Netflix film, after the 54-year-old stepped down.
Luckily for fans of the iconic duo, insiders confirmed Damon will remain involved behind-the-scenes.
Both he and Affleck are producing the project under their Artists Equity banner, alongside Dani Bernfeld. Meanwhile, the script was penned by Connor McIntyre and Captain Phillips screenwriter Billy Ray.
Lopez and Emme attend the Othello opening night at the Barrymore Theater in NYC in March
As to why Damon stepped back from the role — scheduling conflicts seemed to be the culprit. The outlet suggested that his responsibilities in Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of The Odyssey took priority.
Production began in April in Los Angeles, setting the stage for what could be another powerhouse film from the duo behind Good Will Hunting and Air.
While details surrounding Animals’ plot have been largely kept under wraps, the thriller is set to revolving around a kidnapping.
Adding star power to the highly anticipated film, it was announced that X-Files legend Gillian Anderson has joined the cast.
