Ben Affleck previously enjoyed a brief fling with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s daughter Kathleen ‘Kick’ Kennedy before rekindling his relationship with his now-estranged wife Jennifer Lopez, sources have revealed.
The news comes after it was reported that Ben and Kick, 36, have been spotted together in recent weeks amid his split from the Love Don’t Cost a Thing singer.
The Oscar winner’s marital status was finally confirmed last week after Jennifer, 55, officially filed for divorce, revealing that the couple split in April this year.
Now, sources close to the couple have revealed to DailyMail.com that Kick and Ben, 52, are “enjoying spending time” together, but the writer is staying “secretive” about their connection because she doesn’t want to be seen as a “mistress”.
“Ben and Kick had a fling before he got back together with JLo,” the source began. “They met because Ben is from Boston and when you live in Boston, the Kennedy family is royalty.”
Ben Affleck has been “spending time” with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s daughter, Kathleen “Kick,” amid his divorce from Jennifer Lopez
The Oscar winner’s ex-wife Jennifer Lopez officially filed for divorce last week, confirming that the couple split in April of this year.
The source continued: “So when she started dating Kick, she thought she had made it into the Kennedy family. But she was too young and not ready for anything serious.”
The source stressed that the pair’s romance never overlapped with the actor’s rekindled relationship with Jennifer, continuing: ‘They didn’t have any affairs during their marriage, but it’s interesting to Kick’s friends that as soon as this divorce happened, suddenly Ben is dating an old partner whose family he views as royalty.’
As for how Kick views the actor, the source claimed: ‘She thinks he’s smart and very much like her style, but she’s being incredibly secretive because she doesn’t want to be seen as a mistress.
“She’s not a mistress. She’s nothing like JLo and likes to keep her private life private.”
The source explained that Kick isn’t wasting much time worrying about how Jennifer might feel about Ben’s decision to reconnect, adding: ‘Kick likes Ben and honestly doesn’t care what JLo thinks.
“When they first started dating, he and JLo were broken up. He made that very clear to her. The fact that JLo indicated their split happened in April only confirmed that.”
The source continued: “They both take it day by day, but so far, she’s enjoying spending time with him. They hang out at the Beverly Hills Hotel because it offers a level of privacy to celebrities that no other place offers.”
“The fact that people say she looks like Jen Garner is flattering to her, because she thinks Jen is beautiful.”
Ben and Kick previously enjoyed a brief fling with Kick sometime before he rekindled his relationship with Jennifer in 2021 (pictured in Arlington, Virginia in June 2018).
Sources say Kick is staying “secretive” about her recent hookup because she doesn’t want to be seen as a “mistress” amid the actor’s divorce.
Meanwhile, a second source confirmed the pair are simply getting to know each other better, claiming: ‘Ben has been spending time with Kick but there’s nothing there yet.
‘They are friends and enjoy spending time together and admittedly she has no idea what JLo would think of her spending time with Ben. He’s a great guy and they are just getting to know each other.’
DailyMail.com has contacted Ben Affleck and Kick Kennedy for comment.
While it’s also unclear how Ben and Kick met, RFK Jr.’s daughter has an interest in the entertainment industry.
Kick, born Kathleen Alexandra, is an actress who has enjoyed small roles in several television shows and films, including Curb Your Enthusiasm, starring her stepmother Cheryl Hines, 58.
Her most recent role was as a “lazy tourist” in 2021’s Fear and Loathing in Aspen.
She graduated from Stanford University in California, where she studied history and theater.
The actress has a presence on social media, with 17.1 thousand followers on Instagram, but has not posted anything there since August 24, 2023, when she appeared with a saker falcon.
He has been linked to other celebrities such as Taylor Swift, who notably dated his brother Conor in 2012.
According to her IMDB PageShe is an actress and writer, as well as a philanthropist and activist.
While it’s also unclear how Ben and Kick initially met, RFK Jr.’s daughter has an interest in the entertainment industry — she’s also a philanthropist and activist.
Kick has also enjoyed small roles in several television shows and films, including Curb Your Enthusiasm, starring alongside his stepmother Cheryl Hines, 58 (photographed in New York City in September 2015).
His stepmother, who married RFK Jr. in 2014, is actress Cheryl Hines, also known for starring on Curb Your Enthusiasm. Kick’s mother is Emily Ruth Black, who was married to RFK Jr. from 1982 to 1994.
Kick married Mary Richardson in 1994 until they divorced in 2010. Two years later, Mary committed suicide. Kick has five other siblings.
After months of split rumors, Jennifer officially ended her marriage to Ben when she filed for divorce on August 20.
She cited “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for the split and set April 26, 2024 as the date of separation.
Ben and The Wedding Planner actress began dating in 2002 after meeting on the set of the film Gigli, and quickly got engaged.
But they separated in 2004, just before becoming husband and wife.
They both married other people (she exchanged vows with Marc Anthony in 2004, while Ben married Jennifer Garner in 2005), but after splitting from their respective partners, they finally got back together in 2021.
The superstar couple first tied the knot at a Las Vegas chapel in July 2022, followed by a larger, more lavish ceremony the following month at their Georgia estate on August 20.
It was recently revealed that Ben and Jennifer had “planned” their divorce before she officially filed.
The source told Us Weekly that the estranged couple had “previously reviewed all the details” of their split.
“They had already agreed to these terms before she filed the lawsuit,” the source continued to the outlet.
The Hustlers actress ‘ultimately pulled the trigger because that was the agreement they had agreed to that she would file the lawsuit, and she was the one who ultimately made the decision.’
One financial issue related to their split is the lavish $60 million mansion the couple bought last year in Beverly Hills.
The source told DailyMail.com: ‘They are both taking it day by day, but so far, she is enjoying spending time with him.’
Ben and Jennifer first got engaged in late 2002, but broke up a year later before calling it quits for good in 2004.
The couple reunited in 2021 and tied the knot in a Las Vegas ceremony the following July, before holding a lavish wedding at their Georgia estate in August 2022 (pictured).
Following renovations to the spacious property, the home hit the market in July for $68 million.
The source explained: “There’s really nothing left to share. One person doesn’t want more than the other. They both came in with significant assets of their own.”
In fact, Jennifer has denied spousal support and has also requested that Ben not ask for it.
The hitmaker has a net worth of $400 million, while the actor has a net worth of $150 million.
While divorce rumors began a few months earlier in May, when the couple had not been seen together for over a month, problems reportedly arose during their 2022 honeymoon in Italy.
A source recently said Page six“When they weren’t in front of the cameras, they barely spoke to each other during what was supposed to be the happiest moment of their lives.”
“He sold her the idea that he was a changed man, and that didn’t last long,” the source said.
It was also claimed that Ben “started to crave more privacy and could no longer handle Jennifer’s level of celebrity. He doesn’t want (the entourage) and all the drama that comes with it in his home.”
Next month, on September 6, Jennifer is scheduled to make an appearance at the premiere of her film, Unstoppable, but her ex will not be in attendance.
The couple was last photographed together on March 30. They then spent the summer apart: Jennifer spent most of her time on the East Coast, while Ben remained at home in Los Angeles.