- By Aarushi Raina
- Wed, 26 Mar 2025 05:37 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez's relationship spans two decades, including their dating phase in the early 2000s, a breakup, a rekindled romance in 2021, and eventually marriage. However, things took an unexpected turn, and they called it quit in 2024. Following their divorce, the duo has been in the headlines for several reasons. Recently, Affleck opened up about the reason behind the separation from Lopez and why it didn’t work out between them.
Ben Affleck on His Divorce with Jennifer Lopez
In an interview with GQ, Ben Affleck admitted that no scandal or drama led to his breakup with the actress-singer. He said, "There’s no scandal, no soap opera, no intrigue. The truth is, when you talk to somebody, 'Hey, what happened?' Well, there is no: 'This is what happened.' It’s just a story about people trying to figure out their lives and relationships in ways that we all sort of normally do. And as you get older, this is true for me, I assume it’s true for most people, there is no 'So-and-so did this' or 'This was the big event.' It really sounds more like a couple’s therapy session, which—you would tune out of someone else’s couple’s therapy after a while. For one thing, you start going, 'Okay, clearly this person has these issues. Clearly, they have these issues.' And the reason I don’t want to share that is just sort of embarrassing. It feels vulnerable."
Affleck also explained why he chose to participate in the 2024 documentary The Greatest Love Story Never Told about their marriage. He stated that the documentary "wasn’t the cause of some major fracture" in his relationship with Lopez. He added, "Part of it was, 'Okay, if I’m going to participate in this, I want to try to do it in an honest way and in a way that’s interesting.' Because I thought it was an interesting examination."
Affleck also praised Lopez for handling celebrity life more adeptly and more adroitly than he would have. Highlighting his point, he said, "My temperament is to be a little bit more reserved and private than hers. As happens in relationships, you don't always have the same attitude toward these things," as per People magazine.
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In the same interview, the actor and director mentioned that there was no “root cause" behind their separation. He explained that it was the normal relationship struggles that every couple goes through that prompted them to decide to part ways.
Ben Affleck's Relationship timeline
Before Lopez, Affleck was married to actress Jennifer Garner, with whom he shares three children—Violet, Seraphina, and Samuel. The Yes Day actress and The Accountant 2 star split in 2015 after 10 years of marriage and officially divorced three years later.