Ben Affleck has reportedly been “dating” a new woman amid his very public divorce from Jennifer Lopez.
The Oscar winner, 52, was recently spotted with Kick Kennedy, 36, the daughter of former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., 70, and his first wife, Emily Black, 66, at the Beverly Hills Hotel, according to Page six.
Although the two have been seen together, the nature of Ben and Kick’s relationship is currently unknown.
Now, who is Kick, the woman with the famous name and family?
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.
Ben Affleck has reportedly been “dating” a new woman amid his very public divorce from Jennifer Lopez. That woman is actress and socialite Kathleen “Kick” Kennedy, 36.
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.
A look at her social media indicates her love of travel, with photos of trips to Egypt and Madagascar shared on the platform.
She was named after her great-aunt, Kathleen Kennedy, who was also known to her family as Kick.
The first Kick was born Kathleen Agnes in 1920, and was the older sister of Kennedy’s grandfather, Robert F. Kennedy, and his uncle, President John F. Kennedy.
Kathleen Agnes surprised her devout Irish Catholic family by marrying William Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington and a Protestant, in 1944.
The marriage lasted only four months, as Cavendish was killed on the battlefield in Belgium in September of that year. Kathleen lost her life four years later in a plane crash in France.
Kick Kennedy is the daughter of former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and his first wife Emily Black.
She graduated from Stanford University in California, where she studied history and theater (pictured in Arlington, Virginia, in June 2018).
Kennedy was named after her great-aunt, Kathleen Agnes “Kick” Kennedy, who surprised her Irish Catholic family by marrying Protestant William Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington, in 1944 (pictured in London in May 1944).
Kennedy’s most recent role was as a “lazy tourist” in 2021’s Fear and Loathing in Aspen. She has also had small roles in several television shows and films, including Curb Your Enthusiasm, which starred her stepmother Cheryl Hines, 58 (pictured in New York City in September 2015).
The news about Affleck and Kick comes just days after the Oscar winner’s ex-wife, Jennifer Lopez, officially filed for divorce earlier this week, on Tuesday, their second wedding anniversary.
The singer filed the paperwork without a lawyer and without a prenuptial agreement, two years after the couple tied the knot in July 2022, followed by a second ceremony the following month on August 20.
After months of split rumors, Lopez called off her marriage to Affleck when she filed for divorce on Tuesday.
She cited “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for the split and set April 26, 2024 as the date of separation.