Jennifer Lopez has landed a new Netflix series amid growing rumors that she will soon split from husband Ben Affleck.
The actress, 54, who came under fire for her Amazon Prime series The Greatest Love Story Never Told about her on-again, off-again romance with Affleck, 51, has struck a new deal with the streamer through her Nuyorican company to adapt Emily’s novel Happy Place. Enrique.
Deadline reports that plans to adapt the novel “as a series are underway” and that producers and streaming executives are currently meeting with the writers.
Happy Place follows couple Harriet and Wyn who met at university but broke up abruptly.
Despite breaking up five months earlier, they haven’t told their best friends and end up sharing a room in a Maine cabin during their annual getaway, and making a pact to lie that they’re still together.
Jennifer Lopez has landed a new Netflix series amid growing rumors that she will soon split from husband Ben Affleck; seen on monday
The actress, 54, came under fire for her Amazon Prime series titled The Greatest Love Story Never Told about her on-again, off-again romance with Affleck, 51 (pictured together in November 2023).
López will act as one of the producers of the series along with Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas and Benny Medina.
Lopez’s visual film, This is Me Now… A Love Story, was famously called “insane” and “an over-the-top fan delight” by critics.
Her appearance in the documentary has caused some fans to label her “out of touch” and “delusional.” In one widely shared moment, J Lo plays with her hair in the mirror as she reminisces about her childhood in the Bronx, a famous working-class neighborhood in New York.
“I like pulling my hair out like that,” he says.
“It reminds me of when I was 16 in the Bronx, running up and down the block. Crazy girl who used to be fucking wild and limitless, all dreams.
The clip sparked negative reactions on TikTok, with one user, who goes by the name Angela and claims to have gone to the same school as the hit creator, saying she was “lying to make herself seem more human.”
Rumors about a divorce between Jennifer and her husband Ben increased after he was also seen without his wedding ring.
A source told DailyMail.com that she is “done.” trying to fix his marriage with Ben.
An industry insider claimed the pop star has reached her wits’ end and no longer feels she can do “more” to save the relationship.
A music industry source told DailyMail.com: “Jenny has had enough and she’s really tried but she can’t do any more, she’s not getting better, she’s getting worse.”
The source adds that the main reason JLo left her husband was because he was always “grumpy and negative” like Sesame Street’s Oscar The Grouch.
López has reached a new agreement with the streamer through her company Nuyorican to adapt the novel Happy Place by Emily Henry.
Lopez’s visual film, This is Me Now… A Love Story, was famously called “insane” and “an over-the-top fan delight” by critics.
Lopez emotionally recalled breaking off her engagement to Affleck in 2004 when they first dated.
Jennifer is also said to be “shocked” by the bad press she has been receiving, which she believes is not fair.
The source said: “If people could see what she’s really been through, it would be easier for her.” Ben is a great guy, but he can be grumpy and depressing.
‘I think the world saw that in photos like when they were at the Grammys last year; he wouldn’t smile. If they saw what it was really like, they wouldn’t attack her,’ Jennifer’s friend said.
“He smokes non-stop, curses and seems irritated most of the time. Great director and actor, but he doesn’t laugh much with him, you know? the source said. “However, he is a wonderful father.”
They added: “She’s not really used to this kind of bad comments, but she’ll get over it.” She will move on.
‘Jennifer is a very smart and strong woman and she will bounce back, she always does!’
She has leaned on close friends, including stylist Shawn Barton, whose nickname is Beezy, and vocal coach Stevie Mackey.
Meanwhile, Jennifer cleared her schedule this summer to give herself some time off and reexamine her life.
While Ben also moved into a $100,000-a-month rental near his ex-wife Jennifer Garner several months ago.
