Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck They still live separate lives, with JLo vacationing in the Hamptons while her husband stays in Los Angeles with their children.
It appears the Get Right star attempted to distract herself from her rumored marital troubles by enjoying a shopping trip with her 16-year-old daughter Emme and two friends on Friday.
She was pictured flashing a rare smile as she relaxed in the passenger seat of a gold Jeep with her holiday group.
For their shopping spree, the women focused their efforts on a farmers market in Amagansett Square, before heading to other stores in the Amagansett region of East Hampton on Long Island.
Lopez and Affleck have been spending time apart since March amid a flurry of speculation that the Hollywood couple is headed for divorce.
Jennifer Lopez, 54, flashed a rare smile as she went shopping with her daughter Emme, 16, and some friends in the Hamptons on Friday, while husband Ben Affleck stays in Los Angeles.
JLo and her vacation group drove from their home in the Hamptons to a farmers market in Amagansett Square before moving on to other shops in the area.
For her cruise through the Hamptons, Lopez kept it casual and relaxed in flared blue jeans and a cropped white T-shirt.
True to her laid-back style, JLo walked from store to store in a pair of flip-flop sandals.
She let her honey-colored hair flow beneath a stylish straw hat.
Despite rumors that a divorce from Affleck is “imminent,” Lopez was still wearing her wedding ring during Friday’s outing in New York.
Also on Friday, Affleck was spotted showing off his wedding ring while running errands in Los Angeles.
But just three days earlier, the star Argo was photographed without it.
The estranged couple, who have not been photographed together in nearly a month, recently put their Beverly Hills marital home up for sale.
They purchased the property last year for $60.85 million after a two-year search for the perfect abode in one of Southern California’s most expensive neighborhoods.
Amid speculation of a split, Jennifer and Ben attempted to quietly sell the 12-bedroom, 24-bathroom mansion for $65 million in June.
But as of Thursday, the 12-bedroom, 24-bathroom mansion is listed as “for sale” on Zillow with a whopping $68 million price tag.
For her cruise through the Hamptons, Lopez opted for a casual, laid-back look with flared blue jeans and a white cropped T-shirt.
For the shopping spree, which included sipping iced coffee, Lopez kept it casual and relaxed in the fashion department in flared blue jeans, a white cropped T-shirt and flip-flops.
The estranged couple has been spending time apart since March amid a flurry of reports that their marriage is in trouble; Affleck seen on June 7
The new listing, according to TMZ, claims the 38,000-square-foot home was renovated within the past four months, which may explain the $3 million price increase.
The renovations and improvements to the home were reportedly completed over the past four months.
TMZ also noted that California’s mansion tax (an additional transfer tax applied to home sales over $5 million) may also be a factor in the price.
For homes sold for $10 million or more, an additional 5.5% sales charge applies.
The Bennifer listing is managed by Santiago Arana of The Agency, the real estate agency owned by reality TV star Mauricio Umansky.
Jennifer and Ben have reportedly been living apart for ‘months’ amid speculation they are headed for divorce.
Affleck has been residing in a $100,000-a-month rental home near his ex-wife Jennifer Garner, 52, in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood.
He was reportedly seen moving his belongings out of the Beverly Hills home he once shared with Lopez in late June, according to PEOPLE.
The estranged couple, who have not been photographed together in nearly a month, recently put their Beverly Hills marital home on the public market for $68 million.
After failing to sell it off-market, the couple has now put the property up for public sale on the MLS system for a whopping $68 million on Thursday afternoon, TMZ reported.
A source previously told PEOPLE that neither Jen nor Ben wanted to keep their Beverly Hills pad for different reasons: She felt it was too big and he thought it was too far from their kids — seen in February.
“Ben is still living in the rental house in Brentwood. He’s been there for about two months,” a source told the outlet at the time.
“He seems to be doing well. He’s been in his office every day and seems focused on work. He’s also spending time with his children.”
Neither Jen nor Ben wanted to keep their marital home for different reasons: she thought it was too big and he thought it was too far from their children.
A source previously said that PEOPLEBen never liked the house. It’s too far away from his children.
The Gone Girl star co-parents his three children Samuel, 12, Fin, 15, and Violet, 18, with his ex-wife Garner, who lives in Pacific Palisades.
Meanwhile, Lopez, who shares twin children Emme and Max, 16, from a previous marriage to Marc Anthony, feels the 12-bedroom home is simply “too big for her.”
