Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck’s divorce isn’t affecting her friendship along with his BFF, Matt Damon.
In photographs printed by the Each day Mail on Sunday, September 8, Lopez, 55, was noticed holding Damon’s hand because the pair had been deep in dialog at an afterparty for his or her new film, Unstoppable, on the Toronto Worldwide Movie Pageant on Friday, September 6. Lopez stars within the new sports activities drama, whereas Damon and Affleck are producers.
In response to Individuals, Lopez and Damon, 53, had been noticed speaking for round 20 minutes. Lopez was sitting with Damon’s spouse, Luciana, and costar Don Cheadle when Damon joined them, per the outlet.
Earlier within the night time, Lopez, Damon, Cheadle and costar Bobby Cannavale walked the pink carpet on the premiere of the film. Affleck, 52, was not in attendance.
Lopez filed for divorce from Affleck in August, on the second anniversary of their Georgia marriage ceremony ceremony. (The couple initially wed in Las Vegas in July 2022 and adopted it up with an intimate second marriage ceremony in August 2022.)
“The timing of the divorce was an enormous f—ok you to Ben,” a Hollywood insider advised Us Weekly completely in August.
At Friday’s afterparty, Lopez was additionally noticed joking about being a “dangerous picker” to costar Cannavale, showing to consult with her romantic historical past.
Per footage printed by The Hollywood Reporter, Cannavale, 54, appeared to wrestle to listen to Lopez’s confession, so she repeated “I’m a nasty picker” three extra occasions inside earshot of THR’s digital camera. Lopez then seemingly mentioned, “It’s what it’s,” and busted out a dance transfer.
Us confirmed on August 20 that Lopez had filed for divorce from Affleck after months of questions surrounding the standing of their union. Court docket paperwork filed in a Los Angeles court docket revealed that the previous couple’s precise date of separation was April 26 — three months earlier than their second marriage ceremony anniversary.
The estranged couple initially started courting in 2002 however known as off their engagement in January 2004. They reunited many years later in Might 2021 and wed simply over a yr later.
Us confirmed in Might that Affleck moved out of their shared Los Angeles dwelling.
In July, an insider advised Us that Lopez and Affleck had been “doing their very own factor” as they navigated their subsequent steps.
“Jennifer advised they simply take time to determine it out,” the supply added, whereas one other insider identified that Lopez and Affleck had been “going by means of a lot individually and as a pair.”