Her attempt – at age 54 – to reinvent herself as the so-called “triple threat” (singer, dancer and actress) some three decades after her initial rise to fame is taking everything she has.
And even if her marriage is falling apart behind the scenes, it seems Jennifer Lopez refuses to quit.
The tension is evident.
Lopez and her husband Ben Affleck live separately in Los Angeles, although both have been seen wearing their wedding rings.
Affleck is believed to have moved into a rental property in Brentwood earlier this month, while J.Lo stayed in her $60 million “dream home” in Bel Air with her children.
Three weeks ago, she walked the red carpet at the Met Gala, of which she was co-chair. only.
Her attempt to reinvent herself as a so-called “triple threat” (singer, dancer and actress) some three decades after her initial rise to fame is taking away everything she has.
And even if her marriage is falling apart behind the scenes, it seems Jennifer Lopez refuses to quit. The tension is evident. Lopez and her husband Ben Affleck live separately in Los Angeles.
Affleck is believed to have moved into a rental property in Brentwood earlier this month, while J.Lo stayed in her $60 million “dream home” in Bel Air with her children.
Sources have said Affleck is determined to end their two-year marriage after having “come to his senses” that his decision to rekindle their old romance and marry her in Las Vegas in July 2022 was simply born of a “fever dream.” “.
Others say the couple is working out their problems together and are hopeful their rollercoaster love story isn’t over.
They have certainly been putting up a united front for their children.
Last week, the couple attended a school play starring Affleck’s son, Fin, 15, from his previous marriage to Jennifer Garner. Emme, 13, Fin and J.Lo’s daughter, is said to be very close.
“If it’s just about trying hard, then you better believe (Lopez) will change things,” says one of J.Lo’s friends who lives in Los Angeles.
‘She has put her heart and soul into her love story with Ben and she won’t give up without a fight. From what I’ve heard, there’s still a lot of love there, so there must be hope.”
Officially, neither party will comment on “speculation” about their marriage.
When asked directly about it at a press conference last week, he coldly replied to the reporter: “You know better than that.”
But while her private life may be in crisis, I understand that she is “focused and committed” professionally, and still firmly believes that her efforts to secure a legacy as one of America’s great entertainment icons will end in success.
The Allies point out that although her new sci-fi film, Atlas, in which she stars and has producing credits, was widely panned by critics, it still ranks among the ten most viewed films on Netflix in 93 countries, occupying the number one. in many.
The New York Post described the film as a “flop” with a “depressing” script.
There has also been a lot of noise surrounding poor ticket sales for their upcoming ‘This Is Me… Now’ tour.
But while it’s true that shows in Nashville, New Orleans, Raleigh, Atlanta, Houston, Cleveland and Tampa had to be canceled due to low demand, sources close to Lopez say she’s far from the only major artist who has had trouble achieving it. late.
Both Pink and Justin Timberlake have recently canceled concert dates due to the difficulties of selling to a generation hooked on streaming.
His album ‘This Is Me…Now’ and the accompanying film of the same name have also come under fire. The New York Times described the rather strange film as “exhausting, drawn-out and dangerous.”
Three weeks ago, she walked the Met Gala red carpet alone. But she “has put her heart and her soul into her love story with Ben and she won’t give up without a fight,” sources say.
“If it’s just about trying hard, then you better believe (Lopez) will change things,” says one of J.Lo’s friends who lives in Los Angeles.
Lopez self-financed the project to the tune of $20 million and said people thought she was crazy for doing it. But it is understood she sold it to Prime Video to make a profit, and it notably ranked No. 1 among the streamer’s movies in its debut week.
This was followed by the release of a making-of documentary, titled “The Greatest Love Story Ever Told.” That film, which details her 20-year ‘love story’ with Affleck, was financed by his production company, Artists Equity.
In the documentary, Affleck talked about enjoying fame less than his wife, but said he realized it wouldn’t be “fair” to Lopez to take her away.
That film was also sold at a profit to Prime Video.
The album ‘This Is Me…Now’ itself has been the worst-selling album of J.Lo’s career. But sources say physical album sales are “apples to oranges” compared to what they were ten years ago, when he last released an album.
It was also noted that the album debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s physical album sales chart.
As for what the future holds, I’m told that despite reports that plans for a J.Lo Las Vegas residency are now in “jeopardy,” negotiations are very much “ongoing.” , although no agreement has yet been signed.
It was reported earlier this week that MGM Grand and Live Nation had offered $1 million a night for 90 shows in 2025, but that executives have since become “nervous” due to their recent string of tour date cancellations.
There is speculation that the deal could now be less lucrative for J.Lo, who previously had a residency in Sin City between 2016 and 2018, raking in nearly $102 million, but her team doesn’t seem to worry.
As a friend says: “(He’s had) a phenomenal career and remains a global force.”