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Jennifer Lopez returns the favor to the estranged spouse Ben Affleck recently praised her.
Lopez, 55, stars in the new boxing drama Unstoppableproduced by Affleck, 52, and his best friend, Matt Damon. In an interview with Entertainment tonight published last week, Affleck described Lopez’s performance in the film as “spectacular.”
On Monday, November 5, Lopez shared her response to Affleck’s praise during the UK premiere of Unstoppableper film material shared via social media.
“I would describe the entire cast and everyone behind the scenes as spectacular and amazing,” Lopez told a reporter.
During a video interview with Entertainment tonight published on Sunday, November 3, Affleck discussed Unstoppable‘s early rave reviews and how the project compares to his latest film, Little things like thisstarring Cillian Murphy. (Affleck and Damon’s production company Artists Equity is behind both films.)
“Unstoppable is a very different film than this one, but in some ways it is similarly rooted in the passion of truly talented artists. [Director] Billy Goldenberg and Jennifer and Don Cheadle And Jharrel [Jerome] And Bobby Cannavalethey were all very passionate about this movie,” Affleck told the outlet.
As he expanded on the cast of UnstoppableAffleck pointed out their emotional connection to the story, noting that “Jennifer is spectacular.”
Affleck continued: “[Unstoppable is] another one that we are very proud of. We believed in the right people [in Small Things Like These] And Unstoppable is another example of that.”
The former couple’s praise for each other comes just months after Lopez filed for divorce from Affleck after two years of marriage.
Lopez filed for divorce in a Los Angeles court on August 20. Lopez listed the couple’s divorce date as April 26 — three months before she and Affleck celebrated their second wedding anniversary.
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck’s relationship inspired her 2002 hit “Dear Ben,” and their romance provided even more inspiration when it was rekindled two decades later. The couple first started dating in the early 2000s, with Lopez confirming their engagement to Diane Sawyer in November 2002. […]
The actress and singer filed the papers themselves, instead of through an attorney, on the second anniversary of the estranged couple’s wedding celebration in Georgia. (Affleck and Lopez tied the knot in a private ceremony in Las Vegas in July 2022 before toasting their nuptials with family and friends in Georgia.)
Lopez talked about her difficult year in a conversation Nikki Glaser for Interview magazine in October, saying her “world exploded.”
“I think all my life I’ve just tried to say I’m good enough, to where I am now, when I know it. I give myself credit. I say to that little girl who grew up in the Bronx, “You’ve done really well for yourself.” I haven’t done that in so many years,” Lopez said. “And now I think, with everything that’s happened in my life and in my relationships and even in my career, it’s like you have to give yourself a little bit of comfort and love. We’ve been through a lot of things that no one knows about, and you’ve persevered and you refuse to give up and let it bring you down.”
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She added: “There’s something to be said for that because things can really change your life in a way that makes you want to give up and say, ‘F– this, this is too hard, I don’t want to do this anymore. .” But I’m not there. I refuse to give myself everything the little girl deserves.”
Amid her divorce, Lopez is taking time for herself and embracing singledom, a source exclusively revealed in the latest issue of We weekly.
“Jen wants to take some time to be single and find herself again,” the source said. “That’s the journey she’s on.”