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It’s Pride Month, and rainbows gonna rainbow. But the pink, white, and blue <a href="https://www.si.edu/stories/who-designed-transgender-flag">transgender flag</a> is flying higher than ever for Tinseltown’s gender-nonconforming youth.
It seems like literally every celebrity has a trans kid these days. From <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/ben-afflecks-teen-child-fin-204514757.html">Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck</a> to <a href="https://people.com/all-about-liev-schreiber-naomi-watts-daughter-kai-11732147">Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber</a>, <a href="https://people.com/movies/jamie-lee-curtis-and-daughter-ruby-on-journey-coming-out-as-trans/">Jamie Lee Curtis</a>, and <a href="https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/08/26/charlize-therons-kids-jackson-august-daughters/">Charlize Theron</a>, it isn’t hard to find a smiling A-list parent proudly standing by as their child rejects their own God-given body. But is it a symptom of our safe-space era? Or the first raindrops before a torrential storm?
“There has to be some reason why this enormous percentage of Hollywood kids are trans. How many celebrities have trans kids?” <a href="https://middleeasy.com/mma-news/joe-rogan-goes-off-hollywood-celebs-transgender-kids-crazy/">Joe Rogan</a> said. “It’s not a thing that was going on just a few years ago.”
When Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony’s daughter <a href="https://pagesix.com/2026/05/29/celebrity-news/jennifer-lopezs-child-emme-debuts-new-name-at-high-school-graduation-ceremony/">Emme Muñiz</a> came out as “Oskar Muñiz” last month, the subject resurfaced. “They have ADHD,” Lopez told <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reels/DZFr5jnPc79/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Extra</a>, speaking about her twins, Emme (“Oskar”) and Max, who got their father’s unconventional looks. “They’re loving, good-hearted people.” 
The pro-trans campaign among the elite is real and <a href="https://globalphilanthropyproject.org/2026/03/10/fund-our-futures-campaign-update/">well-funded</a>. Just the global sex reassignment surgery market alone is expected to reach nearly <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trends-strategies-shaping-7-5-153400822.html">$8 billion by 2033</a>. But while the situation remains fluid, the larger discussion is hardly open to alternative perspectives.
“I hope you know that you will find yourself,” trans “Baby Reindeer” actor <a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/rW82swvkUks">Nava Mau</a> told &#8220;trans kids&#8221; from the 2024 Emmys red carpet. “You will find your purpose and everything will be alright.”  
Over in politics, Democrat Texas state Rep. James Talarico told “<a href="https://youtu.be/3CligU7twvE?t=2497">A Superbloom Podcast</a>,” “I love … the trans children who showed up yesterday at the state capitol to advocate for their humanity.” 
Softened by the agreeing coos of everyone on set, Marlon Wayans told “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/fDYdcEkoeUU?t=4&amp;feature=share">IMO with Michelle Obama</a>” of his own child, Kai, “Their transition really taught me what unconditional love was.” Wayans says he came around to “full acceptance” of the trans thing within a week. 
It’s not completely out of bounds to pin a lot of this on the debauched rules of the game in a left-leaning bubble. Rife with stories of <a href="https://variety.com/2017/film/features/casting-couch-hollywood-sexual-harassment-harvey-weinstein-1202589895/">casting couches</a>, <a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/03/16/1238843676/quiet-on-set-nickelodeon">toxic sets</a>, and open secrets about <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/six-things-you-didnt-know-about-clive-davis-194379/">king-making predators</a> in the C-suite, the celebrity entertainment machine holds onto a blurry status quo. 
“These kids are not our accessories. They’re little human beings that need structure,” Sylvester Stallone’s wife Jennifer Flavin told <a href="https://youtu.be/TPV_ArqT6j8?t=896">Katie Miller</a>. Having left California for <a href="https://people.com/sylvester-stallone-jennifer-flavin-palm-beach-florida-home-see-inside-11790540">Palm Beach</a>, Florida, in 2024, Flavin detailed the challenge of raising the couple’s three (tomboy) daughters in the belly of the beast. “Growing up in a Hollywood home, there’s really no structure … you’ve got private planes, you’ve got all these giant homes with chefs and secretaries and assistants and housekeepers or nannies, and there’s just too much of everything.” 
If we’re just living in a trendy popularity contest, it’s almost impossible to nail down why this epidemic is surging among the jet-set. Energetic headlines praise well-known parents for publicly supporting their trans-identifying kids. As <a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/ellendurney/celeb-parents-with-trans-and-nonbinary-kids">BuzzFeed</a> claims, “It really is that easy to love your kids unconditionally!” 
Voices that challenge the narrative are quickly taken out with society’s trash. See Mario Lopez’s apology tour after mentioning in an interview that age three was too young to decide that a child is trans. &#8220;It&#8217;s sort of alarming,” <a href="https://abcnews.com/GMA/Culture/mario-lopez-apologizes-ignorant-insensitive-comments-trans-children/story?id=64690975">he said</a>. “And my gosh, I just think about the repercussions later on.&#8221; He subsequently pledged his LGBTQ allegiance, emphasis on the T. 
Virtue signaling feeds the fame monster, but it’s not the only reason so many celebrity kids call themselves trans. It’s also not even the most sinister.
To unpack the psychology behind the celebrity push to trans their kids, The Daily Wire spoke with licensed therapist <a href="https://x.com/pgarfieldjaeger?s=21&amp;t=ZAoIkqhiKpZyQayFV_2XbQ">Pamela Garfield-Jaeger, LCSW</a>. Also the author of the children’s book “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1665310774">Froggy Girl</a>” and “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CW1KZVTJ">A Practical Response to Gender Distress: Tips and Tools for Families</a>,” she didn’t need to work with these particular celebrity children to have thoughts. 
“Most people look at the social contagion aspect of it, and I think it&#8217;s deeper than that,” she says. “A lot of these kids are either adopted, or surrogates, or raised by someone other than their primary parents so there are some attachment issues there.”
Noting the potential fallout from any trauma, Garfield-Jaeger also points to the notorious depravity of Hollywood. “Exposure to pedophilia, or just the culture of being hyper-sexualized, can really lead them to want to reject their bodies,” she shares. “It&#8217;s in their zeitgeist.”
The struggle to establish themselves in the shadow of a world-famous parent can also serve as a trigger. “In regular families this happens a lot where the wallflower kid can come out as trans because they have not been noticed or aren’t getting the same kind of attention and praise as the star football player brother,” she says. 
It’s even worse when a parent <a href="https://today.usc.edu/usc-study-celebrities-really-are-more-narcissistic-than-the-general-public/">scores higher</a> on the self-obsession scale than the average mom and pop. “If you&#8217;ve been raised by a narcissist, that&#8217;s also another common factor for people who end up being trans,” Garfield-Jaeger notes. “Perhaps it&#8217;s a way for their parents to notice them, and wield some control or power in a circumstance where they don&#8217;t feel like they have any.”
Elon Musk described being “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/azF7Bo4Nwzw">tricked into signing documents</a>” that allowed his son, Xavier, to transition. The oldest of <a href="https://www.instyle.com/all-about-elon-musk-14-kids-and-their-four-mothers-11940372">Musk’s 14 children</a>, now known as model Vivian Wilson, told <a href="https://youtu.be/R0-eJ79kWks?t=336">Teen Vogue</a>, “I’m financially independent, which, cool, love that for me.” Claiming Musk was largely <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/elon-musk-transgender-daughter-vivian-wilson-interview-rcna163665">absent and cruel</a>, Vivian assured a live audience, “Right now, they’re painting us all as violent mass shooters. I’m not gonna shoot anyone. I’m a model!” 
<a href="https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/gender-dysphoria/in-depth/pubertal-blockers/art-20459075">Hormone therapy</a> has been billed as a mild intervention, but it has devastating repercussions when administered and tapered off. “Ever heard of roid rage?” Garfield-Jaeger posits. “That&#8217;s basically what it is.” 
Detransitioner <a href="https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/CommitteeDocuments/362/22848/03%2014%202023%20General%20Testimony.pdf">Helena Kerschner</a> described the terror that testosterone wreaked on her body. After repeatedly being admitted to mental hospitals, she wrote, “I began experiencing uncontrollable episodes of rage and paranoia, where I was a danger to myself and others. I lost control over my body.” 
Explaining how hormone treatment affects everything from sexual preference to the ability to maintain committed relationships, Garfield-Jaeger says, “You&#8217;re basically inducing an endocrine disorder into a healthy person when you do this. There are a lot of consequences. The kids are just being celebrated into turmoil.”
“The whole trans thing is really, in my opinion, crazy, because it&#8217;s a symptom of some kind of problem or pain, but yet our entire healthcare system praises it, reinforces it, and medicalizes it,” she says. “We&#8217;re not trying to address what&#8217;s really happening that&#8217;s bubbling under the surface. With trans, all of a sudden it means they have a magical gendered soul that otherwise they&#8217;ll kill themselves, and that&#8217;s not true.”
“Anybody with eyeballs can tell this is not natural. This isn&#8217;t just more people just coming forward after being accepted. If that were true, why aren&#8217;t the older celebrities coming out as trans?” she asks. 
For some famous faces of alt lifestyle trends, the tide may be shifting toward common sense. Riling up his fanbase, outspoken makeup mogul <a href="https://x.com/GypsyPatriot_/status/1965948775236812965?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1965948775236812965%7Ctwgr%5E1de02cf895158cf27c74fa50109baa2cd2364e34%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.out.com%2Fmedia%2Fjeffree-star-charlie-kirk-nonbinary">Jeffree Star</a> shared on TikTok, “There’s science and there’s facts. You can pretend in your head you’re a cat. You can pretend in your head that you’re this, and you’re that. Good for you. You’re still only A or B.”
But Garfield-Jaeger notes that even doctors and therapists seeking to reverse course on the trans epidemic aren’t exactly sure how to do it yet. “I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s a coincidence that all these Hollywood kids are trans. It&#8217;s not because they were born in the wrong bodies,” she says. “The darkness inside of them, the pain, is not being addressed, it&#8217;s being covered up. There&#8217;s something about them that&#8217;s lost.”

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After teasing her upcoming album, Madonna, 67, stepped out at Coachella’s final weekend, practically matching in lingerie with 26-year-old <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/sabrina-carpenter">Sabrina Carpenter</a>. Maybe age is just a number, but when you’re relying on whatever fabric got the job of separating the world from your hoo-hoo, we’re all faced with the fact that sex doesn’t sell well as celebrities age. 
Almost half a century after the <a href="https://www.grammy.com/news/madonna-like-a-virgin-anniversary-queen-of-pop">Queen of Pop</a> made history by rolling around in a 1980s cutout tunic, leggings, and a rosary-as-a-necklace for “<a href="https://youtu.be/s__rX_WL100?list=RDs__rX_WL100&amp;t=133">Like A Virgin</a>,” Madonna’s elderly eroticism feels less provocative and more “drunk mom talent show.” 
Madonna last appeared at Coachella back in 2006 singing “<a href="https://youtu.be/P24CuD5HgU0?list=RDP24CuD5HgU0&amp;t=18">Hung Up,</a>” which opens with the hypnotic line, “Time goes by so slowly.” This year, the sprightly sexagenarian returned to duet “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tGOQfrnu1AE">Vogue</a>” and “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Ew3V6ELiZgE">Like A Prayer</a>” during Carpenter’s set. One of Madonna’s old lyrics goes, “Oh God, I think I’m falling.” Slightly catchier than “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/mMoq-hx9xnM?t=29&amp;feature=share">I’ve fallen and I can’t get up</a>” from that retro medical alarm ad. 
I promise I’m not ageist. But after Madonna popped a <a href="https://youtu.be/1pTfyERUvSE?t=89">squat on stage</a>, I was legitimately impressed that she was able to stand up just as fast as her 20-something co-star. Whatever she’s on, it’s working. I only hope my knees work as well when my AARP card arrives in the mail.
Maybe Madge was trying to relive her glory days in the same purple boots, corset, and <a href="https://www.instyle.com/madonna-bodysuit-stockings-first-coachella-20-years-2026-11953336">Gucci jacket</a> from the last time she stopped by Coachella, but she’s still got it. Or she’s got the shapewear for it. Still, as Madonna continues to dabble in a “<a href="https://youtu.be/nozX2rl3gaM?t=43">custom grills</a> and shaving-my-<a href="https://www.jezebel.com/madonna-and-the-case-of-everyones-missing-eyebrows-1850077892">eyebrows</a>-off” era, not everyone’s convinced that if ya got it, you should definitely flaunt it. Especially once you’ve aged out of overflow parking behind the fountain of youth. 
“We are stuck with all the geriatrics who don’t know when to sit down,” someone posted on <a href="https://x.com/madameheretic/status/2045462497990234405">X</a>, post-Chella. Another observed on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PopCultureUpdates/posts/madonna-faces-online-criticism-after-appearing-during-sabrina-carpenters-coachel/983686374013042/">Facebook</a>, “[Madonna] seemed to have a problem walking down the stairs during ‘Vogue’ and seemed quite out of breath during ‘Like A Prayer.’”
<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Music/comments/1soyi48/i_thought_madonnas_debut_at_coachella_last_night/">Someone else noted</a>, “Madonna doesn’t dance anymore; she just walked back and forth, to the point that even Sabrina had to stop dancing and tone down all her moves … You could even see it in her eyes when she took off her glasses — she just wanted to go to sleep.”
Fans backed the Material Girl with a series of “<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DXQ5YlhAO1D/">shook</a>” and “<a href="https://x.com/bcilikedaboy/status/2045374057269350420?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2045374057269350420%7Ctwgr%5E83d4803420f11d4d008b402c0deb16bdd05912dd%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.indy100.com%2Fshowbiz%2Fmadonna-sabrina-carpenter-coachella">power”</a> posts. But the lackluster response from a live audience obsessed with <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Fauxmoi/comments/1sp81s4/comment/ogz8uwh/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=web3x&amp;utm_name=web3xcss&amp;utm_term=1&amp;utm_content=share_button">recording</a>, not dancing, proved Madonna didn’t stick the landing. A <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Fauxmoi/comments/1sp81s4/comment/oh02blb/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=web3x&amp;utm_name=web3xcss&amp;utm_term=1&amp;utm_content=share_button">Redditor</a> posted, “They honestly probably barely know anything about Madonna &amp; definitely don’t know those songs.” 
Maybe the most candid moment happened when <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@billboard/video/7629991357205024031">Madonna said</a> of Carpenter, “She’s a magician. She’s gonna make me disappear,” as she was lowered offstage through the world’s slowest trap door. “Madonna, everybody,” Carpenter said with Gen Z enthusiasm. As far as the Coachella crowd was concerned, Madonna had just vanished from existence. 
So if it doesn’t inspire new audiences, and it raises the eyebrows of your established fanbase, why are aging stars obsessed with clinging to their once-sexy looks? Don’t call it a comeback; call it “empowerment” — but with the adverse effect of making these former trailblazers even less relevant. 
I’d love to cite the entire “Real Housewives” franchise as an example, but the Orange County cast’s 2025 trip to “<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DP4SacvCcna/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=2ceab72d-8ec6-4fea-8884-629168b2d053">AmsterD*MN</a>” proves the point. Allegedly egged on by producers, the ladies hit the streets in lacy cutout looks that left little to the imagination (as tourists dressed in age-appropriate khaki pants and Tevas observed). Fellow Bravo star <a href="https://www.realitytea.com/2025/10/27/jeff-lewis-drags-rhoc-cast-fashion/">Jeff Lewis</a> commented, “How do we get the message across … that they need to start dressing more appropriately? I feel like, dress your age … it’s time to start covering up.” While some suggested that Lewis should zip it, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@just_bookin_around/video/7564514358684912926">others</a> agreed. “Omg! Yes!!!! Thank you, Jeff, it&#8217;s trashy AF.”
With roughly 11 years of youth on Madonna, <a href="https://share.google/vzedNSwjdug5kla9v">Jennifer Lopez</a> has also never met a <a href="https://youtu.be/pILCn6VO_RU?t=552">bedazzled bodysuit</a> she didn’t like. Looking fit and fierce at 56, she seems nowhere near closing up shop on Jenny from the Block. She sees the hate, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@oldiesvibe/video/7589901366387150110?_r=1&amp;_t=ZP-92gPTtinF3G">explaining</a> on stage during her Vegas residency, “I can just ignore a lot of it.” When a fan asked why she was “always naked,” she replied, “If you had this booty, you’d be naked, too,” before strutting away so fans could get a good look, slightly obscured by her beaded skirt. 
The most gorgeous woman at Coachella wasn’t Madonna, Sabrina Carpenter, Kylie, or Kendall Jenner, Teyana Taylor, or even Hailey Bieber. According to social media’s fickle barometer, the “most beautiful woman alive” was an Australian influencer named <a href="https://nypost.com/2026/04/14/lifestyle/influencer-leah-halton-dubbed-most-beautiful-girl-at-coachella/?dicbo=v2-RWJUId5">Leah Halton</a>. Don’t know who she is? It won’t matter in a few days that her thrashed boho desert looks had Instagrammers dubbing her so “<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DXEFZzbFQrD/?igsh=MWt4azZna3F0dXBsdQ%3D%3D&amp;img_index=8">perf</a>” she had to be AI.
Maybe the real problem for stars like Madonna and JLo is that the fresh faces making headlines limit our bandwidth for appreciating their hard work. (I’m tired just thinking about the time and dedication required to keep up those figures.) But there seems to be a way to age more gracefully in the public eye without the gaudy costuming and world-class narcissism.
She wasn’t at Coachella, but actress Dame Helen Mirren celebrates every hard-earned wrinkle at 80. She dresses in a way that flatters her soulful glow. But don’t patronize her by telling her she looks good for her age. “It’s insulting. We hate that compliment,” <a href="https://www.facebook.com/womenshealthmagazine/posts/you-look-good-for-your-age-is-patronizing-says-80-year-old-helen-mirren-its-insu/1155763709757653/">she says</a>. 
She appeared on <a href="https://www.allure.com/story/helen-mirren-on-aging-loreal-paris-women-of-worth-interview">Allure</a> magazine when the brand officially banned the term “anti-aging,” she’s been a longtime ambassador for <a href="https://people.com/helen-mirren-80-embodies-effortless-sophistication-in-sparkling-silver-top-at-loreal-paris-runway-11821139">L’Oreal</a>, and she has this bit of advice for the rest of us. “Women, you want to look great, but you don’t want to look 15 when you’re 55. You can’t. It’s impossible. And you don’t actually want to; you want to look like a beautiful, cool, energetic … 55-year-old!” As for life at 80, she does whatever fabulous thing she wants, adding, “F*ck it, I&#8217;m alive,” for as long as she’s here.

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Pop singer Jennifer Lopez is getting mixed reactions for a move she made during her performance at the 2025 American Music Awards (AMAs) on Monday night.
The 55-year-old was wearing a bedazzled jumpsuit while performing a medley of songs during the show’s opening when she unexpectedly kissed one of the male dancers on stage, then turned to a female dancer and kissed her, too. 
While many fans praised Lopez’s performance, others called it “trashy” and accused the singer of ripping off Madonna, who infamously locked lips with both Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera while performing at the MTV Video Music Awards in August 2003.
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“Desperate attempt to return to relevancy,” one reply <a href="https://x.com/PriceOnCulture/status/1927162366136852931">said</a>. 
“Aging rough. Gross,” another person echoed.
“Pretty trashy,” a third commenter <a href="https://x.com/SPMadMax/status/1927216070517043205">wrote</a>.
“I can smell the desperation for attention,” another reply <a href="https://x.com/1UPCJ/status/1927217223623458947">said</a>. “Lady you&#8217;re 55&#8230; stop embarrassing yourself and just call it quits.”
Despite the audience having a negative reaction online, the night’s next presenter had nothing but praise for Lopez. &#8220;How cool is it to have a total superstar like J.Lo hosting the AMAs?&#8221; actress Tiffany Haddish told the audience gathered at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas. 
&#8220;Our host has just danced to 23 hits in six minutes,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;Just from that opening number alone, Jenny from the Block has got all her steps in for the day, and she got all her kisses in. Save a dancer for me, J.Lo. Damn! You ain&#8217;t the only one out here single.&#8221;  
The night’s big winner was Billie Eilish, who won in all seven categories for which she was nominated, including major accolades such as Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, and Song of the Year.
Lopez made headlines last summer when she filed for divorce from actor Ben Affleck, with whom she had been married for about two years. The pair was previously engaged and broke up in 2002, then reconnected years later and made much ado about their rekindled romance. The “Love Don’t Cost a Thing” singer is currently single.

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Ben Affleck reflected on his most recent failed marriage after a very public romantic rekindling with Jennifer Lopez, which ended in divorce in January.
During a new cover story interview with <a href="https://www.gq.com/story/inside-ben-afflecks-plan-to-remake-hollywood">GQ</a>, the 52-year-old actor discussed his participation in the 2024 documentary about their marriage, which was called “The Greatest Love Story Never Told.” Fans at the time were surprised Affleck agreed to it, considering his aversion to being in the spotlight.
“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,” the two-time Academy Award winner told the outlet. 
“There are a lot of people who I think have handled celebrity more adeptly and more adroitly than I have, Jennifer among them,” he added. “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 towards these things. And so I thought, ‘Oh, this is interesting because how do you reconcile that?’”
Affleck went on, saying, “I love and support this person. I believe in them. They’re great. I want people to see that. And I think the thing that I said in that documentary or the piece that they used was where I said, You don’t marry a ship captain and then say, ‘Well, I don’t like going out in the water.’ You’ve got to own what you knew going into any relationship. And I think it’s important to say that wasn’t the cause of some major fracture. It’s not like you can watch that documentary and go, &#8216;Oh, now I understand the issues that these two had.’”
At another point during the conversation, Affleck said he &#8220;[doesn&#8217;t mind]&#8221; talking about his &#8220;personal life a little &#8230; as long as my actual feelings and intentions and beliefs are communicated, which I hope I was clear that really [Lopez] is somebody I have a lot of respect for.&#8221;
The actor said he understands the idea of &#8220;wanting to divine or explore the kind of differences in perspective that we have in terms of how a person feels comfortable approaching the line between public and private life.” 
&#8220;There’s a tendency to look at breakups and want to identify root causes or something. But honestly &#8230; the truth is much more quotidian than probably people would believe or would be interesting,&#8221; Affleck explained.
&#8220;There’s no scandal, no soap opera, no intrigue. The truth is, when you talk to somebody, &#8216;Hey, what happened?&#8217; Well, there is no, &#8216;This is what happened,'&#8221; he said of their breakup. &#8220;It’s just a story about people trying to figure out their lives and relationships in ways that we all sort of normally do.&#8221; 
Affleck and Lopez were first engaged in 2002 and broke up in 2004. They started dating again in 2021 and married in two lavish ceremonies, one in Las Vegas and the other in Georgia, the following year. The couple filed for divorce in 2024.

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Ben Affleck Breaks Silence On Divorce From Jennifer Lopez, Says The Truth Is 'Quotidian'

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jennifer-lopez">Jennifer Lopez</a> is reportedly ready to close the door on the “crazy chapter” of her life with Ben Affleck after she and the actor finalized their divorce — after just two years of marriage.
On Monday, the 55-year-old actress and Affleck finally reached a settlement for their divorce after Lopez filed for a dissolution of their marriage back on Aug. 20, 2024, <a href="https://people.com/jennifer-lopez-wants-to-close-the-door-after-ben-affleck-divorce-source-8770430?utm_campaign=people&amp;utm_content=likeshop&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=instagram">People magazine</a> reported. 
A source close to the superstar singer is now shedding some light on how the “Hustlers” star is doing as she grapples with the end of what she had previously labeled a dream come true, as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/love-is-patient-twenty-years-patient-jennifer-lopez-goes-all-in-with-ben-affleck-by-changing-her-last-name">reported</a> at the time.
&#8220;The fairy tale she was promised turned out to be a nightmare in the end,” the insider told the magazine. &#8220;She&#8217;s in a really good place and just wants to close the door on this crazy chapter.”
On the second anniversary of their southern wedding ceremony in Georgia, the “Selena” star put to bed rumors about their relationship troubles when she filed for divorce in Los Angeles County Superior Court without an attorney, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/jennifer-lopez-devastated-about-ben-affleck-divorce-gave-her-all-make-work-source">Fox News</a> noted.
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Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have settled their divorce. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BillboardNews?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BillboardNews</a> <a href="https://t.co/3UYNSBu5UG">pic.twitter.com/3UYNSBu5UG</a>
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At the time, a source told the outlet that the actress felt she “gave it her all to make this work” with Affleck and was “devastated” that she couldn’t make their marriage work — especially after they called off their first engagement in 2004 and then rekindled their romance in the summer of 2021.
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In the divorce filing, Lopez wrote that the separation occurred on April 26, 2024, <a href="https://people.com/ben-affleck-and-jennifer-lopez-divorce-live-updates-8699009">People magazine</a> noted.
On the same day reports surfaced that Lopez had filed for divorce, the “Gone Girl” star was spotted not wearing his wedding ring.
As to why she chose the anniversary of their wedding ceremony, a source told People magazine. “She was done waiting and the date she did it speaks a ton.” 
The move “gives her control of the process,” added the source. “It’s good that she did it.”
Last June, rumors surfaced that their marriage was over and a source at the time told the outlet that Affleck “started moving out a while ago. The marriage is completely over, and Jennifer is heartbroken. She loves love and wanted this to work so badly.”
Lopez and Affleck officially tied the knot in a legal ceremony in Las Vegas in 2022, before they celebrated their matrimony at a backyard ceremony at an $8 million Georgia mansion with family and friends a month later. It all happened 18 years after the couple first got engaged in 2002, calling it off in 2004.

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Democrats are now becoming desperate and they are trotting out their last line of defense: Celebrities.
Yes, it&#8217;s celebrity time. Now, it&#8217;s always bewildered me that Democrats believe celebrities are really going to move the needle in a major way in favor of their party. It has never worked in my lifetime.
Barack Obama didn&#8217;t need celebrities, he was a celebrity. Hillary Clinton tried using celebrities and failed. Joe Biden really didn&#8217;t have much by the way of celebrity endorsements because his entire campaign was run from his basement.
Well, now Kamala Harris is calling on all of her Hollywood friends to cut endorsements for her.
Members of “The Avengers” cast decided to cut a commercial that is indeed the weirdest commercial ever. They literally end it by shouting “Down with democracy” as they say that Kamala Harris should be the president:
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‘AVENGERS’ stars Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, Danai Gurira, Don Cheadle and Paul Bettany have reunited to make a video endorsing Kamala Harris’ campaign for President. <a href="https://t.co/Erh31rowps">pic.twitter.com/Erh31rowps</a>
&mdash; DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) <a href="https://twitter.com/DiscussingFilm/status/1852101867376926874?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 31, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Are you going to vote based on that? Are you going to listen to Mark “I hate Jews” Ruffalo? Those are the people who are going out with? All right.
Jennifer Lopez was also out campaigning. She apparently was incredibly offended, as a Puerto Rican woman, by Tony Hinchcliffe.
Here she was at a rally for Kamala Harris:
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Jennifer Lopez: I am Puerto Rican and yes I was born here, and we are Americans. I am a mother. I am a sister. I am an actress and I like Hollywood endings and I like it when the good guy, or in this case the good girl wins. And with an understanding of our past, and our faith in… <a href="https://t.co/0Elnsy1jIG">pic.twitter.com/0Elnsy1jIG</a>
&mdash; Acyn (@Acyn) <a href="https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1852203248184152115?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 1, 2024</a></blockquote>
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So, when I have questions about character, the first person I go to is the woman who dated Diddy. Her judgment on humans is stellar.
Jimmy Kimmel, by the way, is now so excited for Kamala Harris that he is actually violating the law. Here he was the other night doing just that:
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When I made an election joke, the Deep State used it as a pretext to conduct a fishing expedition against me, subpoenaing all financial records, leases, employment information and pay stubs, and email accounts.
Will Jimmy Kimmel enjoy the same? <a href="https://t.co/uAMI9saL2i">https://t.co/uAMI9saL2i</a>
&mdash; Douglass Mackey (@DougMackeyCase) <a href="https://twitter.com/DougMackeyCase/status/1851952707826819183?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 31, 2024</a></blockquote>
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So, yes, that&#8217;s a joke. The problem is, the Department of Justice actually <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-supporter-douglass-mackey-sentenced-to-7-months-in-prison-over-voting-memes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">prosecuted a man</a> named Douglass Mackey back in October of 2023 for this exact same joke.
Mackey had about 58,000 Twitter followers when he tweeted out and texted some information suggesting that black voters should show up late for the election. They prosecuted him and he went to jail. Jimmy Kimmel, however, can apparently do it with no problem at all.
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But the desperation is setting in for the Democratic Party. They&#8217;re looking for a closing argument.
Their latest attempt comes courtesy of President Trump himself. President Trump was out on the campaign trail with Tucker Carlson last night in Glendale, Arizona, and he started talking about Liz Cheney. Here is what he had to say:
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🚨To every FAKE NEWS reporter taking President Trump’s words out of context:
President Trump was CLEARLY explaining that warmongers like Liz Cheney are very quick to start wars and send other Americans to fight them, rather than go into combat themselves.<a href="https://t.co/UlHvKszEIY">pic.twitter.com/UlHvKszEIY</a>
&mdash; Karoline Leavitt (@karolineleavitt) <a href="https://twitter.com/karolineleavitt/status/1852339440208810004?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 1, 2024</a></blockquote>
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I actually don&#8217;t like the Chicken Hawk argument. It was crap when it was trotted out against George W. Bush and all of his supporters back in the 2000s and I think it’s crap now. I don&#8217;t think congressmen are sitting there thinking, “Well, it&#8217;s not me, so I&#8217;m just going to send troops.”
The reality is, there are wide differences of opinion about foreign policy among people who have served in the military and people who have not served in the military. So, I don’t like the Chicken Hawk argument because it&#8217;s specious, empty, and foolish.
But that is not the rip on Trump. What they are ripping Trump for is the part where he said, “Let&#8217;s put her with a rifle standing there with nine barrels shooting at her&#8230;”
They&#8217;re claiming he wants her assassinated. I&#8217;m sorry, but that’s just not true. It&#8217;s not real. Trump is not calling for the killing of Liz Cheney. He&#8217;s clearly making the exact same argument the entire Left made about the entire Right during the period 2002 to 2008 in which they said, “You guys are really sanguine about sending troops into harm&#8217;s way, but very few of you have served in the military and it would be totally different if you were on the front lines with barrels trained at you.”
Liz Cheney then put out a <a href="https://x.com/Liz_Cheney/status/1852292100844621974">statement</a> saying:
<blockquote>This is how dictators destroy free nations. They threaten those who speak against them with death. We cannot entrust our country and our freedom to a petty, vindictive, cruel, unstable man who wants to be a tyrant.</blockquote>
Listen, it&#8217;s not my fault you can&#8217;t speak English or that you&#8217;re being radically dishonest by taking President Trump out of context.
Then, this was the literal headline today over at <a href="https://www.drudgereport.com/">Drudge</a>:
<blockquote>TRUMP CALLS FOR CHENEY&#8217;S EXECUTION
WANTS MILITARY TRIBUNAL
ARIZONA AG INVESTIGATES!
HARRIS CONDEMNS HIS VIOLENT RHETORIC</blockquote>
That&#8217;s not remotely true.
And then there was this one from the <a href="https://www.the-express.com/news/politics/153330/vile-trump-shot-liz-cheney">Daily Express</a>:
<blockquote>Trump says Liz Cheney should be &#8216;shot in the face&#8217; by nine guns in sickening fantasy.
Donald Trump has caused controversy by suggesting Liz Cheney should have &#8220;guns trained on her face&#8221; in an alarming firing squad fantasy.</blockquote>
Not a fact. That&#8217;s not remotely what he said. 
This is the stupidest game — and they&#8217;re now playing this game full-time. They&#8217;re finding things that Trump says that are actually unobjectionable on their face. You can disagree with the argument, but the actual language is being skewed and twisted in order to achieve something that Trump never said.
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Pop star <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jennifer-lopez">Jennifer Lopez</a> is speaking at a “When We Vote We Win” rally for <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kamala-harris">Kamala Harris</a> in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/las-vegas">Las Vegas</a> on Thursday as the countdown to Election Day winds down.
The singer will deliver a speech while the Mexican musical group Maná is scheduled to perform, per <a href="https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/4960048-jennifer-lopez-harris-rally-las-vegas-nevada-puerto-rico/">The Hill</a>. According to the Harris campaign, Lopez’s speech will focus on “the importance of voting, what’s at stake for the country with this election and why she is endorsing.”
Lopez, who is Puerto Rican, shared a clip on her Instagram Stories on Sunday. The clip included Harris scolding Trump about a joke made by a comedian at his Madison Square Garden rally in New York over the weekend. In the clip, Harris said Trump had “abandoned the island” during his presidency and “tried to block aid” after hurricanes. Lopez shared the post with her 250 million Instagram followers alongside a clapping emoji and the Puerto Rican flag.
The “Love Don’t Cost a Thing” singer has dabbled in the political realm before when she performed at President Joe Biden’s inauguration in 2021 and also recited part of the Pledge of Allegiance in Spanish during the event.
Recent Harris campaign events have included musicians such as Beyoncé, Pink, and Bruce Springsteen. Artists such as Taylor Swift and Lizzo have publicly endorsed the candidate.
Fans were disappointed when Beyoncé only gave a short speech at a Kamala rally in Houston after several outlets hinted she would be performing there. 
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“I’m here as a mother, a mother who cares about the world our children live in, a world where we have the freedom to control our bodies, a world where we are not divided, our past or present or future,” the singer said at the rally last weekend.
Instead of hearing Beyoncé sing, fans were treated to a concert by 81-year-old country artist Willie Nelson.
The Harris campaign explained their tactic of using high-profile musicians to promote their candidate, writing that they are “trusted voices for millions of Americans, who listen to their music, follow them on social media, or otherwise are inspired by them,” per a statement. 
&#8220;The Harris-Walz campaign believes that by using their voices to lay out the stakes of this election, it will further encourage and mobilize people to go vote.&#8221;

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jennifer-lopez">Jennifer Lopez</a> is “devastated” over her failed marriage to actor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jennifer-lopez-and-ben-afflecks-68m-mansion-hits-market-amid-divorce-rumors">Ben Affleck</a> after she filed for divorce on Tuesday following two years of marriage, a source shared with <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/jennifer-lopez-devastated-about-ben-affleck-divorce-gave-her-all-make-work-source">Fox News</a>.
On the second anniversary of the 55-year-old singer’s southern wedding ceremony in Georgia, Lopez put to bed rumors about the Hollywood superstar’s relationship troubles when she filed for divorce in Los Angeles County Superior Court without an attorney, the outlet reported.
A source has since told the outlet that the actress feels she “gave it her all to make this work” with Affleck and is “devastated” she couldn’t make their marriage work after they rekindled their romance in the summer of 2021, after previously calling off their first engagement in 2004.
Another source said the “Good Will Hunting” star seems to be fine after the split, saying that the 52-year-old actor “threw in the towel a long time ago.&#8221;
While another insider told the outlet, “Ben has been his usual, high-energetic self. He&#8217;s been busy with his kids and work and seems to be doing just fine.&#8221;
In the divorce filing, Lopez wrote that the separation occurred on April 26, <a href="https://people.com/ben-affleck-and-jennifer-lopez-divorce-live-updates-8699009">People magazine</a> noted.
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Jennifer Lopez filed for divorce from Ben Affleck on wedding anniversary to ‘take a stand’ <a href="https://t.co/UqBsSTTehY">https://t.co/UqBsSTTehY</a> <a href="https://t.co/arPgRoAK7W">pic.twitter.com/arPgRoAK7W</a>
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On the same day reports surfaced that Lopez had filed for divorce, the “Gone Girl” star was spotted not wearing his wedding ring.
As to why she chose the anniversary of their wedding ceremony, a source told the outlet, “She was done waiting and the date she did it speaks a ton.” 
The move &#8220;gives her control of the process,&#8221; added the source. &#8220;It&#8217;s good that she did it.&#8221;
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One insider told <a href="https://people.com/jennifer-lopez-began-house-hunting-in-april-amid-ben-affleck-split-source-8699337?taid=66c64651235a150001a05460&amp;utm_campaign=peoplemagazine&amp;utm_content=new&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com">People</a>, “She&#8217;s very disappointed and sad, but Ben hasn&#8217;t given her any signs that he wants to continue their marriage.”
&#8220;She tried really hard to make things work and is heartbroken,” the source added. &#8220;The kids are a top priority, as they always have been.”
In June, rumors surfaced that their marriage was over and a source at the time told the outlet that Affleck “started moving out a while ago. The marriage is completely over, and Jennifer is heartbroken. She loves love and wanted this to work so badly.&#8221;
Lopez and Affleck officially tied the knot in a legal ceremony in Las Vegas in 2022, before they celebrated their matrimony at a backyard ceremony at an $8 million Georgia mansion with family and friends a month later. It all happened 18 years after the couple first got engaged in 2002 before calling it off in 2004.
The “Deep Water” star was previously married to actress Jennifer Garner for more than a decade. The two share three kids. Lopez has been married three times and shares two kids with her ex-husband singer Marc Anthony.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jennifer-lopez-finally-reveals-whether-she-or-ben-affleck-reached-out-to-rekindle-their-romance" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jennifer Lopez Finally Reveals Whether She Or Ben Affleck Reached Out To Rekindle Their Romance</a>

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hollywood" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hollywood</a> power couple Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez are headed for divorce after two years of marriage, the second time the two were in a relationship.
Lopez filed for the divorce herself on Tuesday in L.A. and did not use an attorney, TMZ <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2024/08/20/jennifer-lopez-ben-affleck-file-divorce/?adid=social-tw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. She listed the date of separation as April 26, 2024.
According to the report, Lopez choosing to file the divorce on August 20 potentially carried some significance because they held a large wedding ceremony in Georgia exactly two years ago for their family and friends.
TMZ said that there did not appear to be any kind of a prenup agreement in place and that money issues between the two have not yet been settled.
The report added that she decided to be the one to file for divorce despite not having everything settled in terms of who gets what because there of &#8220;PR concerns.&#8221;
TMZ <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2024/06/08/jennifer-lopez-ben-affleck-sell-marital-home-beverly-hills-divorce/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> earlier this summer that the two were quietly selling the mansion they bought together in Beverly Hills after they got married.
Affleck and Lopez first <a href="https://www.sheknows.com/entertainment/articles/2526116/ben-affleck-jennifer-lopez-how-they-met-gigli/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">met</a> in early 2002 on the set of the crime comedy &#8220;Gigli&#8221; while Lopez was married to Cris Judd.
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In July 2002, Affleck and Lopez were spotted kissing at her birthday party. Two days later, she <a href="https://ew.com/article/2002/07/26/j-lo-files-divorce/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">filed</a> for a divorce from Judd.
By November of that year, the two were engaged and set to be married the following year. However, just one day before their wedding in September 2003, they decided to push back the wedding date, <a href="https://people.com/celebrity/lopez-affleck-postpone-weekend-wedding/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">citing</a> &#8220;excessive media attention.&#8221;
“When we found ourselves seriously contemplating hiring three separate ‘decoy brides’ at three different locations, we realized that something was awry,&#8221; they said at the time. “We began to feel that the spirit of what should have been the happiest day of our lives could be compromised. We felt what should have been a joyful and sacred day could be spoiled for us, our families and our friends.”
By January 2004, they decided to call off the wedding and the two went their separate ways for the next 17 years until they rekindled their relationship in early 2021 following a series of failed relationships that each had dealt with in recent years.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ben-affleck">Ben Affleck</a> and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jennifer-lopez">Jennifer Lopez</a>’s mansion in Beverly Hills hit the market on Thursday amid rumors that the couple is experiencing marital difficulties.
The 38,000-square foot, 12-bedroom, 24-bathroom property was <a href="https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2571-Wallingford-Dr-Beverly-Hills-CA-90210/20532066_zpid/">listed</a> for $68 million several weeks after sources leaked that the sale was imminent. Affleck and Lopez purchased the home in 2022 for $60 million.
The listing describes the home as “[r]ecently renovated with the highest level of quality” and as a “newly rebuilt and expanded masterpiece” situated on five acres, all locked behind double gates. The home is also said to have a separate 5,000-square-foot guest penthouse, caretaker house, and two-bedroom guardhouse, along with a 12-car garage and parking for 80 vehicles. 
This estate also features an indoor sports complex with basketball and pickleball courts, a fully equipped gym, a boxing ring, a sports lounge, a zero-edge pool, and a bar. 
Affleck and Lopez wed in July 2022. The former &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/entertainment">Gigli</a>&#8221; costars began dating twenty years earlier and were engaged by November 2002. The couple officially split in January 2004 but rekindled their relationship in July 2021.
“It’s been such a journey. The thing that I think I’ve been wondering about my whole life is, like, is love real? Does true love exist?” Lopez told <a href="https://www.glamour.com/story/jennifer-lopez-calls-moving-in-with-her-and-ben-afflecks-kids-an-emotional-transition">Today</a> in January 2023. “It’s two people kind of coming together and saying, you know, ‘I’m gonna be here no matter what. And we’re gonna get through it together.’”
Rumors of marital issues started in May when TMZ broke the news that the two were living apart. Entertainment Tonight <a href="https://www.etonline.com/jennifer-lopez-and-ben-affleck-taking-a-second-to-figure-things-out-amid-tension-in-marriage-source">reported</a> that a source claimed they were “staying in separate homes and the tension has been high.&#8221;
Neither Affleck nor Lopez has commented publicly on the alleged split. Both have been spotted in recent months together and apart, and on different occasions either wearing or not wearing their wedding rings. Lopez canceled the rest of her “This is Me… Live” tour on May 31, saying she was &#8220;taking time off to be with her children, family and close friends.&#8221;
&#8220;I am completely heartsick and devastated about letting you down,” she said at the time. “Please know that I wouldn’t do this if I didn’t feel that it was absolutely necessary. I promise I will make it up to you and we will all be together again. I love you all so much. Until next time…&#8221; 

Several outlets <a href="https://pagesix.com/2024/07/11/entertainment/ben-affleck-ditches-wedding-ring-again-after-spending-fourth-of-july-apart-from-jennifer-lopez/">reported</a> that Lopez and Affleck spent the Fourth of July holiday apart, with him in Los Angeles and her in the Hamptons.

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Actor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ben-affleck">Ben Affleck</a> appeared on the season 4 premiere of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kevin-hart">Kevin Hart’s</a> Peacock Network talk show, “Hart to Heart,” on Thursday and explained why he often has a sour look on his face and talked about his wife <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jennifer-lopez">Jennifer Lopez’s</a> fame.
It’s not known when the episode was taped, but Affleck did <a href="https://pagesix.com/2024/06/21/entertainment/ben-affleck-calls-jennifer-lopez-wife-amid-divorce-rumors/">refer</a> to Lopez as his &#8220;wife&#8221; during the show. Recently, fans have been speculating about the state of Affleck and Lopez’s two-year marriage, especially after it was revealed that their $61 million Beverly Hills mansion was listed for sale. 
The 51-year-old celebrity didn’t mention the current status of his marriage. But Affleck did offer an explanation for why he often <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ben-affleck-is-setting-the-record-straight-about-his-viral-grumpy-grammys-moment">looks grumpy</a>. 
He started by responding to Hart’s question about whether he’s happier in front of the camera or behind it, per <a href="https://people.com/ben-affleck-kevin-hart-interview-jennifer-lopez-bananas-level-of-fame-8667059">People</a>. Affleck said he considers himself a director and added that he’s “a little bit shy.”
“I also don&#8217;t like a lot of attention,” he said during the conversation. “This why people see me [and] they&#8217;re like, ‘Well, this dude always mad…’ Because somebody has their camera and sticking to my face.”
Affleck continued, “I don&#8217;t mind you taking my picture about a club, a premiere, whatever. My wife, I don&#8217;t give a f***. Go ahead. Knock yourself out. I don&#8217;t notice you,” he said. “My children, that&#8217;s a different thing.”
The actor shares three children with his ex-wife Jennifer Garner: Violet, 18, Seraphina, 15, and Samuel, 12. He’s also now stepdad to Lopez’s 16-year-old twins.
The Oscar-winning actor recalled one experience demonstrating Lopez’s extreme popularity with her fans. “We went somewhere with [Jennifer]—I can’t remember because she’s so famous, and she creates this—people love her. And she really represents something important to people,” he said.
“[To me,] people are like, ‘Hey, I like your movie,’ and then they’re like ‘AHHHH! J-LO!&#8217;” he added. “It’s amazing, you know what I mean?”
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Affleck recalled another story about a time they visited Times Square. “We get out of the car, we were going to a play, and I was like, ‘F*** it, babe, we’re going to be late, we gotta walk a block and a half.’ [Lopez] was like, ‘Alright,’ she didn’t say s***,” he explained.
“We get out with her, all the kids, through Times Square, and the s*** was like f***ing bananas,&#8217;“ Affleck went on. &#8220;I was like, ‘Oh my God.’ There was a lady, she was smoking weed, in a full purple skintight suit—she’s a heavy lady—and she starts running backwards filming, going ‘J-LO!!’ Like a herald. Then gets everyone else, they&#8217;re all tourists, whatever, just moving.” 
“Then I&#8217;m moving. We got, like, our five kids, me and Jen, and it&#8217;s, it&#8217;s like, it feels like hundreds of people and now screaming,” he said. 
“By the way, in that moment, you got to be oblivious to act like it&#8217;s all okay,” Hart interjected.
“Totally. Yeah, that’s why I put my bitch face on,” Affleck replied.
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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jennifer-lopez-reveals-the-one-movie-role-she-wishes-she-hadnt-turned-down" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jennifer Lopez</a> took to social media to defend her new line of booze and set the record straight on whether the pop superstar/singer even drinks, as many critics claimed she doesn&#8217;t imbibe following the news about her new cocktail brand.
The 53-year-old actress <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/04/entertainment/jennifer-lopez-alcohol-brand/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted</a> a video on Tuesday on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CuQd72ixx8s/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Instagram</a> plugging Delola, her spritzer line, against online critics who said the &#8220;Hustlers&#8221; star previously swore off drinking alcohol in interviews.
&#8220;I know that a lot of people have been talking about, &#8216;Oh she doesn&#8217;t even drink, what&#8217;s she doing with a cocktail line?'&#8221; Lopez said. &#8220;To tell you the truth, that was true for a long time – I didn&#8217;t drink.&#8221;
She also noted, that while she will does enjoy an occasional drink, she never drinks to get &#8220;s**t faced&#8221; and always drinks &#8220;responsibly.&#8221;
The singer said photos from a &#8220;a few years back&#8221; show that &#8220;over the past ten, maybe fifteen years&#8221; she has enjoyed &#8220;the occasional cocktail,&#8221; but when it came to finding the perfect drink, she &#8220;never found anything that I really love.&#8221;
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&#8220;And so, like anything else in my life, I created it myself,&#8221; Lopez said, pointing out that Delola is a &#8220;healthier&#8221; way that &#8220;fit my lifestyle to drink the way that I would drink – the way Jennifer drinks.&#8221;
In a 2018 article, then-49-year-old Lopez told <a href="https://www.instyle.com/celebrity/jennifer-lopez-december-cover" target="_blank" rel="noopener">InStyle</a> that one way she&#8217;s maintained her youthful glow is by abstaining from caffeine and alcohol, and getting lots of sleep.
&#8220;I&#8217;ve taken care of myself, and now it shows,&#8221; the singer said.
In April, when news first surfaced about the &#8220;Jenny From The Block&#8221; hitmaker&#8217;s booze line, she faced a backlash because of her husband <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ben-affleck-said-hed-still-be-drinking-if-he-stayed-married-to-jennifer-garner-felt-trapped" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ben Affleck&#8217;s</a> known struggle with alcohol addiction, CNN noted. Many of the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CuQd72ixx8s/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">comments</a> connected to the video she posted Monday brought up similar concerns.
&#8220;So awkward when she talks about drinking responsibly and not getting s**t faced knowing her husband suffers from alcoholism for years,&#8221; one person wrote.
Another added, &#8220;I’m just confused about her talking about alcohol and cocktails when her husband is an Alcoholic … who is allegedly in recovery? Makes no sense at all and I find it very difficult to understand.&#8221;
While a third said, &#8220;So all of a sudden she&#8217;s been drinking for the past 15 years? Yet I&#8217;ve seen interviews that she says that she keeps herself healthy because she doesn&#8217;t drink. oh Lord.&#8221;

Jennifer Lopez Defends New Line Of Booze, Sets Record Straight On If She Even Drinks

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