Jennifer Lopez And Ben AffleckThe divorce does not affect her friendship with his BFF, Matt Damon.
In photos published by the Daily mail on Sunday, September 8, Lopez, 55, was spotted holding Damon’s hand as the pair were deep in conversation at an after-party for their new movie, Unstoppableat the Toronto International Film Festival on Friday, September 6. Lopez stars in the new sports drama, while Damon and Affleck serve as producers.
According to PeopleLopez and Damon, 53, were seen talking for about 20 minutes. Lopez sat with Damon’s wife, Lucianaand costar Don Cheadle when Damon joined them, according to the outlet.
Earlier in the evening, Lopez, Damon, Cheadle and costar were in attendance Bobby Cannavale walked the red carpet at the film’s premiere. Affleck, 52, was not present.
Jennifer Lopez and Matt Damon
Getty Images (2)Lopez filed for divorce from Affleck in August, on the second anniversary of their wedding ceremony in Georgia. (The couple initially married in July 2022 in Las Vegas and followed with an intimate second wedding in August 2022.)
“The timing of the divorce was a big blow to Ben,” said a Hollywood insider We weekly only in August.
At Friday’s afterparty, Lopez was also spotted joking about being a “bad choice” for costar Cannavale, which seemed to reference her romantic history.
Per images published by The Hollywood ReporterCannavale, 54, seemed to have trouble hearing Lopez’s confession, so she repeated “I’m a bad choice” three more times within earshot. THR‘s camera. Lopez then apparently said, “It is what it is,” and made a dance move.
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck
Jon Kopaloff/Getty ImagesUs confirmed on August 20 that Lopez had filed for divorce from Affleck after months of questions about the status of their union. Court documents filed in a Los Angeles court revealed that the former couple’s actual divorce date was April 26 – three months before their second wedding anniversary.
The estranged couple initially started dating in 2002 but ended their engagement in January 2004. They reunited decades later in May 2021 and married just over a year later.
Us confirmed in May that Affleck was leaving their shared home in Los Angeles.
In July, an insider said Us that Lopez and Affleck were “doing their own thing” as they navigated their next steps.
“Jennifer suggested they just take some time to figure it out,” the source added, while another insider pointed out that Lopez and Affleck were “going through so much individually and as a couple.”