
American actor and film producer Ben Affleck spoke in the rare “embarrassing” divorce of Jennifer Lopez.
The couple famously participated in it in the early 2000s, then broke it apart, and later reignited their romance twenty years later, and divorced earlier this year after two years of marriage.
In a recent cover interview GQAffleck, 52, released in April 2025, admitted that “no scandals, no soap operas, no liars, no interest.”
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“The truth is, when you talk to someone, ‘Hey, what happened?’ Well, no, “this is what happened,” Accountant 2 Star. “It’s just a story about people trying to figure out their lives and relationships in the way we usually do.”
Affleck went on to say that with his “ager older” attention, he has noticed that “no so-and-so or “this is a big event”, “sounds more like a couple’s therapy session, which is – you’ll tune in from someone else’s couple therapy after a while. ”
“On the one hand, you’re starting to go, ‘Okay, obviously this guy has These question. Obviously, they have These question. ‘I don’t want to share this is just an embarrassing reason. Feeling fragile. ” Good intention hunting Writer and actor.
Affleck also talked about why he chose to participate in a 2024 documentary about their marriage, The greatest love story never told.
“Part of it is, ‘Well, if I’m going to participate in this, I want to try it in an honest way and fun way.’ Because I think it’s a fun check,” he said.
Affleck, 55, called him “a person who handles celebrities more skilled than me,” explains, “My temperament is more reserved and private than hers.”
Affleck told GQ He believes that “it’s important that the “documentary” is not the cause of some major fractures in his relationship with Lopez.
“It’s not that you can watch that documentary and go, ‘Oh, now I understand these two issues,’ Air The actor director added.
While he understands “wanting to be sacred or exploring the difference in our view of how one feels comfortable in public and private life,” Affleck “has no “respect” to his ex.
“There is a tendency to look at breakups and want to identify the root cause or something,” he continued. “But to be honest…the facts are more than people might believe or interesting than they might believe.”