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Ben Affleck's Past Comments connected Failed Romances Resurface Amid J.Lo Divorce
A breakup isn’t stopping this movie from soldiering on.
With Unstoppable premiering conscionable weeks aft prima Jennifer Lopez and co-producer Ben Affleck officially broke up, the film’s manager William Goldenberg is giving an wrong look into however the dynamics of each those involved.
And erstwhile it comes to whether there’s awkwardness betwixt Jennifer and Ben, who are successful the process of divorcing, William told Variety, “Not really.”
The director—who has antecedently worked with Ben arsenic an exertion connected films specified arsenic Air and Argo—explained that it’s portion of the job.
“Everybody’s a professional, and that’s their ain idiosyncratic thing,” helium added. “I emotion them both. I mean, I cognize Ben better, but Jennifer was virtually a imagination to enactment with. She was incredible. And their idiosyncratic beingness is their idiosyncratic life.”
Unstoppable is acceptable to premiere astatine the Toronto Film Festival Sept. 6 and portion Jennifer—who stars successful the movie alongside Jharrel Jerome and Bobby Cannavale—is acceptable to locomotion the carpet, E! News has confirmed Ben volition not beryllium successful attendance.
The Argo star, who co-produced the movie with his longtime person and originative spouse Matt Damon, volition alternatively beryllium successful Los Angeles, wherever helium is presently moving and wherever helium volition beryllium spending clip with his and ex Jennifer Garner’s kids Violet, 18, Seraphina, 15, and Samuel, 12.
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The premiere comes much than 2 weeks aft the “On The Floor” vocalist ended their 2 twelvemonth marriage by filing for divorcement and 2 decades aft their archetypal divided successful 2004.
According to tribunal documents antecedently obtained by E! News, Jennifer filed her paperwork precisely 2 years after their Georgia wedding, but listed their day of separation arsenic April 26.
The quality came amid months of speculation that the 2 were headed for a breakup, ever since Jennifer arrived arsenic co-host to the Met Gala successful April without her positive one.
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And portion neither she nor Ben person commented publically connected their breakup since the filing, the Marry Me star did share a station to Instagram that proved thing is keeping her disconnected the floor.
In an Aug. 31 Instagram post, featuring photos alongside her and ex Marc Anthony’s 16-year-old twins Max and Emme, the histrion included quotes that read, “the vocalist shared a punctuation that read, "She's successful bloom and unbothered, retired of scope and astatine peace,” successful summation to, “Everything is unfolding successful divine order." For much connected Ben and Jennifer’s romance—from their archetypal narration to their 2nd heartbreak—keep reading.
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December 2001: Filming Gigli
The two prepare to movie a country for the movie successful West Hollywood. The mates met on the acceptable of the film.
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October 2002: Spotted successful Beverly Hills
The 2 are spotted successful the city.
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November 2002: Filming Gigli and Engagement
The 2 movie the movie connected Will Rogers State Beach successful Los Angeles. That month, the histrion proposes to the histrion with a 6.1-carat pinkish diamond ring.
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November 2002: Filming Jersey Girl
The 2 movie the movie successful New York City.
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November 2002: Leaving MTV's TRL
Is determination thing much '00s than some Bennifer 1.0 and TRL?
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December 2002: Red Carpet Debut
The 2 marque their reddish carpet debut arsenic a mates astatine the premiere of her film Maid successful Manhattan.
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January 2003: Sundance
The 2 bundle up astatine the Sundance Film Festival successful Utah.
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February 2003: Daredevil Premiere
The 2 look astatine the premiere of Daredevil, starring Ben arsenic the superhero.
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February 2003: Daredevil Premiere
The 2 look astatine the premiere of Daredevil, starring Ben and aboriginal ex-wife Jennifer Garner.
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March 2003: Oscars
The 2 be the Academy Awards together.
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May 2003: Basketball Game
The 2 beryllium courtside astatine a Los Angeles Lakers game.
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July 2003: Canada Trip
The 2 movie a Dateline interrogation for NBC successful Vancouver.
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July 2003: Gigli Premiere
The 2 look astatine the premiere for their movie successful Westwood, Calif.
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August 2003: Gigli Is Released
...it flops astatine the container office.
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September 2003: Wedding Is Off
The 2 postpone their wedding. No aboriginal day is given.
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October 2003: Baseball Date
The 2 are seen astatine a Boston Red Sox game. The squad is Ben's favorite.
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January 2004: It's Over
The 2 extremity their engagement.
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September 2021: Red Carpet Royalty
They're baaaack. On Sept. 10, the mates makes their archetypal reddish carpet quality successful 18 years astatine the Venice Film Festival premiere of The Last Duel.
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September 2021: Look of Love
There's nary denying J.Lo makes for a stunning plus-one!
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September 2021: Back to the Stage
Ben supports J.Lo astatine the 2021 Global Citizen Live lawsuit successful New York City, wherever she performed onstage. It marked her archetypal euphony gig since she performed astatine VAX LIVE successful May, wherever the histrion besides appeared onstage separately, fueling rumors of a rekindled romance.
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September 2021: Met Gala Debut
The 2 be the Met Gala unneurotic for the archetypal time.
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October 2021: PDA astatine Premiere
Jen and Ben enactment connected a sizzling show connected the reddish carpet astatine the premiere of his film The Last Duel successful New York City.
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April 2022: Engaged Again!
Jennifer confirmed her engagement to the Gone Girl histrion with a video posted to her On The JLo site, revealing a glimpse of her beauteous engagement ringing with a greenish stone.
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July 2022: Married!
On July 16, Jennifer and Ben tied the knot successful a astonishment ceremonial astatine A Little White Wedding Chapel successful Las Vegas.
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July 2022: Post-Wedding Trip to Paris
The 2 abrogation with her twins and 2 of his kids successful the French superior soon aft their wedding.
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June 2023: Red Carpet Fabulous
J.Lo steps retired with Ben successful enactment of his movie The Flash.
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February 2024: This Is Them...Now
Jennifer merchandise This Is Me... Now, an medium astir her narration with Ben. The grounds is accompanied by a philharmonic movie titled This Is Me... Now: A Love Story and the documentary The Greatest Love Story Never Told.
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March 2024: Jenny connected the Block
The mates enjoys a time retired successful NYC connected March 30, 2024.
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August 2024: Divorce
J.Lo filed for divorcement Aug. 20, listing the day of separation arsenic Apil 26, according to the filing obtained by TMZ.
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