Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck
RB;Bellocqimages/Bauer-Griffin(2)/GC Images(2)/Getty Images(2)Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck aren’t letting their ongoing divorce stop them from celebrating the holiday season together.
The exes reunited to exchange Christmas gifts at members-only social club Soho House in West Hollywood on Sunday, December 22. In photos obtained from Daily MailLopez, 55, channeled the winter season wearing a patterned, oversized knit cardigan, baggy jeans and earrings for lunch.
Affleck, who wore a blue top with jeans, a black jacket and sneakers, was photographed carrying a black bag that appeared to be full of holiday gifts.
That same day, Lopez shared a sweet video on her Instagram Story of her 16-year-old son Emme singing along with Justin Bieber“Beauty and a Beat” in the car with the family. “When all the kids get together for the holidays,” she captioned the clip. She tagged her sister Linda in the video as well as friends Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas and Michel Chiaravale. (Lopez shares twins Emme and Max, 16, with her ex-husband Mark Anthony.)
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have each spoken publicly about each other since their divorce. Us Weekly confirmed in August 2024 that Lopez had filed for divorce from Affleck after two years of marriage. The pop star cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for their separation and listed the date of their split as (…)
Affleck’s meeting with his ex-wife comes four months after her filed for dissolution of their two-year marriage. In her divorce papers, Lopez listed theirs date of separation as April 26. and cites irreconcilable differences as reason for their separation.
Lopez filed for divorce on second anniversary from the couple Wedding ceremony in Georgia. She and Affleck, 52. initially said yes in Las Vegas in July 2022 before holding a second celebration with friends and family a month later.
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic/Getty ImagesIn August, a source exclusively said Us Weekly that the couple’s split was “planned” and that they “went through all the details” of their split before Lopez filed. “J.Lo finally pulled the trigger because it was their agreement that she would file, and she was the one who ultimately made the decision,” the insider explained.
A second source later said us that Lopez and Affleck called it quits after it became “more and more obvious that they weren’t a good match,” adding, “It all came down to (the fact that) they’re two different people.”
The word “Bennifer” may conjure up flashbacks to matte lip gloss and butterfly clips, but in the end, it all comes back in style. Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez have reunited nearly 20 years after their romance first took the world by storm. The couple was first linked in 2002. on the set of the ill-fated Gigli. The movie (…)
Lopez and Affleck have been spotted in public together several times since their split. Earlier this month, Lopez joined Affleck and his ex-wife Jennifer Garner of a play organized by their children. (Affleck and Garner, 52, share children Violet, 19, Seraphina, 15, and Samuel, 12.)
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, but the divorce is still ongoing,” another source exclusively said us in September.
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.”
