Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez start 2025 with a friendly meeting


Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez start the New Year with a friendly date

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Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez seem to be putting the drama behind them as they start the new year.

On Sunday, January 5, the exes kicked off 2025 by reuniting in Los Angeles for a brief afternoon visit. On photos obtained from Daily MailLopez, 55, arrived at Affleck’s home, where she hugged his son Samuel, 12.

Meanwhile, Lopez’s daughter Emme, 16, was photographed leaving Affleck’s house with a large gift in hand.

Affleck, 52, shares Violet, 19, Seraphina, 16, and Samuel with his ex-wife Jennifer Garner. Meanwhile, Lopez shares 16-year-old twins Max and Emme with her ex-husband Mark Anthony.

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During the sunny afternoon, Lopez kept it casual with denim jeans, comfy brown boots and a long-sleeved top. As for Affleck, he was seen wearing a white T-shirt with black buttons and khaki pants.

Lopez visited her ex after traveling to the California desert to take part in Palm Springs International Film Festival. On Saturday, January 4, the actress was honored with the Legend and Groundbreakers Award at the Diversity Creative Impact Awards.

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez start the New Year with a friendly date
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In between celebrating his award, Lopez was able to reunite with her Maid in Manhattan costar Ralph Fiennes. “It was great to see you,” Lopez wrote via Instagram after receiving her confession. “You brought tears to my eyes.”

Although Lopez recently say goodbye to 2024 in an annual recap via Instagram, the “Waiting for Tonight” singer isn’t closing the door on a friendly relationship with Affleck.

Just before the Christmas holidays, exes reunited at the members-only Soho House social club in West Hollywood for a holiday gift exchange. They too gathered together for a children’s event.

After two years of marriage, Lopez filed for divorce by Affleck on their wedding anniversary in August 2024.

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Although they continue to support their blended family, Lopez and Affleck have no plans to reunite. “There’s still a lot of love between them,” a source exclusively said Us Weekly in September, “but the divorce is still ongoing.”

The insider noted: “When they’re together as a family and they see the kids together, it reminds them how good they are as a team and what’s important.”

Both countries will also have their hands full in 2025. with different projects. Affleck was recently photographed working on the Netflix project RIP. As for Lopez, she is involved in NCAA wrestling Anthony Robles‘biographical film Unstoppablewhich begins airing on Prime Video on Thursday, January 16.