Ben Affleck will leave Jennifer Lopez.

A sad look, an upset expression or an indifferent face… Ben Affleck’s tired look has been causing hilarity for some time now. Therefore, we were not bothered by the actor’s disappointed attitude, which Jennifer Lopez ordered at the Grammy Awards ceremony in February 2023. Nor did we worry when the hero The last fight Three months later, he slammed the car door behind his partner in a visibly irritated manner. We even tended to have fun with it, even if it meant occasionally falling into the actor’s chronic lack of patience. But now, it’s been several days, we don’t laugh.

“Moment of Madness”

Of course, some early signs of conflict caught our attention. Ben Affleck’s absence from the Met Gala red carpet co-chaired by Jennifer Lopez, for example. Or Instagram posts about toxic relationships that the actor and his wife “liked,” respectively. We were also worried about the news that the actor had moved. In mid-May, an anonymous source revealed In contact that the actor has moved. He now resides in the Brentwood neighborhood. Jaylo would stay at their Beverly Hills mansion.

We have to admit. as if the talks about the separation are becoming more and more specific. This is evidenced by the relative’s words, as transcribed Page six , Monday, May 20. The latter assures that the actor has “come to his senses” regarding marriage with Jennifer Lopez. And claims that if he could, Ben Affleck would immediately file for divorce on the grounds of “temporary insanity”. In short, according to him, the actor realized that his marriage, likened to a “fever dream”, “can’t work in any way”. Atmosphere.

Jennifer Garner’s intervention

The icing on the cake was that Ben Affleck showed up on set without his wedding ring Mr. Wolff 2Thursday, May 23. He also wasn’t with JLo at her movie premiere Atlas, three days ago. And clearly we’re not alone in finding that questionable. During the press conference dedicated to the feature film, the journalist questioned the translator Jenny From the Block about his alleged separation. To which he simply replied. “You’re better than that!” An exchange in which she also confides that she feels as “misunderstood” as her character at times Atlas…

The tension between Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez started a few months ago. And it will have to do with their “very different approaches” to… fame. One is more inclined to keep a private life, the second prefers to “open his heart to his fans”. So much so that the couple is now undergoing therapy. This crisis situation would even require the intervention of Jennifer Garner, who would now “encourage” her former companion to “work on his relationship” with JLo.

Infernal smiles

The couple tried to calm the fans last week. Thus, on May 17, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez attended the joint production of Serafina, the daughter of the actor and Jennifer Garner, organized by her high school. Two days later, they also attended an event at JLo and Marc Anthony’s daughter Emmy’s school. The singer and Ben Affleck were later photographed all smiles in their car as they headed to BOA Steakhouse, a Los Angeles steakhouse.

However, the forced smiles of the two actors struggle to convince. Our skepticism peaks when we read the article TMZ . The tabloid questions the choice of this Los Angeles restaurant frequented by many celebrities and paparazzi. And the magazine pointed out that there’s a BOA Steakhouse near Emmy’s school…in Santa Monica. In other words, communication operation or real reconciliation?

The end of the fairy tale?

We readily admit it. we looked away for a long time. And this, because we wanted to believe in the fairy tale “Bennifer”. The story of a celebrity couple who got engaged in 2002 before splitting two years later due to “too much media attention”. Then to meet again, two decades later, to better celebrate in 2022 this marriage, which they once called off. In short, we are not (yet) ready to see the collapse of this myth. Fortunately, some comments in the press are encouraging. in the columns of People , a close friend claims the couple have always argued over their different ways of “solving problems.” “But over the years, nothing has stopped their love,” she assured. Will the future (so far very dark) prove him right?