Jennifer Lopez Shares "Best Thing" to Ever Happen Amid Ben Affleck Divorce
- Jennifer Lopez shared in a September 28, 2025 CBS interview that playing the lead in Kiss of the Spider Woman provided refuge during her 2024 divorce from Ben Affleck.
- Lopez filed for divorce in August 2024 citing irreconcilable differences after two years of marriage, with separation dated April 26, and the divorce finalized in January 2025.
- She credited Affleck and Artist Equity with financing the film, noting Ben's executive producer role and saying the movie wouldn’t exist without their support.
- Lopez described the period as “the best and the worst of times,” adding, “The hard times are the lessons,” and affirmed she feels like a different person now at age 56.
- With Kiss of the Spider Woman opening October 10, 2025, Lopez signals moving forward creatively and personally while appreciating the film’s tribute to LGBTQ and Latin communities.
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Jennifer Lopez says the making of her new movie, “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” was the best and the worst of times. Lopez, 56, was in the midst of a separation from Ben Affleck while production was underway during the summer of 2024. Filming wrapped that June, and by August, she had filed for divorce after just two years of marriage to the Oscar winner. The filing was finalized in January 2025. In a new interview for “CBS Sunday Morning,” Lopez sh…
Jennifer Lopez Says Ben Affleck Divorce Is “Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me"
In an interview with CBS News Sunday Morning, the actress and singer said the separation from Affleck had a positive impact on her personal evolution: "It helped me grow in the way I needed to."
Jennifer Lopez Says Divorcing Ben Affleck Was The “Best Thing” To Happen To Her
Chris Weeks/FilmMagic/Getty ImagesBennifer is proof that it really ain’t over ‘til it’s over. After almost two decades apart — and multiple other weddings, divorces, births, and breakups — Jennifer Lopez and actor Ben Affleck got back together in 2021. Ultimately, though, their reunion did not last. The couple divorced — and seemingly broke up for good — on Aug. 20, 2024, exactly two years after getting married.The couple’s relationship timeline…
It was a love like in the Hollywood fairy tale, but without a happy ending. Because after the love comeback and the wedding last year Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck followed the marriage out. Looking back, the 56-year-old now shares a surprising insight. In the interview with "CBS Sunday Morning" Jennifer Lopez spoke now about the failed marriage with Ben Affleck. The separation was good for her, because she had helped her "to grow and "to becom…
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