Jennifer Lopez Briefly Mentions Ben Affleck amid Marriage Rumors on Jimmy Kimmel Live

Jennifer Lopez briefly mentioned Ben Affleck on Jimmy Kimmel Live! amid speculation that there is tension in their marriage.

During a guest appearance on a late-night talk show on Monday, May 20, Satin actress, 54, shared the story with host Jimmy Kimmel about how she was thrilled to meet Barbra Streisand for the first time.

She briefly mentioned Affleck and told Kimmel that Streisand commented on her engagement ring “at the time, which Ben gave me years ago.” Lopez and Affleck were previously engaged in 2004 and broke up before the wedding.

She recalled Streisand’s remark about the ring: “‘So it’s a big diamond.'”

Agreeing, Lopez said, “And I said, ‘Yes, it is.’

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are all smiles as they are pictured together amid reports of marital strife

Later, Kimmel asked Lopez if her children would be joining her on the upcoming This Is Me… Now the Tour. The multi-hyphenate, who shares 16-year-old twins Max and Emma with ex-husband Marc Anthony, said watching her perform is “uncomfortable” for her teenagers as they see her at home without the glamour, instead of the “sexy” things she does on stage.

Kimmel asked, “You don’t do sexy things at home?”

Sometimes I do sexy things at home, but they don’t know about it, Lopez replied.

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck February 8, 2022

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Lopez’s comments come after days of reports indicating strain in her marriage to Affleck, 51, her husband of nearly two years.

Shortly after they were seen together in public for the first time since March 30 on May 16, the “Jenny from the Block” singer “liked” content on social media about unhealthy relationships. On May 19, the two were seen together wearing wedding rings.

Lopez made the movie Kiss of the spider woman and spent time in New York in April and May promoting her new Netflix movie Satin and at the 2024 Met Gala, where she appeared undated. Affleck, meanwhile, remained on the West Coast to film Accountant 2 and also recently appeared solo on Netflix Live on May 5th Roasting Tom Brady.

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Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck relationship timeline

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck June 12, 2023

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Lopez and Affleck have no children and have a blended family from previous marriages. Affleck, who was previously married to Jennifer Garner from 2005 to 2018, has three children with her: Violet (18), Seraphina (15) and Samuel (12).

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